La Pobla de Farnals is a seaside resort situated around a modern marina which splits the beach in two. Both beaches are sandy and have full facilities. The beach to the north is the longer and it has lifeguards and plenty of refreshment places. The south beach is broken up by breakwaters and is ideal for children. Both have access for those with reduced mobility. There are opportunities for sailing and windsurfing.
Arhivele lunare: august 2011
Villar del Arzobispo (Spain)
Villar also has two routes, „La Huella del Hombre” (The Footprint of Man) and „Ruta Monumental” (Monumental Route), which allow the visitor to get to know our past closer up, at the same time as you wander through these interior lands.
August Festivals
In honour of the Virgen de la Asunción and of San Roque (patron saint of the village). A foot race is held in the Circuit of the Provincial Council, and there is also street dancing, concerts, exhibitions and a variety of different performances.
The Carnival
The most relevant festival of Villar is the Carnival. This takes place during the weekend before Lent.
On the night of the Friday there is a street musicians competition (Murgas), satirical and amusing criticism of things that happened during the year. Saturday is the most important day, when a colourful costume parade is held in the afternoon, the burning of the „Chinchoso„. The Chinchosa (the doll) burned at the Carnival represents the most HATED person of the last year (Franco, George W. Bush & Lewis Hamilton are examples).
The same night there is the funeral of the „Morca” preceded by a procession of torches. Bands play all weekend long. Official web: www.carnavalesdevillar.com
Casa de los Cinteros
Villar has a museum of ethnography, the Casa de los Cinteros. This is a building of certain prestige which dates back to the c.XIX and still conserves the constructive elements of the era as well as the typical buildings (stables, workroom, cellar, kitchen, rooms and entrance), all of which still contain tools of the era.
Access
50 Km. from Valencia, via the CV-35 (Valencia-Ademuz) It takes at the most, about three quarters of an hour to get to the Valencia Manises Airport.
50 km. from Requena, via the CV-395 (Requena-Segorbe).
One can also reach the village by coach (La Hispano Chelvana S.A.: Telephone numbers: 96 198 50 09 / 96 198 83 58)
Losa del Obispo (Spain)
Losa del Obispo (Valencian: La Llosa del Bisbe) is a municipality in the comarca of Los Serranos in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Source: Wikipedia
Loriguilla (Spain)
El embalse de Loriguilla, se encuentra situado en el municipio de Loriguilla, en la provincia de Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, España.
Se construyó en el año 1967 en el cauce del río Turia sobre una superficie de 364 ha y con una capacidad máxima de 71 hm³. Su construcción obligó a derruir las localidades de Loriguillay Domeño.
Este embalse pertenece a la Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar.
Source: Wikipedia
Chulilla (Spain)
Chulilla (Valencian: Xulilla) is a municipality in the comarca of Los Serranos in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Distancia a la capital de provincia: 59 Km.
Altitud: 400 msnm.
Superificie: 62,8 Km2
Población: En 1995, 734 habitantes.
Vegetación: Pinares (carrasco) y monte bajo mediterráneo.