This stairway  runs alongside the old Cinema Paz. It highlight the many old cinemas in Villajoyosa and the importance of this art form in 20th and 21st century society. The first cinema in Villajoyosa was the Teatro Circo (1880-1916) From 1916 to 1919 it was the Salón Moderno. And on Sundays there was the mobile cinema. The Cine Olimpia (1919) was adapted for sound in the 1930s. At the time of its disappearance in 2005 it was the oldest in the province. The Cine Jonia (1947) provided cultural conversations in the 1950s. The Mediterráneo (1956) had two theatres with big…

The "Baixada Mediterrània" will highlight the culture of the sea, which is the key to understanding the history and traditions of Villajoyosa. Villajoyosa is the historic capital of Marina Baixa. This area is enclosed by high mountains. For 3000 years the port of Villajoyosa has been the main link with the rest of the world. Through this port people, ideas and products have arrived, products such as the vine, the olive, writing and even cocoa, all of which are the basis of our culture and our gastronomy.   What brought about these routes down to the beach? At the back…

The "Baixada del Xocolate" highlights this traditional industry, which is still very important in Villajoyosa today and in itself is a tourist attraction, as the factories can be visited, there are still traditional chocolate factories and the Valencia Chocolate Museum at Chocolates Valor alone receives around 90,000 visitors a year.   From the 18th century, in the port of Villajoyosa, they loaded large ships, that went to the American colonies, with fabrics and cigarette paper from Alcoy. These ships returned with cocoa and other products. Since then the city has smelt of toasted cocoa. Today the industry is concentrated on…

The "Baixada de la Pesca" has the motto "Pujem pels pescadors de la Vila" (we go up for the fishermen of  "la Vila"), and is dedicated to fishing, an age-old activity that is still of great economic importance in "la Vila", and related to the brand "peix fresc de la llotja de la Vila Joiosa" (fresh fish from the Villajoyosa fish market).   Fishing in Villajoyosa has developed, especially, since the 20th century, when the commercial traffic declined. Traditionally they used to fish in pairs of sail boats. Many Villajoyosa boats spent months in the fishing grounds of Africa, Andalucía…