Moraira
(Valencian pronunciation: [mo-raj-rà]) is a
small, upmarket Spanish coastal town, part of Teulada (also known
as Teulada-Moraira) municipality, in the Marina Alta comarca, 80
km north of Alicante and 100 km south of Valencia.
It is a tourist resort on the Costa Blanca strip, with 8 km of
coastline backed by mountains and vineyards.
The permanent population of Moraira in the northern Costa Blanca,
Spain is around 10,000, although this rises to 36,000 in summer.
There is a high proportion of expatriates living here permanently,
and the area is very popular with affluent retirees, especially
English. The majority of visitors to Moraira are Spanish, English,
German, Dutch, and French.
Morairas historic roots as a fishing village
are still in evidence; its fish market is one of the most popular
in the Costa Blanca region and the port has five fishing boats in
operation.
The Moraira region is also famous for the growing of Muscatel
grapes for wine-making .
However, the economy of Moraira is now built
around tourism and Spanish property sales that have transformed
the coastline over the past 30 years.
Strict planning regulations have prevented over development and
high rise buildings, making it a highly desirable destination.
Little remains of the fishing cottages that once made up the
little port that serviced the town of Teulada that stands at the
head of the valley.
To preserve the heritage of the area, the Teulada council passed
laws protecting the abundant pine trees and limited the height of
buildings.
It has a privately owned marina built in 1985, operated by Club
Náutico Moraira. Moraira is also seen as a culinary destination,
with many restaurants. Moraira has three sandy beaches popular
with families, and many rocky coves and inlets frequented by
snorkelers and scuba divers.
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Yacht
club Moraira
The yacht club, Club Náutico
has 620 embarkation points. Year in and year out
it receives the Blue Flag of the European
Community. It includes an association club which
is provided with restaurants and shops. Also in
summer they have sailing courses and regattas. The
championship of the district for open sea yachts
are holded on Easter, the regatta Moraira Santa
Eulalia is taking place end of september.
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