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North Coast Route
You can walk along seven kilometres of coastline to the north. Towards the port restaurants, cafes and shops abound. You will then find spectacular cliffs and pebble beaches. Part of the path follows the cliffs. This path was used by large flocks from the districts of Alcoià and the Comtat. They came down from…
Santa Marta Dry Dock (panel no. 19)
From 15th century there were royal shipyards that built ships for the monarchy and also for the corsairs.
Around 1860 Villajoyosa had the second most important shipyard in Spain.
There were also shipyards on the Torres, Varadero or Almadrava and Paradís beaches.
In World War I the greatest schooners and pilot’s boats were built here.
These sailboats, weighing about 400 tons, needed considerable depth to be launched.
This is why the shipyards of the Arsenal, near the river, were moved here in 1918.
Photography: Jonense schooner (1919)
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