Since yesterday the Official Three Kings messenger has been collecting letters from all the boys and girls so that they can be handed over to the Three Kings themselves from 18:00 to 20:00 hours in the Christmas Plaza.

This afternoon the theatre company La Camelia will play a scene from the work “La Salida” at 17:30 and 19:30 in the act hall of city hall.

Today and tomorrow at 17:30 there will be infant games called “Jugomovil” in the Christmas Plaza.

Everything is ready for the Three Kings to come on January 6^th and we all hope you are yours receive all the goodies you wished for.
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The custom to say goodbye to the old year with 12 grapes started around 1909, a year where there was an excellent grape harvest and so it was believed that by consuming the 12 grapes at midnight you would have luck for the year to come.

The custom, which many believe brings them luck in the grapes are eating one by one at the last 12 seconds of the year, with a wish for every grape has had many changes, but in the end eating the 12 grapes still stands still.

Most of the grapes consumed on New Years proceed from the Vinalopo (Alicante) area, thanks to the technical packaging tradition which allows the grapes to reach the end of December very fresh and ready for consumption.

The packaging allows the grape to be protected against different climatic conditions and helps the development of a softer skin as well as delay the aging process.

So whether we eat the grapes fresh, from a can, with skin, without, with seeds, or without, grapes once again will be with us to say goodbye to the old year and welcome in the new year.

Happy 2008!!
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The Benidorm cultural and religious diversity is extraordinary, for instance, only one of every three religious cultural centers located in the city belongs to a Catholic church.

The majority of religions in Benidorm are Lutheran, Jehovah witness, Calvinist and evangelists, all of these protestant.

The religious cult centers in Benidorm has multiplied in the past years but the catholic centers that use to form the majority in Benidorm have now come to be the minority.

The main reason for this is the immigration of people from many different countries who bring their different religions and have opted to create spiritual cultural places in their new homeland.

Catholic Orthodox celebrate their weekly ceremonies in the church of the Buen Pastor. Muslims and Jews have also found places of prayer in this tourist city.

There are three authorized mosques in the municipal surroundings, and the Jews have their synagogue in the Belin street.

The latest religion building to obtain its permit is the Romanian Evangelist church in the l’Aigüera avenue.

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The Magic Costa Blanca hotel chain has initiated a new solitary project to bring the magic to people in need or in hospitals in order to make this holiday season a little happier for all.

The company has gathered magicians who usually work in their establishments to assist in different hospitals, geriatric centres and associations of the province.

With the motive of the Christmas Eve celebration and aware of the hardship many of these people suffer away from their homes; the team from this hotel group will spend the entire day today the 24^th in the Alicante hospital.

The magicians will hold a show in the Diver hall, the place where children gather to perform activities.

There will also be a performance for the kids in the Paediatric Oncology department that will not be able to attend the class, a magician will visit their room and bring them a bit of magic with a small demonstration.

After the performances here, they will go to the Paediatric Hospital of the day, to bring a smile to the faces of the children receiving treating here.

The vice-president of the chain, Javier Garcia, stated “we think that bringing magic to places such as hospitals or geriatric centres, contributes to making these holidays a few moments happier to those who are ill or away from their families”

From the entire team of Magic Costa Blanca and from all of us at this blog Merry Christmas to all our readers!!

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Vins del Comtat Wineries has just launched Serrella, its awaited new red wine with a denomination origin of Alicante. We could say it is a combination of the varieties of Monastrell, Petit Verdot and Pinot Noir from the 2006 harvest and that has remained in an American and French oak barrel.

This young Alicante winery once again surprises the wine market that sees it more and more difficult to attain a truly innovative impact. Loyal to their style and complexity, in this occasion they use a mixture of original varieties, which you must taste to realize he fusion is possible.

In Serrella, we find different characters that the fine and elegant Pinot Noir  unites with the indigenous Monastrell in a symphony in which each of the instruments of the orchestra adds the best of each brand.

The softness, the velvet and the subtle French aromas combine its notes with the Mediterranean style of the Monastrell; Using its flesh, weetness and power at the right time in its right measurement.

Loyal reflection of a land of cultural intrigues, Serrella is able to unite the best of two types of fundamental grapes: the seriousness of the Atlantic unites with the joy of the Mediterranean and the result is explosive.

A perfect colour, with an aroma that transports you to the deepest part of the Alicante Mountains, all this prepares us to finally taste and feel Serrella. Once the first sip is in, the smooth and feminine Monastrell provokes a purely empathetic and mature experience. And that is not all. The wine is persistent, it lasts and it lasts, reminding us of those great French wines.

They say union gives strength and once you try Serrella you couldn’t agree more. This wine is a beautiful example of hard work, grapes in their perfect state that give us a very complex and special experience.

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The province Tourism counsel of the Costa Blanca is thinking of promoting a touristic model and cultural offering and gastronomy in the interiors of the province of Alicante in the United Kingdom with the showing of a public announcement in movie theatres of this country in 2008.

The campaign will include the emission of a public announcement regarding the Costa Blanca offers in the movie theatres of United Kingdom before some projections, above all in all those that have a potential public that meets the society factors. There will also be drawings and special prizes such as free trips in the theatres.

One of the objectives of this campaign, is to attract more visitors during next season. In 2007 Costa Blanca hotels welcomed 5.2 million visitors between January and October with a total of 14 million overnight stays, which means an increase of 14 points in respect to 2006.

Benidorm has been the first national destination as far as rooms and reservations for weekend stays.

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With Christmas just around the corner Benidorms is preparing to welcome the fifth edition of the “Nadal de Teatre”. This initiative will begin the 21^st of December and will last until the 15^th of January of next year.This Friday the 21^st until the 23^rd, you can also see “Festijeux” in the City Hall Plaza, which are samples of traditional games. And the fun doesn’t stop there, the 28^th and 29^th of December Juguimòbil’ will also visit Benidorm

The theatre presentation will begin with “La Gran Familia”, in charge of the Fadunito Company, which will travel through the streets of Benidorm with a theatre-circus show on the 22nd of December.

‘La Salida’, ‘Las tres mellizas and the enigmatic Mr.  Gaudí’, ‘Elefantito’ andíta’ and Oita will be the four theatre representations that will also visit the Hall of Acts of the  City Hall the 28th and 29th of December and the 3rd and 12th of January.

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Real Madrid will travel tomorrow to the Costa Blanca, the same day the Copa del Rey game that will put them face to face with Alicante. The entourage will land in the El Altet airport tomorrow midday. They will head back from the same around 23.55 hours of the same day. The Real Madrid team will be staying in the Hotel Hesperia Gold, in Playa San Juan.A visit of only eleven hours but highly awaited by the aficionados of the capital of the province, that since 1997 have been waiting for an official Real Madrid game in the Rico Perez stadium.

At the moment, the dates are not yet confirmed for the date of the returning game in the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, although everything seems to be pointing to the date that was originally set for the second of January.

This will be a very special game for Capi and Borja, since their origins come from the Real Madrid.

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Benidorm continuous to be one of the key destination spots of this country, it is placed on one of the most important tourist lists, which includes about 150 world destinations visited by foreigners.

The top 150 City Destinations Ranking, developed by Euromonitor International, maintains that Benidorm is situated in the number 33 spot, with almost 2.5 million visitors in 2006.

The capital of the Costa Blanca surpasses, among other great cities, Rio de Janeiro and Monaco. This prestigious indicator is headed by London, Bangkok and Paris, with more than 10 million tourists during one year.

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The Poniente beach of Benidorm will welcome Saturday the Christmas Beach Volley A3 Tournament. The event will begin at 9 am and the semi-finals and final will be played Sunday the 16^th at the same time.The International Tanit Beach Volley Club welcomes all lovers and enthusiast of the sport to come and take part in this special event brought to all thanks to the Sport counsel of Benidorm City Hall.

The awards of this edition will be the following: First place will consist f 900 euros, second price is 600 euros and third is 450 euros, and all will include medals and a trophy.

Source prensa y noticias

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