Back to Menu         Ibi-COSTA BLANCA   Ibi is located in the Spanish region of Alicante on the Costa Blanca. Beautiful sandy beaches, Europe's biggest salt flats bursting with bird life, historic sites and a huge variety of Spanish and international restaurants…just a very few of the reasons to book a holiday here.  The oldtown district that is in the proximities of the church, is known as "the Costeretas", and is a series of narrow streets raised in the slope of the hill of Santa Lucia. The Hermitage of Santa Lucia can be reached from different points of the village and is one of the most emblematic images of Ibi. According to the tradition, the hermitage was constructed on the ruins of an Arab castle.  A place to visit are the XVI century frescoes, wich represent the coronation of Mary, and also a wooden engraved panel, all exposed at the San Vicente Ermit, wich has been recently restored. The first Wednesday of September begins the novena in honor to the Mare de Déu dels Desamparats. The last day of the novena the celebrations with the "Nit of the Olleta" begin, a parade on the centric streets of the locality. At the first holiday the Entrance is celebrated, divided in two parts: in the morning the Christian Side marches past and the evening brings with it the Moor side. The entrance constitutes of a festive spectacle of great colorfulness with imaginative boatos de capitanes captains and abanderadas. During three days from Friday to Sunday Embassies, firings, Offerings, Execution of the Treasonous Moor, Contraband, Procesión follow one another... the festive families floods the villa with color, music and fireworks.