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Discover The Beauty Of La Villajoyosa

By Lee Smith

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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.

To view more articles on Alicante and Costa Blanca, Spain visit: Articles on Alicante

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