FINESTRAT
Locality: FINESTRAT
Address
:
Plaza Torreta, 9
Post code
:
03509
Telephone
:
965.87.81.00
Fax
:
965.87.83.08
WEB:
www.finestrat.org
Email:
touristinfo@finestrat.org
:
Honorato Algado Martínez
Berber pirates used to attack Mediterranean coasts burning houses and taking prisoners. This is the origin of the watchtowers dotted along Alicante´s coastline, and the reason why a section of Finestrat´s coast is known as La Cala as it was land used for coastal defences. This historical fact, together with the nearby impressive Puig Campana massif, provides the peaceful town of Finestrat with a unique character. The town describes itself as representing both ´sea and mountain´. Today it is a town that combines agriculture with the service and tourism sector. The town has preserved the traditional features of a Mediterranean town and relaxing walks can be enjoyed in the area around the Church and to the Hermitage of the Remedio, constructed on a former Moorish castle, which provides a magnificent vantage point over the Marina Baixa.
Observations:
TERRA MÍTICA muy cerca
Entre Finestrat y Benidorm, se encuentra situado el gran parque temático Terra Mítica, uno de los mejores de Europa. Dista de Finestrat solamente 6 kms.
Gastronomy:
Arrós amb fessols y naps (rice with beans and turnips), coca i pebrera.
Art:
Crochet-work.
Monuments:
Eighteenth-century church and hermitage del Remedio (the Healer).
Name of Councillor:
Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca
Festivals and Events:
Patron saint feast day celebrations are held in honour of Christ the Healer and Saint Bartholomew (24th of August). A pilgrimage takes place on the 3rd of February.
Geography:
Summer school 2001 - ENVIRONMENT
Situation:
Finestrat provides a marked contrast between its coastal area near the populous town of Bendidorm and the steep profile of the Puig Campana (1,410 m). Finestrat is best reached via the road from Benidorm to Cala and Finestrat. It can also be reached from Villajoyosa.
Tour of the town:
Puig Campana. Font del Molí. Excursions to Sella or Polop skirting around the Ponoch.
Region
:
LA MARINA BAIXA
Kilometres
:
40
Altitude
:
238
Number inhabitants 2006
:
4.172
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