| Alcoy is a modern and up to date textile area, the centre of the textile trade for Spain. Alcoy, known as the city of bridges, is also a city of contrasts, known internationally as the home of the Moors and Christians Fiesta. Click here for the Alicante Tourist board in English. |
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| Alcoy, 300 years ago, was a wealthy
city of textile manufacturers, while Benidorm was a poor fishing
village. Alcoy still is a modern and up to date textile area, the centre
of the textile trade for Spain. For me this is where Spain really starts, as opposed to the cosmopolitan tourist zones of the Costas. Alcoy, known as the city of bridges, is also a city of contrasts, between the historic and the modern, known internationally as the home of the Moors and Christians Fiesta. The Plaza España, the historical hub of Alcoy is surrounded by classic architecture, the Parish Church of Santa Maria and Ayuntamiento were designer by the famous architect Santiago Calatrava . There are many walks around the narrow streets of grand old buildings. Details of which can be found in the town hall. A short way along the main N340 is the town of Cocentaina, another urban area built under Moorish influence. The old part is centred around the originally Moorish Palace of the 13th. century which was renovated and extended by Ximòn Perez de Corrella in the 1440s. He was made a Count by king of Aragon Alfonso XIII for his services as a soldier. Adjacent to the Palace is the church of the Clarisas Convent with its striking renaissance interior. A walk around the narrow twisting streets of this Medieval quarter is quite fascinating. A few more kilometres further along the N340 you come to Muro de Alcoy on the southern slopes of the Mariola mountain range situated between the Agres and Serpis rivers. Again of Moorish origin with a medieval quarter. As the rest of the towns in the area it is concerned with the textile trade. Alqueria de Asnar between Cocentaina and Muro takes its name from the Islamic, meaning a place occupied by a clan or family. Asnar was the family name of a Lord who drew up the village charter in 1662 when the Moors were finally expelled. The village is now centred around a paper recycling plant. Mountains dominate this region, between which there is much agriculture, cherries being an important crop, discovered to be viable not long ago as they are ready approximately two weeks before the rest of the European crops. There are several mountain ranges in this area, the highest of which is the Aitana range with a peak of 1558m. Nearby is the Serrella range with its unusual pinnacle rock formations. All these mountain zones have now been designated nature reserves. Dotted around this whole area are small villages all with different characters but all with friendly inhabitants. The highest being Alcolecha , which is closely linked with historically with the neighbouring village of Penáguila, both of which have Moorish and historic buildings. Just above these villages is the Aitana Safari Park with lots of space for their collection of wild animals, the most impressive of which I think are the Tigers. This whole area which welcomes tourism is too large and too busy to be spoiled by it. Now over 500 English have settled here and live happily in a normal, peaceful , Spanish environment. Full Details of all the villages in the area, and more can be found at:- costablanca.org. Then click on the towns drop down list and surf through them, you will find a lot of interesting information about this scenic area. |
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