The Trek to Atalaya Castle in Villena, Alicante, Spain
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- čas přidán 29. 03. 2024
- Today we'll walk around the town of Villena in Alicante, Spain, and make the trek to Atalaya Castle, which looks over the city.
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Loving these off the beaten track walk-abouts.
Gracias para mí es una bonita manera de hacer turismo y practicar inglés
Super fun to hear you switch from Spanish to English; sounds like 2 different people. That’s skills! 😀
Es lo que tienes que hacer cuando no hay remédio
Nice video Stuart. I used to drive past Villena regularly and I always found it a pretty disappointing place with not much of interest. What it did have though were some amazing Ventas on the carratera on the outskirts where the lorry drivers stopped for their lunch. Fantastic menu del dia for next to nothing. When I'm touring in Spain I've always looked out for any place that has lots of camiónes parked outside and you are guaranteed to get an amazing plate of food.😀👍
True it IS a disappointing town with a lot of run down buildings and very little of great interest to see .
Great to hear you speak Spanish with the locals
Thanks for the tour of Alicante.
Villena. A town in Alicante province not Alicante city
Thanks for the video Stu. I think, that I'd carry on driving past.
Big village, population of around 35000. If it's castles that float your boat you should travel a few more miles along to Sax which has a very impressive one which dominates the skyline on the approach to the town.
I like the earth introduction. Great video.
I agree. Next to the Telepizza in my apartment building is a New York Pizza slice that is just like a New York pizza runed by two Americans
Great tool shop in Villena called Ferris
Still have scissors I bought there twenty years ago..
Thanks stu, Steep hillside which was once forest and grass, replaced with these houses. Times and tastes wasn’t well thought out, except for proximity convenience for the locals. Greenery is not a strong suit.
Why many towns in Spain have lack of trees?
They certainly don’t appreciate trees and it’s not for the lack of water (an excuse) ! There are some really beautiful villages and towns Arnes (Catalonia) Valderrobres ( Teruel ) Vilafames ( Castellon ) and some very very ugly ones . But trees in most Spanish towns are not high on the list
Trees need maintenance, they would rather clean the city with that money.
@@marcojimenez5555 understandable but trees cool down the roads, give shade, cleans air, makes everything better
I love your honesty. I thought the town was rather drab looking.
Your not far from my house in Yecla. Villena is in a beautifull mountain area but you can't see them walking through the town.
You should Go to jijona old and new turron is made here and I have a piso there lovely friendly place recommend it and a castle to ,🎉
end it
Get yourself to Biar while you're there. Amazing views.
Hi Stu, great video…. Thanks
Thank you for the walkabout, Stuart. I guess you have to have some ugly parts of Spain!! It's the same in most countries. It's good to see that you are fit a fair bit of walking all good for your health. 😊
Hello Stuart. You asked a couple videos ago about Spains closing for lunch. As a 28 year hard core pro in the Hospitality industry as well as 14 in retail. I dread to deal with that closing time. My views are way too long for here. Maybe some email or video chat to discuss it., All Best
I love Spain and I live here but I can’t help thinking that it always looks like an unfinished building site ! Does anybody else have the same opinion ?
There must be towns like that, all over the world. I live in Scotland and if you look had enough you will find similar towns that has been forgotten.
My husband and i are planning a trip to Spain in possibly October. We're from Canada and are hoping to love it there enough to make Spain our retirement home. Canada is just way way way too expensive, and crime rates everywhere here are through the roof.
We moved here from UK about 6 years ago , if you need to know anything just ask.
Lovely but take a look at jijona,my city ,🎉
Going to Alicante later this year. This might be worth a day out. Strange that a band of armed police should be patrolling the area. Love your videos.
Telepizza is big in France 🇫🇷& Italy 🇮🇹 as well. I have 7 pizzerias , including a Telepizza, 5 minutes from my front door in El Puerto!!
And dreadful pizzas in my opinion Telepizza I mean
Muy bien.😂
You could have stopped in Yecla & said hello 😊
A bit of a weird place that!
Stuart, mejor decir: Por favor me podría decir por dónde se va a la Iglesia?
O... Disculpe, podría decirme por dónde se va a la Iglesia?😊
I don't think Stu needs Spanish lessons, I know I do...lol Do you tutor for fee online? lol
Stu sounds rude when he asks for directions . She is trying to show him a polite way to ask .
Perdón
The city of Benidorm, in Costa Blanca, announced they will be charging tourists between £650 and £1,020 for going to the beach between midnight and 7am. That includes swimming in the sea or sleeping on the sand.
Taking your clothes off on a non-nudist beach could land holidaymakers a fine of £560.
Drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes on the beach in Benidorm also is strictly forbidden, with fines of £650 and £1,700 respectively.
GOV.UK has warned British tourists to only use registered taxis in Spain this summer, as passengers caught travelling with unlicensed taxi services could get fines of up to 600 euros (£510).
Fines for noisy tourists, from playing loud music on the beach, to talking too loudly in your accommodation.
Authorities are closing in on any unlicensed or unruly parties and will issue a fine to anyone involved in the organisation and marketing of the event, as well as attendees. This could result in a £25,000 fine."
It’s also likely foreign residents could be effected by new regulations being looked at those who have lived in Spain for 10 years may be forced to get legal residence or leave Spain.
Man, I was tired just watching 👀 you treck up those stairs
Should of gone to the castle in sax instead it's more impressive
Stu... No need to defend a town like villena... The invading forces would be knackered by the time they got to the castle... LOL.... Tony cuenca
Should of gone to the old bull ring that has been converted to a shopping centre, the reason the nation guard are heavily armed is because of the high security prison you can see from the A31 that house ETA terrorists etc.
*Villena
Villegas seems like a wonderful place to pass the time ripping paper bags 🥴
Worth a visit? LOL
Instead of Alicante, they ought to call it Aligraffiti.
Fea? How about “no tiene gracia” instead?
all kind of smarty pants out there, give me a break
@@chrisdragoi9143 I wasn’t being cheeky. When I was an exchange student in the 80s, i remember my Spanish friends using that expression quite a bit. I’m enjoying Stus videos because I relive my old experiences vicariously. He visits some cool places. Some are just a little less pretty or charming than others.
@@stevetilk4926 no worries. Looks like woke society was a thing even back in the 80th...lol
Lovely but take a look at jijona,my city ,🎉