Bicorp's name appears on the map of rock art mainly because of its famous spider cave, but the Cueva Moma sits a few kilometres south-west of the village and has its own quiet claim to attention. It is a Levantine painted site in the dry highlands of the Canal de Navarrés, in the middle of inland Valencia, where the hills are steep, the villages small and the roads wander.
The country here is shaped by water, even though it looks dry. The Júcar river runs a little to the south, cut into deep canyons and dammed in several places, and the Muela de Cortes, a flat-topped plateau that is now a natural park, rises to the south. Springs and small streams feed fields of oranges, olives and cereal in the valley floors, while the slopes are covered with pine, rosemary and the small, tough oaks known as carrasca. Griffon vultures patrol the cliffs, and in the evening you may hear the call of an eagle owl.
Riding between Bicorp, Quesa and Navarrés is an exercise in unhurried pleasure. The road follows the hills with many bends, mostly gentle, and the surface is generally decent. Traffic is light, but you may meet farm tractors and cyclists, so keep to your side on blind corners. Spring is lovely, with wildflowers and bright green fields, while autumn brings clear skies and softer light. Midsummer is hot, and the middle of the day is best spent in the shade of a village square.
Bicorp is a tiny community of fewer than seven hundred people, and its services are limited to a bar and a shop or two. The nearest larger town for fuel and supplies is Carlet, over twenty kilometres away, though Navarrés may also have a pump. It is wise to arrive with a full tank and a bottle of water.
These shelters are rarely visited, and they have survived for that reason. Treat them gently.