Monday, March 7, 2011

The Area Of Javea And Alicante

By Ager Sovson


The Costa Blanca, Spain has enough sun for the world. This coastal Mediterranean vacationland is a part of the Spanish Province of Alicante. You can travel the Costa Blanca from Denia city in the north along the coast line to Pilar de la Horadada or the resort city of Torrevieja. This is the last town of importance within the boundaries of the province. Some of the surrounding territory that many seeking the Costa Blanca will want to experience, is actually within the boundaries of the Community of Valencia.

The White Coast says it all. The name was given to the larger part of this region thanks to the almond blossoms that cover the region yearly in white. However those who return yearly come back to the white coast they've known, which is the velvety white carpet that covers hundreds of miles of beach along the Mediterranean coast line.

Centers along the Costa Blanca include Javea and Moraira. Other centers are Altea, Benidorm and Guardamar. Along the south Costa you'll discover the famous exports of Torrevieja. The dream vacation for many is to rental Spanish villa on the beaches of any of these centers. Each villa is considered to be someone's favorite because it has something extra special that will tickle your fancy!

Javea is located on the east Iberian Peninsula. Traveling the Costa Blanca is very easy to travel around in with at least two airports, (Alicante and Javea) and a network of highways that offer time-saving trips. Looking at the maps of Spain, you'll notice that the highway A-7 connects Javea with the rest of Europe. A secondary network of off ramps make connecting with other centers a breeze.

Everyone stops to admire the landmark mountain peak Montgo. This is located in a region rich in nature. The city has professionally cared for landscapes and beaches. The beaches are a World Heritage that has given Javea its most interesting tradition and culture. Aside from Alicante, Javea is the next largest nearby city. The city and area has had economic ups and downs and the story of the cities financial come back has to do with the raisin market.

Although the citiy has recovered economically, the citizens still go to their country villa homes and enmass harvest grapes. As some know, harvesting grapes is a very tiring labor intensive process. They reserve a portion of the muscatel grapes harvest to make the characteristic raisins. The process is still done in the same way as it was in ancient days. The city is still an exporter of the raisin product and it has become internationally known. At one time it was the city's saving economic engine. In the area of Javea and Alicante you'll discover that this region of Spain is an important part of the market place. There is much fresh produce and nuts offered as well as the raisin export.




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