One of the great attractions of the Costa Blanca is its rich and varied cuisine. Surely many of you have enjoyed the kitchen of our land.

One of those jewels is La Vila Joiosa thanks to the intense flavors of fish and rice as its star products. The  traditional and seafood dishes , developed with the top quality raw materials that its sea and land offer have made this town on the Costa Blanca very famous.

The Mostra Cuina Marinera is a summary of all this. From February 25 to March 2nd seventeen restaurants will participate in this eighth edition, they will offer rich tasting menus, developed especially for the occasion, in which tradition and innovation merge with spectacular results.

This sample has gained prestige since it began in 2001. Today is the source of all initiatives covered under the brand name La Vila Gourmet created by the municipality of La Vila Joiosa to promote cooking and food in the city.
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Today a book which brings together images of the restaurants of the province of Alicante will be presented today. This work has been created by Artur G and it is titled “Restaurant Costa Blanca”, which includes thirty five establishments which offer the design and gastronomy quality.

The photographer Artur G already surprised us years a go with “Living Costa Blanca”, a recompilation of images of homes with traditional architecture, the rui-riaus, stone farmhouses and palaces that were restored and converted in to hotels and restaurants in the most unusual places of the province

His new book has as its inspiration 35 restaurants in the Costa Blanca that stand out due to their gastronomical quality, obtainable price, design and enchanting surroundings where they are located.

There are currently 3,000 edited copies ready for sale for 25 euros plus one, in other words 26 euros but one of those euros will be donated for humanitarian help.

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Christmas is starting to show its face in many cities of the Costa Blanca and Benidorm is no exception. Next Saturday December 1^st the Plaza of kings will turn in to the “Christmas Plaza”.

In this location, an ice skating rink will be installed, a merry go round, a market with typical products of the area and a stage for Christmas carols to be performed. All this will remain open until the 10^th of January.

The main attraction here for residents and tourist will be the ice skating rink which was installed for the first time last year and which will be constructed in a way in which it will not disrupt any neighbours with noise.

The centre of the plaza will also hold a merry go round, an attraction directed for the little ones, while the commission of the Patron Fiestas will be in charge of the “x-mas mercadillo” where all sorts of holiday and traditional items will be sold.

City hall will also join in the festivities with decorative lights and holiday decorations, a huge nativity scene made possible by the Belenistas association of The Marina Baixa will be placed in the entrance of the Consistory, and a twenty feet Christmas tree will give the final holiday touches to this wonderful event.

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Our gastronomy is very welcome outside the Costa Blanca, and we can see an example of this in the presence of great Alicante chefs in the ninth edition of the “The best of gastronomy” congress in San Sebastian.

During this encounter which will be celebrated during the 19th and 22nd of this month in the Kursaal palace, the most important restaurant owners of the province will exhibit their most surprising recipes.

The Costa Blanca has inaugurated today this edition at the sound of fireworks with the tasting of the most delicious dishes brought by the best chefs in the province.

Quique Dacosta from El Poblet, Maria Jose San Roman del Monastrell, , Pepa Romans from Casa Pepa, María Carmen Vélez de La Sirena, Susi Díaz de La Finca and the pastry chef Paco Torreblanca will prepare their dishes with ingredients representative of the Alicante region such as duck rice, grapes, almond turron and dates.

This year, the Alicante wines will have special attention due to the 75th anniversary celebration of the Alicante Wine regulation counsel, which will organize talks which will talk all about the denomination and origin of the Alicante wine and the characteristic flavour of the moscatel.

The turron denomination counsel of Alicante and Jijona will also attempt to enter in to the Guinness World Record by producing the biggest turron pastry to be seen..

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The  Magic Costa Blanca hotel group has initiated an innovative process within the restoration of its establishments creating new deserts and cocktails inspired by magic; the central theme of the dynamism and decoration of its hotels, adding to this in the way of kitchen and the ambience of its establishments.

The restaurants of the Magic Costa Blanca hotels have created desserts based on chocolate but with a touch of magic that are one of a kind. The magic cocktails that are served in the bars of the hotels offer all who taste them a sensation of spectacular mixes of magical tastes.

These innovative products within the restoration that the Magic Costa Blanca group has created forms part of the entertainment and dynamism program that the hotel chain has created for its magical customers. The team working on the restoration continues to come up with new and innovative ideas to please their clients.

The desserts and cocktails are the ideal compliment for the magic classes and the galas that all visitors of the hotel could enjoy. A touch of magic flavor that unites with the bright decoration make for a mysterious and fantasy filled hotel.

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One of the great pleasures in life, for me at least is being able to enjoy good food and be surrounded by nature at its best. For that reason I love to explore new places and one of those places I have discovered in the enological routes through the province of Alicante designed by Esatur and Vins del Comtat.

This initiative offers a series of excursions to discover the province of Alicante in a different way, through the aroma of its wines and the taste of its gastronomy, visiting its vineyards, and all the history that surrounds the world of wine.

This cultural experience should be shared with friends, family members or a team of co-workers, in order to enjoy truly appreciate its meaning in society and feel the culture of this land that offers such a rich history.

In these day trips you could truly enjoy a complete gastronomical and cultural adventure by the hands of El Comtat. You can see how the wine is processes, where it comes from while you enjoy the best gastronomy of the Mediterranean region.

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During August the month of the Fiestas of Moors and Christian’s different towns of Alicante take turns being the protagonists of these special times. Cocentaina, Villajoyosa and Jijona are among the contenders in these events. Year after year more and more tourists from other regions attend these fiestas. The Desembarco de Villajoyosa is now considered an international tourist interest point.

In Cocentaina we can see the DIANA that is performed during the morning of the same day of the entrance of the Moors and Christians. This year it was celebrated the 11^th of August.

And lastly, in Jijona we can see the different acts such as el Correfocs, where different demons fill the streets with fire and smoke in the old part of town to a rhythm of dulzaina and tabal, the entrance of the Moors and Christians, where the streets turn in to a full fledged party with music and color to the company of the moor and Christian troupes, and the Moro Traidor (moor traitor), where a staged jury accuses a moor of converting to christianism due to the fact he fell in love with a Christian dame.

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Everyone knows that in Alicante you eat well, but now more than eating great food , we want to eat healthy. I recently read the 290,000 people in the province and 54,000 in the city of Alicante are pledging to eat right according to a study held by the College of Nursing of Alicante.

This new type of food issue is called ortorexia and it consists of a poor diet, anemic, with lack of proteins, that could in some cases cause malnutrition.

The ortorexic profile is that of a ecological person, with no sense of anything, and middle aged.

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It’s no surprise that the first World Rice Congress be celebrated in the Valencian Community. The 25th and 26th of April the Santa Marta hotel in Cullera will transform itself in a place where renowned chefs such as Quique Dacosta and Dani García will talk about the different types of rice and rice dishes while Medicine Scholar Manuel Serrano Ríos will explain all the nutritional aspects of rice.

A total of 14 of the best chefs in the world will participate in this event together with professionals and business men from the hotelier sector, specially from the Valencian community. I will have to find out if they allow visitors to taste any delicious treats they may try.

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Future connections by train to Benidorm will reduce travel time of these great distances even more now (how many people from Madrid would love to enjoy an apartment for the holidays once this becomes a reality?) Because Madrid and Benidorm will be only a couple of hours away. Get out of work at three jump on a train and voila, you are ready to take a dip in the pool by 5 pm.. You can’t ask for more.

Valencia will be only one hour away, something really important being that all official entities live in this city and the capital of tourism which is without a doubt Benidorm. Bringing these two cities closer is sure to impulse tourism.

Valencia, Gandia, El Altet, Benidorm, El Campello.. now just a step closer than before.. all waiting to share its beaches and great climate. Nothing like it.

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