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Villajoyosa
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Villajoyosa,
a typical maritime town on the Costa Blanca with about 30,000
inhabitants, is situated only a half hour from Alicante Airport
by car, ten minutes from Benidorm and around four and half hours
from Madrid.
Villajoyosa holds many attractions, such as the fish auctions
in its harbour, the old town's fortifications and the intense
coloured facades of its houses close to the harbour, which originated
so that fishermen could view their houses from the sea.
The village is also famous for its chocolate industry. The fame
came to this village when it started to import from Ecuador
and Venezuela this plant in the 18th century. Nowadays, you
can taste all kinds of delicious varieties in the shops called
Valor, which produce and commercialize chocolate all over Spain.
The Valor brand is very well known all over Europe. If you visit
these Valor chocolate houses, which are located at many cities
around the Costa Blanca, make sure you get the local specialty:
Chocolate with Churros! This sweet bakery is the ideal companion
for a cup of hot chocolate.
There are numerous restaurants along the sea front of the village,
which serve every kind of cuisine (Spanish, Italian, English,
German or French) and numerous bars and ice cream parlours.
Villajoyosa offers good beaches with crystal and quiet waters,
like "Playa del Centro" (sand), "Paraiso"
(pebbles and sand and well known for windsurfing), "Bon
Nou" (pebbles and sand), "La Caleta" (pebbles
and sand), "Esparrello" (pebbles and sand), "Los
Estudiantes" (pebbles and sand), Varadero (pebbles and
sand) and "Tío Roig" (pebbles and sand).
In the harbour and the nautical club you will be able to practice
various water sports, such as sailing, water skiing, diving
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One
of the most popular tourist attractions is its Gothic Catholic
church, with a Baroque altar piece. It is also important for
its festival of "Moros i cristians" (Moors and Christians),
from July 24th to 31st, declared an International Tourist Interest
Festival.
Other Fiestas in Villajoyosa:
17th January - Saint Anthony Abad´s Festivity.
25th January - "Mig Any" ("Half a year")
Fiestas.
April - Easter.
May - "Commemoration of the Population Letter and Saint
Marta´s Tears" Fiestas.
9th June, "Poble Nou" ("New Village") Fiesta.
23rd June, Saint John´s.
29th June - Saint Peter.
16th July - Virgin Carmen´s Festivity.
24th July - Moores and Christians in honour of Saint Marta,
these are the most important fiestas in Villajoyosa, declared
as a "National Tourist Interest". They have been celebrated
for more than 250 years, in honour to Saint Marta, and commemorate
what happened in 1538, when the berberic pirates, commanded
by Zále-Arraez, tried to attack the town. According to
legends, Saint Marta saved the inhabitants of the villa, by
provoking a flood that hauled the enemy's boats and avoided
the corsairs' arrival to the coast. In appreciation, the town
named her their patron saint.
22nd August - "Pati Fosc" neighbourhood fiestas in
honour of Saint Bartolomé.
29th September - Saint Michael´s Fiestas.
And
when the sun goes down and the night comes up.... well, you
have to come! |
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