Bicorp is famous for a single painting. In the Cuevas de la Araña, a short walk from the village, a figure clings to ropes on a cliff, reaching into a hole surrounded by bees: one of the oldest known depictions of honey gathering in the world. The Abric de Tollos, also called Cambriquia, is another of the painted shelters around Bicorp, in the deep gorges of the Valencian interior, one of the World Heritage rock art sites of the Spanish east.
Bicorp and its neighbour Quesa are small villages in the Canal de Navarrés, a valley west of Xàtiva surrounded by rugged hills and canyons. The Júcar and its tributaries have cut deep ravines through the limestone, creating pools and waterfalls. Near Quesa, the Charco Azul and other natural pools in the river are popular swimming spots in summer, and Bicorp has an interpretation centre explaining the rock art. The hills are covered with pine, scrub and rosemary, and wild boar and mountain goats live here.
The riding in the Canal de Navarrés and the surrounding hills is excellent and quiet. Roads climb and twist through the mountains, with good surfaces and very little traffic, and the views over gorges and valleys are dramatic. The road west from Bicorp toward the Júcar, and the routes through the Sierra de Enguera, are especially good. Watch for gravel and occasional rockfall, and take care in summer, when the heat can be intense.
Fuel and services are limited in the villages. Navarrés, about ten kilometres away, is a bigger village with more facilities, and Enguera, twenty one kilometres away, is a town of five thousand with fuel and shops. Xàtiva, further east, is a historic town with a castle and everything you might need. In the villages, look for the inland version of gazpacho, a hot dish of torn flatbread and game, and rice cooked over vine cuttings.