Todos los Santos

In Spain, the day right after Halloween, November 1, is a holiday called Todos los Santos, or All Saint's Day we say in English. This day is dedicated in remembrance to all the saints in the Catholic tradition. Even if you're not Catholic, a great way to participate is going to the Medieval Fair in Cocentaina!

My friend Lee and I drove to this small town about an hour away with a couple Spanish friends and we loved it. The town is pretty small, and not known for much else, but they sure know how to through a fair! The whole town was crowded with small vendor booths, shows and activities! You can also tour the museum there which has a bunch of cool old artifacts from the town.

I didn't end up buy anything unfortunately, but I did walk away with a full belly!


















After Cocentaina, we stopped by the small city of Alcoi. This city is known for its many bridges! It also has a couple fantastic parks and is where some of the richer people in the province traditionally lived. There's also a really cool archaeology museum in Alcoi, and a university as well. It's nice for a small day trip out of Alicante. It's also the site of the famous Moors and Christians festival, which they spend a lot of the year preparing for.

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