Weather in Gandia

Home Oliva, Costa Blanca History of Oliva Shops in Oliva Oliva Market Useful Telephone Numbers for Oliva Oliva Webcams Oliva Weather Oliva Videos Oliva Tourist Offices
Getting To Oliva
Location of Oliva Getting to Oliva Valencia Airport Valencia Airport Arrivals and Departures Alicante Airport Alicante Airport Arrivals and Departures Car Hire for Oliva
Oliva Area
Archaeological Museum La Hoz Oliva Mayan House Museum Roman Kiln Oliva San Roc Abbey Oliva San Roc Church Oliva Santa Maria la Mayor Church Oliva Oliva Town Hall Oliva Beaches Marjal Marsh Vergel Safari Park Places to visit around Oliva
Campsites, Hotels, Bars, Restaurants
Campsites / Camping in Oliva Camping Azul Oliva Camping Bon Dia Oliva Camping Ole Oliva Camping Pep Oliva Camping Rio Mar Oliva Camping Kiko Park Oliva Euro Camping Oliva Oliva Nova Golf Course and Resort Hotels in Oliva Bed and Breakfast and Guest Houses in Oliva Bars / Restaurants in Oliva Wine and Beer in Oliva Viva Espana Restaurant
Oliva Fiestas
Cristo San Roque Fiesta Fallas Fiesta Holy Week Semana Santa Moors Christians Fiesta Porrats Fiesta San Jaun Fiesta Fiestas around Oliva
Property / Estate Agents
Estate Agents Property for Rent in Oliva Property for Sale in Oliva Renting Property in Oliva
Shops / Services in Oliva
Shops and Services in Oliva UK Satellite TV in Oliva Sports Services Oliva Yacht Club
Oliva News
Tornado in Oliva!
Links
Valencia Costa Blanca Benidorm Costa Blanca Xativa / Ontinyent Costa Blanca Satellite TV Installations Costa Blanca Forum Free Classified Ads Useful Links Link To Us Privacy and Disclaimers
Sky UK Satellite TV Information
Hamilton defiant on title hopes


Teams seek front wing clarification


Wenger puts pressure on Fabregas


No third Milan stint for Beckham


Prior guides England towards win


Add RSS Feeds To My Web Pages
Increase Search Engine Traffic




Alpharooms.com
Top City Hotels
£20
£32
£20
£19
£22
£14
Top Holiday Hotels
£12
£12
£12
£8
£12
£10
Book early - save money.
Check In (ddmmyy)
Nights
Destination
Room Type






























All content used on this site are protected by copyright and should not be used without expressed permission. (C)2009, 2010 J Worby

Moors and Christians Fiesta in Oliva - Third Week of July

For their spectacle and elegance, the Moors and Christians fiestas of Oliva have carved a niche in the circuit of great processions of this deeply Valencian festival.

This high level of processions and quality of the fiesta has been reached by strengthening other aspects of the event to make it more participatory and more solemn at the same time: the day of the disembarkation, the “Saturday at daybreak” (which people attend without having slept after the street parties) the fiesta proclamations, embassies and visits to the clubhouses... So it is that these fiestas recalling the Christian re-conquest of the territory occupied by Arabs for more than 500 years, are enjoying a period of splendour that improves in quality, participation and ­ above all ­ in spectacle year after year in Oliva.

The town joins together to commemorate the struggle between the followers of the Cross and those of the Half Moon. The Moors and Christians march in their fantastic costumes, each with their own style of music from their band which follows them around the town and there is a great spectacle of battles, dances, carnival floats and mounted troops who perform spectacular displays in the streets of the town. After a whole night of fun, many go to the beach for the early morning disembarkation where the Moorish Ambassador lands to be greeted by the Christian Ambassador. A great battle ensues to the sound of blunderbusses and fireworks. The Moors win the fight but it is a short-lived victory.

On Saturday evening a fantastic procession, lasting for several hours, parades through the town showing the Moors, Christians and the Pirates in all their glory. They are accompanied by bands, floats, fire breathing dragons, street performers who re-enact battle scenes and displays of fantastic horsemanship. The castle erected in the Paseo is re-conquered and the Christian king takes up residence after a furious battle. A fantastic firework display marks the end of the festivities.

Moors and Christians 2010 Fiesta in Oliva

Saturday July 10
From 10.00: Children's fair at station car park
23.00: Presentation of insignias at station car park, followed by fireworks

Sunday July 11
20.00: Concert of fiesta music at station car park

Thursday July 15
20.00: Official start of fiestas at town hall, followed by brass band procession to station car park and firecrackers

Friday July 16
07.30: Diana procession from castle
20.00: Christians entrance parade

Saturday July 17
05.45: Moors disembark on beach, gunfire, fireworks
19.00: Moors entrance parade

Sunday July 18
19.30: Children's procession leaving from Loygorri
20.30: Procession from Passeig del Rei Jaume I to castle
21.00: Christians take castle
24.30: Fireworks








Discount Tickets
and Vouchers