Issue No. 1992 7 - 13 September 2023
THE Festivities of the Vir gin of Monserrate will be celebrated on Friday, September 8. This reli gious event is carried out to commemorate the appearance of the image of the Virgin in the Ori huela mountain range under a bell that protect ed her, a place where the Virgin currently has her Sanctuary. This is a festival where religious fervour is significant, so the schedule of events is based on the Pilgrimage and Procession of the Patron Saint. In addition, cultural shows are scheduled in the street. On Friday, there will be a ‘General Ringing of Bells and Gunshots in honour of the patron saint of Orihuela’ at 12pm. At 7pm the ‘Solemn Eucharist (in Ori huela Cathedral) and General Procession’ will be celebrated. A great fireworks show will also take place.
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ALICANTE: Now the 14th most expensive area for house purchases.
ALICANTE Province has be come one of the most popu lar places in the foreign buy ers market for buying a home. The trend became clear, as in the second quarter of 2023, the province was third in the whole of Spain for foreign buyers, surpassed only by Barcelona and Madrid. Some 12,622 properties were bought and sold in April, May and June with foreign buyers accounting for a stag gering 44.67 per cent of all purchases in Alicante Province. This placed the re
gion at the top of the foreign buyers market for Spain. In the last year, sales have grown by 16 per cent. Bel gians, Germans and Dutch buyers tended to opt for new build properties, while British
people bought older homes. However, the prices of new homes has increased due to a lack of stock, pushing Alicante to be the 14th most expen sive area for offplan house purchases.
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