• Source: Villajoyosa

Villajoyosa (Spanish: [biʎaxoˈʝosa]), in Valencian: La Vila Joiosa ([la ˈvila dʒoˈjoza]), meaning "The Joyful Town", and officially Villajoyosa / La Vila Joiosa, is a coastal town and municipality in the south of the Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. It is the historic and administrative capital of Marina Baixa county, and is located in the province of Alicante. The town is known locally simply as La Vila.
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). It has over three kilometers of beaches, including the Platja Centre (Central Beach), close to the town centre. The river of La Vila (incorrectly also known as Amadòrio) runs through the town.
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, 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.




Notable people


Marta Baldó, rhythmic gymnast and Olympic Champion (1996, Atlanta)
José Catalá, footballer
Lucía Cortez Llorca, tennis player
Maisa Lloret, rhythmic gymnast
Felipe Orts, road and cyclo-cross cyclist
Maxim Kuzminov, Russian defector and helicopter pilot found dead in Villajoyosa
Anthony Jung, footballer who was born in Villajoyosa, Spain, to a German mother and Spanish father. He emigrated at the age of three with his divorced mother to Germany.




Twin towns


Vitré, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, since 1989
Quesada, Spain, since 2006
Bullas, Spain, since 2006




References






External links


Media related to La Vila Joiosa at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Buenaventura de Abarzuza y Ferrer
• Luis García Plaza
• Daftar munisipalitas di Alicante
• Villajoyosa
• Villajoyosa CF
• Costa Blanca
• Sticky Vicky
• Moros y cristianos
• Operation Synytsia
• Martha
• Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
• Province of Alicante
• Lucía Cortez Llorca