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Gandia Bus Turistic, Gandia Tourist Information
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Gandia Bus Turistic, Gandia Turismo
Información
Information &
Reservation
609-727-761
Open-top Bus Tour of Historic
Gandia & Playa de Gandia
For Route information and Timetable Click on
the Images above
Gandía(Spain) lies approximately 40 minutes
south of Valencia City by car, and 90 minutes north of
Alicante and is a favourite holiday destination for Spanish
holidaymakers, often coming from the centre of the country to
this area for a coastal break. Because of its position
at the very north of the Costa Blanca, and at the very south
of the Costa del Azahar, the town has not become a major
tourist destination for invading foreign tourists but has kept
its essentially Spanish spirit and identity.
2010 will
be a particularly important year for the town, as it marks the
500th anniversary of the birth of the town’s spiritual mentor,
St Francis Borgia. He is now acknowledged as giving
Gandia much of its cultural identity and heralding what is
known as Gandía’s Golden Age of learning and prosperity.
The fact of Francis Borgia’s 500th anniversary will be an
extra focus in the already rich calendar of fiestas and events
that take place throughout the year in this vibrant Spanish
town.
Gandía is a town of contrasts and therefore is
able to provide almost everyone with a reason to come to the
town and have a thoroughly enjoyable stay in the
district. This applies not only to the facilities and
entertainments that are on offer, but also to the very nature
of the town and its surroundings. If a sophisticated
town with stylish shops and boutiques is what a visitor is
looking for, then Gandía has plenty of these, to be found both
in the traditional shopping streets of the old town and also
in modern shopping centres on the outskirts. Gandía also
has a number of buildings in its “Historic Centre” (most
notably the Borgia Palace) that will appeal to the culture
seeker and those interested in the history of the town and its
notorious, famous family. On the other hand, if a lively
entertainment and nightclub scene is high on the list of a
visitor’s priorities, the separate but nearby Playa de Gandía
provides a huge selection of bars, nightclubs, casinos and
dance venues that cater for all tastes and ages.
As its name suggests, Playa de
Gandía is the summer, coastal resort area of
Gandía(Spain) and lies a short distance from the main, inland
town. With a large number of hotels and self-catering
apartments offering accommodation from modest to luxury, as
well as the range of night time entertainment already
mentioned, Playa de Gandía is also the proud possessor of one
of the finest beaches to be found anywhere in the
Mediterranean. Awarded the prestigious Blue Flag award,
the beach is backed by a beautiful promenade some seven
kilometres long with shops, bars and restaurants which
together provide the beach enthusiast with everything they
could need for a complete seaside holiday.
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