Alcoy
For most tourists the city of Alcoy is a little known place, with its crossing of five different rivers (most of them with little water), Alcoy has a special charm. With the rivers Serpis, Uxola, Molinar, Bnisaido and Riquer, all crossing Alcoy, it is full of impressive bridges and viaducts.
Being mostly an industrial town, Alcoy is best known for its famous fiesta of the Moors and Christians which takes place around St George’s Day on the 23rd of April. The celebrations take several days and are the most famous around the entire Costa Blanca.
Alcoy has many fascinating tourist places to see, especially the Plaza de Espana with its city hall (from 1861) and the church of Santa Maria. Around the corner from the city hall building in the street of San Lorrenc you can find the tourist information office where a free map will make your sightseeing much easier.
Next to the plaza you can follow the sign posts to the bridge of San Jordi. Right at the beginning of the bridge turn left into the street of San Miguel where the archaeological museum of Alcoy is situated where there are several Roman and Iberian exhibits on display (Open Monday to Friday 9 - 14 ; Saturday 10.30 - 13.30h ).
For those of you who can’t make it in April to see the impressive celebrations of the Moors and Christians, a trip to the museum de fiestas, which is located just opposite the archaeological museum in the Calle San Miguel is worthwhile, as it has a wonderful display of decorated historic costumes and pictures of past fiestas which will give you a taste and idea of why everybody around the Costa Blanca talks about Alcoy when it comes to the biggest celebration of moros y christianos.
Around the old town city centre there are many little bars and cafes where you can sit and watch the world go by. If you want a little more peace and quiet then a walk up the Sant Nicolau road will take you to two lovely gardens: the “la glorieta” and the “parc de cantagallet”.
