Staying Local
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JAVEA
ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE
Javea town hall’s department of culture has harnessed the power of the internet to reach out to the town’s residents and beyond. Through the Xàbia Turisme Facebook page, everyone can enjoy music, concerts, cinema, comedy, theatre, and storytelling.
LOCAL MARKETS ARE BACK IN TOWN
The traditional weekly street markets have returned with stalls selling only food.
There are new social distancing rules and hygiene measures to allow the stalls to welcome back the public.
The stalls are spread across the area to leave 2.5m between them and separated with a pathway for shoppers.
Only stall holders - wearing gloves and masks - are allowed to touch food and produce on sale. The areas will be disinfected before and after the events however, the markets will open on their normal hours, 08.00 to 13.30.
The use of masks and gloves is recommended.
The markets could have changed from their usual place so please contact the local authorities to confirm their current location.
LIBRARIES ARE OPEN
Libraries have reopened but with strict procedures.
Gloves and masks are mandatory at all times.
Items that are being returned, such as books and dvds´ will be placed in a container and disinfected with virucidal then stored for 14 days before being opened. Each container will be marked with the return date and 14-day quarantine date, after which it will be safe to return the items onto the shelves.
Those wanted to borrow items will not be allowed to browse but instead will have to request the items from staff, who will fetch them.
During this period, users can reserve items via phone or email so that they can be ready for collection. Find out at your town hall about your nearest library and their new rules.
ALBIR CRAFTS MARKET
The traditional nightly Art & Craft stalls will be back in Albir until September 3.
Located beside the anchor, at the beginning of the promenade, there will be a selection of artisan stalls with a selection of leather goods, jewellery, ceramics and glass ware, natural cosmetics, hair braiding, henna tattoos and caricature artistes. In addition, a little further down in the Frax Foundation car park, the children’s amusement park is open, with a range of rides, bouncy castles plus a tapas bar.
LA MATA MARKET IS NOW OPEN
The Wednesday market will operate with 35 stalls, which include fresh fruit and vegetables. Torrevieja local police and Protección Civil volunteers will patrol the entrances and the market. Visitors have to wear a face mask.
RIURAU FILM FESTIVAL SURVIVES
The popular Riurau Film Festival has survived the Covid-19 cull and returns to the Marina Alta later this summer ‘in good health’, say organisers. Film makers and audiences are looking forward to enjoying a feast of around 30 short films at the historic riuraus of Denia, La Cara, Jesus Pobre and Javea safety measures of the ‘new normal’ will be in place.
Films are of various genres, including those made by students of the Riurau Cinema School; details are already being made available via the RRFF website. Screenings will be over the last weekend of August (28, 29, 30) and the first weekend of September (4, 5 and 6).