ASPE
Locality: ASPE
Address
:
Plaza Mayor, 1
Post code
:
03680
Telephone
:
966.91.99.00
Fax
:
965.49.22.22
WEB:
www.ayto-villadeaspe.es
Email:
ciudadano@ayto.aspe.es
:
María Nieves Martínez Berenguer
Aspe is located on the El Tarafa, a tributary of the Vinalopó River. Jaime II of Arragon took the town seven hundred years ago, in 1296. Spanish is spoken in the town as it was repopulated by the Aragonese after the expulsion of the Moors at the beginning of the 17th century. Today it is an important communications hub. Aspe is easily recognisable when approached from any direction due to the characteristic vineyards full of the Aledo bagged grapes that find their way into every Spanish home on New Year´s Eve. The old town centre has been renovated and converted into a pedestrian area. A walk starts in the unusual Plaza del Ayuntamiento, where there is a church and Modernist casino.
Gastronomy:
Trigo picado (cracked wheat stew), Arroz caldoso (rice stew), Rice with rabbit and snails, Pastel de Gloria (confectionary traditionally eaten on Easter Saturday).
Monuments:
Old town centre, ayuntamiento (town hall), casino, parish church of Our Lady of Socorro with a baroque façade.
Cultural Attractions:
Etnographic.
Name of Councillor:
Juan Antonio Pérez Sala
Festivals and Events:
Fiestas are held in honour of the Madonna of the Snows, with Moors and Christians pageants. Every two years a pilgrimage carrying the Virgin of Hondón de las Nieves takes place. The Crosses Festival takes place in May and the Jira Day is also held.
Situation:
This locality is reached via the Alicante-Madrid road; take the Elche, Monforte and Novelda exits. Can also be reached via the Alicante-Murcia road, Elche-Aspe exit. 24 km from Alicante.
Region
:
EL VINALOPÓ MITJÀ/ EL VINALOPÓ MEDIO
Kilometres
:
24
Altitude
:
241
Number inhabitants 2006
:
18.821
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