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Welcome to Moraira | History | Beaches | Things to do in Moraira ? | Gastronomy | Moraira Gallery Photos
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Welcome to Moraira (Spain) COSTA BLANCA.

Moraira is a quiet Spanish village on the Costa Blanca near Calpe and at about 75 km from the airport of Alicante and 110 km from Valencia. Moraira is situated near the coast and has two beautiful sandy beaches (L´Ampolla and Playa del Portet) and 8 km of rocky coast and bays. Moraira offers a variety of residential areas where you can find luxury holiday rental villas, houses, homes and holiday rental apartments.
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History of Moraira.

As time went by, the local people started to settle down near their working places and started dedicating themselves more and more to fishing. This was the beginning of the town nowadays known as Moraira. With a year average of 18 degrees Celsius temperature and 320 sunny days, Moraira is an excellent all year holiday destination at the Costa Blanca.
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Moraira Beaches.

Along the coastline of Moraira you will find beautiful, fine sandy beaches with crystal-clear seawater, like L´Ampolla, Les Platgetes (half sand and half rocks) or Playa del Portet. Beside those there are also small bays like L´Andragó, Punta Estrella, Cap Blanc and La Cala. L´Ampolla is the most familiar beach.
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Things to do in Moraira?

Moraira is also not far from Benidorm, where you can find multiple amusement parks, such as Terra Mítica , Spain ’s first theme park. This park is divided into five areas; the five lost civilisations of yore and the attractions will take you back to the myths and legends of these ancient cultures.

Aqualandia is a water park where all ages can spend an unforgettable day in the many swimming pools with diving boards, lazy rivers, waterfalls, and water slides.

For a tour of beautiful exotic animals and sea creatures, as well as various shows and other attractions you can visit Safari Park Vergel or the Mundomar zoo.
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Gastronomy

Typical Spanish dishes are highly available in Moraira. The trademark dish of this area (as well as the entire Costa Blanca ) is undoubtedly rice. It is prepared more than 300 different ways.

Seaside restaurants always offer fish and shellfish on their menus. The countless (fish)restaurants in the harbour serve the most delicious local specialities on offer: Dorade, Lubina a la Sal (in a crust of salt) or grilled with a nip of olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice.
The cuisine the Costa Blanca also includes honey-sweet deserts, such as nougat and ice cream from Xixona, grapes, raisins, dates, almond pie, pastry drenched in sweet syrup accompanied by coffee licor from Alcoy and herb licor from the Sierra Mariola. The premium red, light red, and ros wines originate from the Alto Vinalop and Marina Alta districts