La Villajoyosa Celebrates 25 Years Of ‘la Vila Gastronòmica’ With Renewed Regional Support

President of nan Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazón, has underlined nan increasing value of gastronomic tourism successful promoting sustainability, section improvement and nan year-round diversification of visitors to nan Valencian Community. Speaking connected Monday October 27 aft signing a collaboration statement betwixt Turisme Comunitat Valenciana and La Villajoyosa Town Hall, represented by politician Marcos Zaragoza, Mazón praised nan town’s long-standing committedness to showcasing its culinary practice done nan marque La Vila Gastronòmica.

He described gastronomy arsenic “one of nan awesome drivers of nan tourism industry, allowing america to diversify nan assemblage and fortify our position connected nan world representation of good dining”.

A pioneer successful gastrotourism

Mazón highlighted Alicante state arsenic a leader successful culinary innovation, noting that La Vila Joiosa was among nan first municipalities successful nan region to recognise nan economical and taste imaginable of its nutrient traditions. He said La Vila Gastronòmica is now “a afloat established reference aft 25 years of occurrence supporting nan fishing, hospitality, cocoa and nougat industries”.

The president added that gastronomy, together pinch sports, taste and euphony tourism, offers a powerful replacement to accepted ‘sun and sea’ travel. “It allows america to consolidate our estimation arsenic an fantabulous destination offering unsocial and authentic experiences,” he said.

He besides reaffirmed nan Valencian government’s committedness to moving pinch nan assemblage to “continue innovating and creating a distinctive, high-quality tourism model”, while insisting connected sustainable maturation “from environmental, practice and societal perspectives”.

Rejecting what he called “absurd taxes that spot america astatine a disadvantage against our competitors”, Mazón alternatively stressed nan value of clear regulation, specified arsenic nan caller model for short-stay accommodation.

Strong capacity and caller investment

Tourism successful nan Valencian Community continues to show beardown results. In September, nan region received 942,618 travellers — a 2.7 per cent emergence year-on-year — pinch home tourism up 1.2 per cent and world visitors expanding by 4.4 per cent. Since January, overnight stays person surpassed 25 million, marking nan highest fig successful recorded history.

Reaffirming nan Generalitat’s committedness to La Vila Joiosa, Mazón announced an finance of €450,000 to modernise nan surroundings of nan Barberes Sud Roman Villa archaeological site. Funded by European resources done nan Department of Innovation, Industry, Commerce and Tourism, nan task will adhd shaded areas and caller visitant accommodation to heighten nan site’s entreaty arsenic a taste and humanities landmark.

He besides reiterated authorities support for cardinal projects specified arsenic nan planned description of La Vila Joiosa’s hospital, calling it “a captious inaugural to guarantee citizens and visitors nan information and healthcare they deserve”.

Promoting section gastronomy

The recently signed statement pinch Turisme Comunitat Valenciana intends to beforehand quality, invention and nan dissemination of La Villajoyosa’s culinary identity. The inaugural includes trading actions for nan 25th day of La Vila Gastronòmica, arsenic good arsenic a investigation task and a commemorative book honouring Carlos Llorca Baus, 1 of its original promoters.