It is the historic and administrative capital of the comarca of Marina Baixa and is located 32 km from the city of Alicante, in the coastal area known as Costa Blanca (White Coast). La Vila Joiosa literally means Joyful Town, although the inhabitants often abbreviate it to La Vila. It has over three kilometers of beaches, including La Platja Centre (Central Beach), close to the city centre. The river Amadorio runs through La Vila.
The area is famous for its chocolate industry and tourism. One of the most popular tourist attractions is its Gothic Catholic church of the Assumption, with a Baroque altar piece. Another popular destination, the Royal Palm Casino (formerly Casino Costa Blanca), is now closed. The town's festival of Moros i Cristians,[5] celebrated at the end of July, was declared an International Tourist Interest Festival. Currently, this festivity commemorates a boat landing from the Berber pirates that was repelled by the population of the town.[6]
^"Adiós a 'Villajoyosa': El tripartito aprueba que el único topónimo oficial sea la 'Vila Joiosa'".
^Lonely Planet Costa Blanca Miles Roddis – 2002 – Page 216 LA VILA JOIOSA (VILLAJOYOSA) postcode 03570 • pop 23,700 La Vila Joiosa ('Happy Town') is, in fact, a fairly staid place for most of the year. Its patron saint is Saint Martha. Known to the locals simply as La Vila, it perks up in summertime, dons its glad rags and has a ...
^Villajoyosa Moors and Christians Fiesta 12 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine, alicante-spain.info
^Archived at Ghostarchive and the : "CRISTIÀ - Moros & Cristianos Villajoyosa 2017". YouTube.
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villajoyosa, this, article, about, town, alicante, municipality, zaragoza, joyosa, confused, with, gioiosa, vila, joiosa, valencian, ˈvila, dʒoˈjoza, coastal, town, municipality, province, alicante, valencian, community, spain, mediterranean, town, known, loca. This article is about the town in Alicante For the municipality in Zaragoza see La Joyosa Not to be confused with Gioiosa Villajoyosa or La Vila Joiosa Valencian la ˈvila dʒoˈjoza 3 is a coastal town and municipality in the Province of Alicante Valencian Community Spain by the Mediterranean Sea The town is known to the locals simply as La Vila 4 VillajoyosaMunicipalityLa Vila JoiosaFlagCoat of armsLocation of VillajoyosaVillajoyosaShow map of Valencian CommunityVillajoyosaShow map of SpainCoordinates 38 30 19 N 0 13 58 W 38 50528 N 0 23278 W 38 50528 0 23278Country SpainAutonomous communityValencian CommunityProvinceAlicanteComarcaMarina BaixaJudicial districtLa Vila JoiosaGovernment MayorAndres Verdu Reos 1 PSOE Area Total20 45 km2 7 90 sq mi Elevation27 m 89 ft Population 2018 2 Total33 969 Density1 700 km2 4 300 sq mi Demonym s vilers res va vileros ras es Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code03570Official language s Spanish and ValencianWebsiteOfficial websiteIt is the historic and administrative capital of the comarca of Marina Baixa and is located 32 km from the city of Alicante in the coastal area known as Costa Blanca White Coast La Vila Joiosa literally means Joyful Town although the inhabitants often abbreviate it to La Vila It has over three kilometers of beaches including La Platja Centre Central Beach close to the city centre The river Amadorio runs through La Vila The area is famous for its chocolate industry and tourism One of the most popular tourist attractions is its Gothic Catholic church of the Assumption with a Baroque altar piece Another popular destination the Royal Palm Casino formerly Casino Costa Blanca is now closed The town s festival of Moros i Cristians 5 celebrated at the end of July was declared an International Tourist Interest Festival Currently this festivity commemorates a boat landing from the Berber pirates that was repelled by the population of the town 6 Paradise beach in VillajoyosaContents 1 Notable people 2 Twin towns 3 References 4 External linksNotable people editMaisa Lloret rhythmic gymnast Marta Baldo rhythmic gymnast and Olympic Champion 1996 Atlanta Jose Catala footballer Felipe Orts road and cyclo cross cyclistTwin towns edit nbsp Vitre Ille et Vilaine France since 1989 nbsp Quesada Spain since 2006 nbsp Bullas Spain since 2006References edit Equipo del Gobierno Local Municipal Register of Spain 2018 National Statistics Institute Adios a Villajoyosa El tripartito aprueba que el unico toponimo oficial sea la Vila Joiosa Lonely Planet Costa Blanca Miles Roddis 2002 Page 216 LA VILA JOIOSA VILLAJOYOSA postcode 03570 pop 23 700 La Vila Joiosa Happy Town is in fact a fairly staid place for most of the year Its patron saint is Saint Martha Known to the locals simply as La Vila it perks up in summertime dons its glad rags and has a Villajoyosa Moors and Christians Fiesta Archived 12 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine alicante spain info Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine CRISTIA Moros amp Cristianos Villajoyosa 2017 YouTube External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Vila Joiosa Official website nbsp This article about a location in the Valencian Community Spain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Villajoyosa amp oldid 1185956896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
