Huerta de, a district of Spain, in the province of Valencia, and one of the most valuable not only in Spain, but in all Europe. It bears the form of a horse- shoe, bounded by a chain of beautiful hills, some of which attain a considerable elevation; and opens towards the east upon the blue waters of the Mediterranean. The two ends of the horse-shoe are, on the south, the eastern cape of Mostalla, and on the north, the Hill of Bayreut. In the immediate neighbourhood of the sea the soil is very sandy, sterile, and often inundated; but inland it becomes extremely fertile, and enjoys the finest climate imaginable, not cold in winter, and tempered during spring, summer, and autumn, by refreshing breezes from the Mediterranean. This rich district contains the city of Gandia, and twenty smaller towns, some in the plains and others along the skirts of the hills, all visible from the spire of the principal church, or the hermitage of Santa Ana.

secular city of Spain, in the province and archbishopric of Valencia. It is very beautifully situated in the Huerta de Gandia, and contains nearly 8000 inhabitants. It stands near the Mediterranean Sea, and contains a fine collegiate church, a college, and a palace of the duke of Gandia. It is noted for the manufacture of silk, linen, and sugar.