Neither the fine rain yesterday got away with the tourist attraction posed by failures of Denia. And the forecasts for the holiday trilogy josefinas are very good, not only for the celebrations, but also forecasts of tourist occupation nowadays.
And this week the capital of the Marina has a hotel occupancy of 75%, according to the president of the Association of Hotels and Tourism of the Marina Alta (AEHTMA), Rafael Codina.
However, it is expected to greatly exceed this figure. Coinciding the big day of the feast of San José, 19 March, with the weekend, and with the arrival of good weather, it is expected to reach 90% due to late bookings.
In addition to the city hotel reservations, campsite occupancy reached 38% and apartments account for 32%. Tourists and visitors can admire Denia Fallas monuments that decorate the city, and also enjoy the typical gastronomy of the area. To do this, and said Codina, bars and restaurants in the city have prepared special menus for the day of San José, also Father's Day. "Menus quality, better than previous years but adjusted price," said President AEHTMA.
Plantà
A street party is already noticeable. Yesterday began the official plantà faults, but paralyzed by morning rain. Covered with plastic Ninots waited in the streets of the city until, at noon, the sky gave a respite to falleros is set to work quickly and without pause, as this night has to be all set for early Thursday, when the jury will begin its tour in the different districts of the city falleros and choose the best monuments of 2011.
Also yesterday afternoon opened L'Espai de la Festa, a complex of 15 buildings located at the site of Denia, and from now on use the eleven committees FALLER, Fallera Local Board and the Moors and Christians to work in float assembly, failures and celebrate various events.
The opening ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Dénia, Ana Kringe, the Councillor for Fiestas, Pepa Sivers, the president of the local board Fallera, Juan Pedro Sánchez, the president of the Association of Moros y Cristianos, Josele Maldonado, the largest of the Fallas City, Laura Mena and Paul Bertucci, and Moorish and Christian masters Dénia.
According to the mayor said, "We are pleased to inaugurate this espai festive, long awaited by the hardships they have endured the Fallas. From now allowed to work and place the pieces. We have met the commitment of the government team, we changed the previous project to facilitate the entry of the floats to the ships, "said Kring.
The ceremony was also attended by representatives of PSPV Denia, as the socialist mayor Vicente Grimalt, who said that although falleros finally have a place to work. "L'Espai festero should be completed two years ago, and the current government has changed a proposed project and fully agreed", criticized Grimalt. The socialist said that "it has spent a million more" than expected.
Audio Guide
Also in Fallas, Denia has this year launched a pioneering initiative with the aim of improving the tourist experience. This is an audio guide service that will bring visitors to the meaning that enclose each of the failures of the city. The mayor of Fiestas de Denia, Pepa Sivers, introduced this new party aimed to disseminate the widest possible audience and has the support of the local board.
Fallas monuments, as exponents of humor and criticism, "can be difficult to understand," said Sivers, and through the audio tour and hope to assist their efforts to improve understanding of the party. Each fault will have a sign that will announce this new service.
