Celebrate World Tourism Day on the Costa Blanca 2020
Creating opportunities outside the big cities and preserving the cultural and natural heritage around the world is the objective that the World Tourism Organization seeks to highlight this year and for this in this edition it has focused the celebration of DMT2020 on the slogan ‘Tourism and rural development’.
The Costa Blanca joins this precious initiative and its municipalities have organized a series of activities to enhance and promote their rural environments. Guided tours, routes, gastronomic days and cultural events that, complying with all safety and hygiene measures, seek to highlight the importance of developing and defending our natural and rural spaces.
Alcoy / Alcoi
There is no better way to celebrate DMT2020 than with tourist routes and Alcoy has prepared several to enjoy the weekend: modernist, natural, nocturnal and cultural. It has also organized activities to get to know the beer culture, to go horseback riding and to visit the Explora and Muboma museums. Are you interested?
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Alicante / Alacant
From September 25 to 27, Alicante celebrates World Tourism Day and has designed a powerful schedule of events for this. The yincana ‘Be a patron for a day’ at The Ocean Race Museum, guided tours of ‘Alicante and its history’, a panoramic bike route, wine tastings with Denomination of Origin Alicante, open doors at MARQ and MUBAG and live music.
Altea
Altea joins the celebration and has organized the ‘Ruta de l’horta alteana’, a circular route that will start from the Town Hall and that will cross some of the most emblematic rural areas of the city.
Reserve your place for September 27 at altea@touristinfo.net or by calling 965 844 114.
Benissa
Benissa also gets closer to the rural world through two interesting activities: a thematic guided tour to learn about the city and its rural traditions (Saturday 26, from 6 to 8 p.m.) and a family bike ride through its riuraus (Sunday 27 from 9 a.m. 11am).
More info and reservations by sending a whatsapp to 627 307 511, calling 965 732 225 or writing to turismo@ajbenissa.es.
Elche / Elx
The agenda of events and activities in Elche is extensive and its proposals range from open days in its museums, guided tours of the Municipal Park, historic center, El Fondo Natural Park, oil mills and wineries, to demonstration of the palm-maker trade and much plus.
The Verger
Join the nature route ‘Descobrix la flora de Segària’ that is organized from El Verger and that will take place in the Parque L’Ombria – Rincón de Portelles on Saturday, September 26 at 9:00 am.
Registrations by email info@magicandnature.com or by phone 965750125.
Jijona / Xixona
Another unmissable plan to celebrate World Tourism Day 2020 is to visit the sweetest place in the world, Xixona. Get ready to enjoy a route in which you will travel through the history of nougat and visit the main factories in the city.
Reserve your place by calling 965613014 or writing to the email turismo@xixona.es.
Orihuela
Come to Orihuela and celebrate DMT2020 with a guided route to the City Mill along the banks of the Segura River.
You just have to call 965 304 645 or write a whatsapp at 673 836 385 to request more information or reserve your place.
Pego i les valls
The event schedule for this weekend reaches Pego i les valls. On Saturday 26 you can participate in the excursion ‘From the Muntanyeta Verda to the Font Salada’ (10am), or in the ‘Route of environmental interpretation’ through the historic center of Pego (5:30 pm). And on Sunday 27th in the ‘Water Route in La Vall d’Ebo’ (9:30 am) or in the ‘Hermitage Route’ (7:30 pm).
Make your reservation in advance by writing to pegoilesvalls@touristinfo.net, calling to 966 400 843, or by sending a whatsapp to 699 762 815.
Santa Pola
If you want to celebrate it in Santa Pola you can sign up for any of its guided tours; by the Salinas de Santa Pola Natural Park, by the Castillo Fortaleza or by the Casa Romana del Portus. You can also join the interesting ‘Conversation on the natural heritage of Santa Pola and its potential for local development’.
Check the schedules and book here.
Sax
If gastronomy is your thing, come to Sax and participate in its IV Savor Sax Gastronomic and Cultural Days, on September 26, 27, October 3 and 4. An event that will allow you to visit the castle and the old part of the city, participate in wine and beer tastings and taste a delicious traditional meal.
Teulada Moraira
From Teulada Moraira they invite you to join their guided tours; on Friday 25th to the theatrical route ‘Stories of a preacher’ (7pm from the Plaza de la Constitució. Teulada) and on Saturday 26th to the visit ‘Moraira, stories from the sea’ (7pm from Plaza de la Sort. Moraira). Both with compulsory free registration, by calling 965 745 168 or by e-mail to teulada@touristinfo.net
Villajoyosa / La Vila Joiosa
Bring your mobile to La Vila Joiosa and participate in the World Tourism Day raffles. You just have to take a photo on any of the 12 routes of Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Vilamuseu, upload it to your networks and tag Tourism La Vila Joiosa.
You will win a ticket to the museum and you will participate in the drawing of 5 annual passes.
Wine route
You can also celebrate it by living one of the special experiences that the Alicante Wine Route has prepared for you; Gastronomic enopacks, plans with guided visits, visits to vineyards, tastings in wineries, tasting of sausages, picnics, lunches with local products and many more experiences.