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Discover The Beauty Of La Villajoyosa
Situated
on the original N332 between Alicante
(32 kilometres) and Benidorm
(5 kilometres), is a beautiful but diverse coastal town,
with a population of about 23,500. It is a mixture of
both old and new constructed areas, with in its centre
you find the old part of town, with its narrow cobbled
streets, a pastel shaded painted houses, old castle
walls and flower bedecked cottages which overlook the
Rio Amadorio and sea.
This
is a quaint and relatively quite area of town, rarely
visited by tourists, despite its charm and age old history,
which is evident all around you.
On
the flip side of the town, you have the new hotels,
(still more apparently to be built) a new and fantastic
sandy beach and
currently in construction, Villajoyosa sea front and
promenade. The sea front is due to be completed spring
2007, at the cost of several million euros, which, with
the overall makeover of a lot of its original architecture
makes this a great place to explore.
The
charm of this coastal town is in its true diversity,
with its originality shown by year long sight of its
village women sitting outside their homes, knitting
and crochet needles clicking away, the men folk fishing,
boatbuilding (the traditional way) and the repairing
and making of fishing nets.
The
modern side of Villajoyosa
is shown when visiting its famous chocolate factories
and museums, the go kart racing track (on the eastern
end of town), or just relaxing on the beautiful golden
man made beach, and when the sun goes down, visit the
fabulous casino with its mouth watering cuisine, musical
entertainment and floor shows and of course, if you
want to , have a little flutter.
THE
BEST FIESTA (not to be missed) is the MOROS AND CHRISTIANOS
(Moors and Christians) from July 24th to 31st, This
is reportedly the best re-enactment of this historic
event, and the best organised, with stunning laser light
show and superb floodlighting to highlight the landing
of the moors which took/takes place just before dawn
breaks with the ensuing battle on the beach.
WHAT
TO SEE
The
old town and church areas, the chocolate museums and
factories, the fishing port to watch the days catch
arrive and the casino at night. Or just relax on the
beach.
WHERE
TO EAT OR DRINK
There
are numerous restaurants along the sea front which serve
every kind of cuisine your heart desires, be it Spanish,
Italian, English, German or French, so maybe go on a
gastronomic cruise, whilst staying in one place. There
are also numerous chocolate café/bars for the
chocoholics amongst us, where you feel that you have
died and gone to heaven.
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