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TEULADA-COSTA
BLANCA
Teulada
is located 1 km from the N-332 between Benissa
and Gata de Gorgos. Its port of Moraira is
situated 6 km from the town centre. There is a
stop here on the Alicante-Dénia railway.
Located 75 km from Alicante and 31 km from
Benidorm.
Teulada was a village populated by 52 old
Christian families and dedicated to growing
Muscatel grapes and raisins. The villagers
built a beautiful late-Gothic church in honour
of the patron saint, St Catalina.Prehistoric
man, the Iberians and especially the Moors (Benimeit,
Benimarco and Alcasar are rural sections of
Teulada) all left remains in this coastal
area. Teulada became a walled village that was
located slightly away from the coast for fear
of Berber pirate attacks. As the village was
near the coast, it was also a fishing village.
Today both agriculture and fishing have given
way to the tourism industry.
Let us look at the original section of Teulada
town, a picturesque village located
approximately 6km inland. Wander in the shade
of olive trees, where vineyards lie alongside
plantations of oranges and almonds, and the
heady aroma of pine sap emanates from the
abundant pine trees typical of this idyllic
region, and you could quickly lose yourself in
the beauty of the surroundings.
Whenever you go walking around Teulada, you
will always pass by the Riu-Raus. These are
arched constructions where the locally picked
raisins are laid out to dry. The dried fruit
is used, amongst other things, to make the
sweet local drink Moscatel. If you were to
suddenly see a donkey and cart accompanied by
a farmer with a straw hat pass by a Riu-Rau,
you would feel sure that you had stepped back
in time.
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