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Old Town Route
Next to the tower of the walls that you can see in the Plaza de la Generalitat, you have an informative accessible panel: it is accessible to wheelchairs, has large print for people with visual impairment, visual text in Spanish, Valencian and English, has a relief map and text in…
St Peter Square (panel no.14)
June 29th is the Feast of St. Peter, ancient patron saint of fishermen.
Traditionally, there was the ‘Porrat’ (which is a fair), ‘cucañas’ (games involving a greased pole) and felucca regattas. A felucca being a small fishing boat.
In front of you is the fountain called Bací, which is reproduced in the tactile image.
At the fair the water in the Bací was dyed red and then children tried to find coins in it.
In 19th century, Villajoyosa was the port for the industry of Alcoy.
The goods were transported in large sailing boats to overseas colonies, including Cuba.
For this reason, the corner formed by the houses to the right of the Costera de la Mar was known as El Rincón de La Habana.
In the photo you can see the Bací in the foreground on the left, and the Fair behind.
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