Teulada Information Costa Blanca Teulada Spain

Teulada Information

Teulada

Teulada Information

Teulada is located 1 km from the N-332 between Benissa and Gata de Gorgos. Its port of Moraira is situated 6 km from the town centre. There is a stop here on the Alicante-Dénia railway. Located 75 km from Alicante and 31 km from Benidorm.

Teulada was a village populated by 52 old Christian families and dedicated to growing Muscatel grapes and raisins. The villagers built a beautiful late-Gothic church in honour of the patron saint, St Catalina.Prehistoric man, the Iberians and especially the Moors (Benimeit, Benimarco and Alcasar are rural sections of Teulada) all left remains in this coastal area. Teulada became a walled village that was located slightly away from the coast for fear of Berber pirate attacks. As the village was near the coast, it was also a fishing village. Today both agriculture and fishing have given way to the tourism industry.

Let us look at the original section of Teulada town, a picturesque village located approximately 6km inland. Wander in the shade of olive trees, where vineyards lie alongside plantations of oranges and almonds, and the heady aroma of pine sap emanates from the abundant pine trees typical of this idyllic region, and you could quickly lose yourself in the beauty of the surroundings.

Whenever you go walking around Teulada, you will always pass by the Riu-Raus. These are arched constructions where the locally picked raisins are laid out to dry. The dried fruit is used, amongst other things, to make the sweet local drink Moscatel. If you were to suddenly see a donkey and cart accompanied by a farmer with a straw hat pass by a Riu-Rau, you would feel sure that you had stepped back in time.

Teulada Places of Interest

The parish church, the hermitage of the Divina Pastora, the defensive tower, which rises over the Playa de la Ampolla and known as the Moraira Castle, are all architectural features of note. After the green fields covered in vines and riu-raus (traditional drying houses) we arrive at the Port of Moraira, a large tourist centre. Here there is a 8-km coastline with fine sandy beaches and transparent water, including L'Ampolla, Platgetes and Del Portet beaches. There are also small coves such as L'Andrago, Punta Estrella, Cap Blanc and La Cala. The most famous beach is that of La Ampolla, located next to the castle. The San Vicente Ferrer Cooperative produces excellent award-winning wines with its Teulada grapes - i.e. the Marina Alta White and Muscatel. The Marina Alta White is made with Muscat grapes, which gives it an aromatic and fruity taste and, even though it is a white wine, it is very sweet. The Muscatel is made with Muscatel Romanao grapes, which are considered one of the best varieties of grapes in the world, and the taste of the wine is reminiscent of the grape. Both wines can be purchased in the wine cellars.

Teulada Wines

Teulada's wine is among the most renowned of the Alicante province, notably the white marina Alta or the award-winning and acclaimed Moscatel, the latter served as an ideal accompaniment to wash down the delicious home-made local desserts of almonds and raisins. Don't let "els patisets de boniato' escape your palate!

Visit the San Vicent Ferrer Wine Cellars Co-op, where we you can taste the famous and highly regarded Moscatel, as well as the “Marina Alta” white wine, which has won several international awards. You can take the train from Teulada to Gata de Gorgos, where you can visit the guitar factory (C/ Estación 25), in addition to the basket making shops that have their finest wares on display. You continue by train to Denia, where, next to the station, you'll take a small train that will bring you to the Castle, from where you can enjoy splendid views of the city and visit its archaeological museum, before going back down on foot or by train to the town centre, where you can stroll along its main street, “Marqués de Campos”, or around its fishing port. Return to Teulada by train.

Teulada Fiestas

The festivity of San Vicente Ferrer is one of the most important celebrations in Teulada. Every Monday after Easter, the Teuladians celebrate their Patron Saint with ten days of fiesta in which they alternate religious acts with fun festivities. If the fiestas dedicated to San Vicente are the most important, they also are interested in the Dia de la "Dama", which is celebrated for San Blas, Els Sants de la Pedra, Fiestas de Ia Font Santa...

Moraira celebrates its fiesta of Moros y Cristianos in honor of Santisimo Cristo, during the second week of June and the fishermen's fiesta in honor of Virgen del Carmen and to their patron the Virgen de los Desamparados. It is worthwhile to see the castle covered in fireworks and the el "palo ensabonat".

The festive calendar continues with the celebration of the Festa del Moscatell on the first Saturday in September. A fiesta paying homage to this type of Teulada grape. The Fiestas in honor of the Patron of the locality, Santa Catalina, which is celebrated on 25th November with a series of cultural activities, closed the festive calendar of Teulada.