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Ontinyent
Population: 34885 Height: 382m
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Ontinyent is a town with everything you need in
amenities but small enough to be a community. The town centre has many schools,
doctors, hospital, banks, shops, pharmacies, bars and restaurants. Every Monday
the town is alive with the indoor and outdoor markets. Hosting many stalls it is
a must to get your fresh produce and meet the locals. Travelling around the
market stalls in the Plaza de la Coronació you will find handbags, shoes,
clothes and plants as well as many other interesting items. Plus, of course the
food stalls with fresh date bread and churros.
A new shopping mall, El Teler,
has recently opened in Dos de Maig, boasting many designer retail outlets for
clothing and home wares, a hairdressers, café, multi screen cinema and SuperCor
(El Corte Ingles) supermarket.
The commercial area of town contains McDonalds,
Caprabo, Aldi as well as several large retail shops and DIY traders.
There are many communal parks and plazas around
the town, with one of the main ones being Plaza Mestre Ferrero. Here children of
all ages can play, while the older generations can enjoy the refreshments of one
of the nearby ice cream or tapas bars.
The large sports facilities available at the local
centre include an Olympic sized outdoor pool, an indoor heated pool, athletics
tracks, racquetball and tennis courts. The centre also hosts various concerts
through the year.
There is a real sense of community spirit in Ontinyent, this is apparent
quite clearly during the many fiestas celebrated throughout the year. The main
Moors and Christians fiesta in August is an extravagant and exciting affair
thoroughly enjoyed by all. During these many festivities, we can see the true
Spanish spirit of living life to the fullest.
Trains and buses run from and to the local towns in the area, but giving the
option of going further a field to Valencia City. Museums, departments stores,
and city life are short journey away. With the recently built CV60 road the blue
flag beaches at Gandia are only 45 minutes drive away. Both Alicante and
Valencia airports are 1 hour drive away also.
The old town of Ontinyent is basically the area between the
River Clariano and Dos de Maig. Many large townhouses are situated in this area
with in the labyrinth of small streets. The museums and original state buildings
can be found in the Plaza Mayor, including the town hall ( ayuntiamento) and
the local/ national police stations. The main road from here to the Plaza de La
Concepció is pedestrianised with easy access to the many shops and boutiques
along the way. The children’s library can be found here along with the Centre de
Cultura and Museu Fester. The latter displaying costumes from the various
fiestas celebrated in this proud community. From the Plaza de La Concepció you
can turn right and walk straight up Daniel Gil avenue through the new town
center.
La Vila is the oldest medieval part of town. The narrow
winding streets are steeped in history with many religious architectural
buildings still standing. These include the gothic Santa Maria Church and the
Sant Roc christian door dating 1256. During the Moors and Christians festival in
August, a wonderful medieval market is found with in these streets. Smells of
roasted peanuts and churros drift through the town. There is a school and
nursery in La Vila and all other amenities in the town within walking
distance.
San Rafael is just over the river from the old medieval part
of Ontinyent. It has its own schools, medical centre, shops and pharmacy. There
is a newly built Vidal supermarket, bakeries and greengrocers. A handful of bars
and restaurants enjoyed by the local community, English and Spanish alike. A
large park with new children's play area and palm trees, where all generations
come together in the summer evenings. All in all a self contained community but
with easy walking distance to the town centre in Ontinyent.
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