MOORS AND CHRISTIANS

"Moros i Cristians" (in catalan) or "Moros y Cristianos" (in spanish) , literally means Moors and Christians, and is a set of festival activities which are celebrated in many towns and cities of the Valencia Country (like in Elda); according to popular tradition the festivals commemorate the battles, combats and fights between Moors (or Muslims) and Christians during the period known as Reconquesta (from the 8th century through the 15th century). 

 

Source of text: http://en.wikipedia.org/

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VALENCIAN CUISINE

Valencian cuisine is a Mediterranean cuisine as cooked in the Valencian Country. Its basic ingredients are vegetables, seafood and meat. It is famous worldwide for its rices, such as paella, and its fruits. 

PAELLA... AND MORE!!!

The Valencian gastronomy is of great variety, although their more international dishes are rice based, like the worldwide known Valencian paella. The rice is a basic ingredient in many of the typical dishes, like the "arròs (rice) a banda", the "arròs a la pedra", "arròs negre", "arròs amb crosta", "arròs caldós", among many. 

 Orxata and Torró 

 

Orxata is the name for several kinds of traditional beverages, made of tigernuts (xufes) or rice. 

 

Torró (Catalan), turrón (Spanish), is a nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, with toasted almonds or other nuts

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WELCOME TO THE VALENCIAN COUNTRY AND TO ELDA!!!

The Valencian Country is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia. It has 518 km of Mediterranean coastline and covers 23,259 km² of land with 5.02 million inhabitants (2008).

Elda is a city located in the province of Alacant, Spain. As of 2009, it has a total population of 55,618 inhabitants, ranking as the 7th most populous city in the province. Elda joins together with the town of Petrer to form a conurbation with over 85,000 inhabitants. The river Vinalopó flows through the urban area of Elda.

Elda is known for its footwear a industry, in particular for women's shoes. Tourist sites include the Footwear Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the Torre del Homenaje del castillo (a tower dating from the 12th century), Castelar Square, Count of Coloma Palace, the Town Hall and the church of Santa Ana. It also celebrates the important festival of Moors and Christians. 

 Source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elda