The beautiful fishing town of Moraira...

...has much to offer. The town has grown quite rapidly but strict planning controls have ensured that the charm of the area has been retained.

Moraira beach area has been transformed recently with a new promenade and gardens. The buildings house a variety of shops, boutiques, a hotel, bars and restaurants where you can enjoy such cuisine as Basque-French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Dutch, Austrian, German, Indian, Nepalese, Japanese & Chinese.

There is ample free parking in the main car park, even in the high season, so park up and explore the old village with it’s narrow streets and squares with an abundance of shops, boutiques, stalls, bars and restaurants.

If you fancy a break from the beach try one of the many bars and restaurants towards the marina where you can relax in the sun or under the shade and take in the stunning views. In the marina you’ll find many fine yachts and boats moored. Fishing is prohibited in the marina so there is an abundance of fish thrashing around at the surface waiting to be fed by passers by!

Market day is Friday and is situated in the main car park, (don’t leave your car there overnight on a Thursday!). It is quite large, very popular and well worth a stroll.

Moraira El Portet has a narrow sandy beach served by a few bars and restaurants where the main beach near the Marina is larger and in easy reach of the many facilities of the village. If you follow the scenic coast road towards Calpe you’ll discover more tiny secluded coves and many bars and restaurants nestled between the magnificent villas and low rise apartments.

Fiestas are a very important part of Spanish life and each town and village has their fair share. In Moraira the main fiestas are in June and July each year.

The Moors and Christians festival is probably the most spectacular and is staged over the third weekend in June. It seems that the entire village enthusiastically takes part in the re-enactment of the invasion by the Moors and retaking of the castle by the Christians. The finale is the battle to retake the castle staged between the beach and the castle, complete with musket and canon fire using real gunpowder! Noisy to say the least but the costumes are great and the staging is excellent and not to be missed. Celebrations go on into the early hours.

In July you'll see the fiestas held in honour of the village patron saint ’The Virgin of Helplessness’ and ’La Virgen Carmen’ protector of fishermen. The festivities last for 10 days and have parades in colourful traditional costumes, competitions, games, brass bands, open air dances and bull running in the marina.

With such a cosmopolitan selection of shops, bars and restaurants Moraira has a something for everyone.

Local Fiestas...

5th January - Three Kings (Spanish Christmas)
1st Monday after Easter - San Vicente Ferrer Fiesta
2nd Week in June - The Moors & Christians Fiesta
23rd June - Noche de St. Juan