Villajoyosa Celebrates Its Chocolate Legacy With Three Days Of Tastings, Activities And Surprises

Villajoyosa is already stirring pinch anticipation. From November 19 to 21, nan scent of cocoa will erstwhile again drift done nan streets arsenic Xocolatíssima 2025 returns — 3 days dedicated wholly to celebrating nan town’s deep-rooted cocoa heritage.

The show opens successful a measurement that could not beryllium much fitting. On Wednesday 19, nan doors of nan Teatre Auditori will invited 1 of nan world’s astir influential pastry masters: Paco Torreblanca. Torreblanca, who holds titles specified arsenic Best Pastry Chef successful nan World, Best Pastry Chef successful Europe and Best Pastry Chef successful Spain, will connection a talk titled “From nan cocoa metropolis to art”. His individual relationship pinch Villajoyosa stretches backmost years, making his beingness consciousness for illustration a homecoming.

Xocolatíssima 2025 pays tribute to nan historical families down Vilero chocolate

Over nan people of nan festival, Villajoyosa will besides honour those who person helped sphere nan section cocoa tradition. On Thursday evening astatine Salón Don Pedro, nan municipality will sanction its 2025 Honourable Ambassadors of Vilero Chocolate: Pedro Lloret Llinares, Vicenta Lloret López and Vicenta Lloret Tonda, each representing families whose businesses person shaped nan cocoa manufacture successful nan area.

For Villajoyosa, cocoa is acold much than a merchandise — it is identity. A bequest that began successful nan 17th century, woven into family businesses, workshops and nan corporate representation of nan town.

Mayor Marcos Zaragoza expressed it simply: “We are nan ‘town of chocolate’. This title exists because of decades of dedication from our business community. Xocolatíssima allows america to observe a contented that is still alive.” Tourism Councillor Rosa Llorca echoed nan sentiment, emphasising that nan show forms portion of La Vila Gastronómica, a marque that promotes nan municipality’s culinary excellence.

Chocolate, contented and innovation: Villajoyosa unveils its astir breathtaking version yet

The astir eagerly awaited infinitesimal arrives connected Friday November 21. From nan early evening, nan parkland of nan Casa Museo Barbera dels Aragonés will capable pinch neighbours sharing cups of lukewarm cocoa successful a celebrated open-air tasting. Laughter, speech and nan aroma of freshly melted cocoa will group nan segment for nan expansive finale: nan announcement of nan victor of Villajoyosa’s first Popular Chocolate Dessert Competition.

It will beryllium nan first clip nan show invites residents themselves to go portion of nan communicative by creating a homemade dessert pinch section cocoa arsenic nan prima ingredient. The title is unfastened to anyone aged 16 aliases older, and nan only request is to bring 1 dessert — already prepared, fresh to sensation — connected nan time of nan title betwixt 5pm and 7pm. Registration is disposable astatine nan Tourist Office aliases by calling 609 773 978 until 19 November.

For a fewer days successful November, Villajoyosa will erstwhile again punctual everyone why it proudly calls itself nan municipality of cocoa — not conscionable by history, but by passion.