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Gata de Gorgos and Denia.

Friday 29th December 2023

Just over a week ago as we drove to the campsite we passed through Gate de Gorgos and commented it looked like a place to visit.

This small town was like many in the area Muslim by origin and dates back to around 1030. In the 16-18th century it was an important raisin producing area, its fortunes have risen and fallen since that time and it is now known for having one of the highest number of bars per capita in the region. However what caught our eye was a number of shops selling wicker work items something the town is now well known for.

Alison and Peter bought one of the white wood forks you can see in the background.
A range of colourful baskets.

From Gata de Gatos we drove on to Denia where we found free parking on the Marina (courtesy I think of it being out of season)

Further around the marina there were some really large floating palaces flying the Red Ensign British flags,, seems there is always money about.

Denia is a port city on the Mediterranean coast, it is dominated by the ruins of the castle high up on the hill top above the marina. It is known for its mild climate averaging 3,000 hours of sunshine per year with an average daily temperature of 20 degrees. The ferry to Ibiza and other Balearic Islands depart daily from it’s port.

The castle covers a much larger area than it would appear from this photo, an interesting feature is a pedestrian tunnel that runs underneath the castle from one side of the town to the other.
The largest Catholic Church in the city, Parroquia Nuestra de la Asunsion.
Steep steps up to the castle.
Entrance gateway to the castle.
View over Denia.
The lower walls of the castle which we walked along.
A cheeky squirrel was running around.
An attractive house in the old quarter of Denia.
Beautiful trees are still in flower.

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