Villajoyosa or La Vila Joiosa (in Catalan) is a coastal town in the province of Alicante, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of 59.2 km² and, according to the 2002 census, a total population of 25,073 inhabitants. It is the historic and administrative capital of the comarca of La Marina Baixa and is located 32 km from the city of Alicante, in the coastal area known as Costa Blanca (White Coast). Villajoyosa, whose name literally means Joyful Village, has over three kilometers of beaches, including La Playa de la Vila, close to the city centre. The river Amadorio runs through Villajoyosa. Catalan can mean: the Catalan language inhabitant of Catalonia Eugène Charles Catalan the mathematician a Catalan solid Catalan numbers the Catalan Opening, a chess opening the Catalan forge, a type of open hearth furnace that was a precursor to the blast furnace There is also information on Catalan names. ... Location of Alicante province in Spain. ... Satellite image Map of the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Comarcas of Valencian Country Capital La Vila Joiosa Population (2002) 147,039 inhab. ... View over Alicante and the Mediterranean Alicante (Castillian Spanish) or Alacant (Valencian Catalan) is the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of the Alacantí, in the southern part of the Land of Valencia, Spain, a historic Mediterranean port. ... Costa Blanca refers to the coast of the province of Alicante, which itself is a province of the Comunidad Valenciana. ...

The area is famous for its chocolate industry and tourism. One of the most popular tourist attractions is its Gothic Catholic church, with a Baroque altar piece. It is also important for its festival of Moros y Cristianos, declared an International Tourist Interest Festival. Chocolate comes in dark, light, and white varieties with cocoa solids contributing the brown coloration. ... A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts Beaches make popular tourist resorts Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Gothic architecture characterizes any of the styles of European architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, in use throughout Europe during the high and late medieval period, from the 12th century onwards. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint In arts, the Baroque (or baroque) is both a period and the style that dominated it. ... Parade of a Christian filà of Moros y Cristianos festival in Alcoy. ...

External Links

• La Vila Joiosa, in English, Spanish, Catalan, French and German.
• Reuters AlertNet; on February 27th, 2005, a small bomb exploded at a hotel in Villajoyosa. No one was injured.

Municipalities of the comarca of La Marina Baixa
Alfaz del Pi/L'Alfàs del Pi | Altea | Beniardá/Beniardà | Benidorm | Benifato | Benimantell | Bolulla | Callosa de Ensarriá/Callosa d'En Sarrià | Confrides | Finestrat | Guadalest/El Castell de Guadalest | La Nucía/La Nucia | Orcheta/Orxeta | Polop | Relleu | Sella | Tárbena/Tàrbena | Villajoyosa/La Vila Joiosa