Hi everybody, May has arrived with lots of fiestas and parades of Moors and Christians. Let’s start with the most famous one in Spain, which is held in Alcoy. This year the Alcoy’s festivities have been postponed to May. The 4th of May is the date for the big parade. One of my favourite parades
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Hi everybody, This year the Holy Week takes place in the middle of April with Palm Sunday on the 14th. From the 15th to the 19th you will be able to see processions everywhere at different times of the day in the whole Costa Blanca. The most beautiful Palm Sunday procession is the one held
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Hi everybody, To start, I would like to inform that on the 26th of March, the Santa Pola Town Hall Tourism Department organizes English guided tours to the Salt Museum from 11a.m to 1p.m. as well as the Municipal Aquarium, the fishing harbour and the fish auction from 5p.m to 7p.m. Booking is required at
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Hi everybody, In February you can enjoy Moors and Christians parades in Bocairente from 1st to 5th and in Sax from 1st to the 5th. I haven’t been able to find out the exact day and time for them, so if you need more information do please go to the Tourist Info. Another activity in
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Hi everybody, On January the 5th the magic parade for the Three Kings will be held in every village or Town on the Costa Blanca. In Santa Pola, the parade will take place on the 5th at 19:00h. Come and enjoy the magic and happiness with the little ones, it’s nice to see all kids
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Hi everybody, In December we will have parades of Moors and Christians held in Alicante and in Monforte del Cid from 5th to 9th. There are two main parades – one at night and the other one at midday, followed by fireworks on the last day. In Santa Pola, like every year, we will celebrate
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Hi everybody! Just a few words to let you know what’s going on this month, as always. There are no Moors and Christians parades in November, however there is still something to go and have a look at – the biggest fair in the Costa Blanca that takes place in Cocentaina from 1st to 5th
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Hi Everybody, To start let’s be sportive because the popular Abel Anton Race takes place in Gran Alacant this month on Sunday the 7th. The race starts at 10am FOR ADULTS and at 12am for children. To register visit our page www.championchip.com – come and enjoy! We are still enjoying good weather, so time to
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Hi everybody! This month you can enjoy so many different activities in Costa Blanca that is impossible to describe them all, but you can find all the information you need on our website www.turismosantapola.es In Santa Pola there is a cultural programme with plenty of activities to suit all tastes. Every day and in every
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Hello everybody! Just a few words to let you know what is happening in Santa Pola and its surroundings this month. To start with, Santa Pola’s Town Hall offers its cultural programme for all tastes you can check all the programmes on our website: www.santapolaturismo.es Apart from all this, on the 16th of July the
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Hello friends, June is the month for one of the biggest fiestas in Spain “ Bonfires of St. John” the fiesta in the streets takes place from the 20th to 24th, also bull fighting from the 17th to the 24th and one more extra fight on the 3rd August. The cartoon monuments will set up
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Hi everybody May has arrived with lots of fiestas and parades of Moors and Christians. Let’s start with my favourite parade, which takes place in Biar. The best day to visit Biar is on the 10th of May when you will experience fiesta, tradition, music, fires, fireworks and a lot more. There are, of course,
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Hi everybody, For the first time in Santa Pola the Town Hall organises the Fire, Fiesta and Fair, “Foc, festa y fira” with plenty of activities, concerts etc, from 31st to 2nd at Santa Pola’s Castle. April is also the month for the magnificent parade of Moors and Christians in Alcoy 21st to 24th, in
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Hi everybody, This year the Holy Week takes place at end of March and beginning of April, so from March 25th, which is Palm Sunday to 1st of April, you will be able to enjoy one parade every night except on Saturday. The most beautiful Palm Sunday procession is the one held in Elche. In
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We would like to thank the TOURISM COUNCILLOR for enabling Jose Manuel Blasco to join our magazines monthly column. Many of you will surely have met Jose at the Tourist Information Counter in Santa Pola. He always exudes enthusiasm for all that is happening in our area. Here are his suggestions of “Where to visit”
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We would like to thank the TOURISM COUNCILLOR for enabling Jose Manuel Blasco to join our magazines monthly column. Many of you will surely have met Jose at the Tourist Information Counter in Santa Pola. He always exudes enthusiasm for all that is happening in our area.   Here are his suggestions of “Where to
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