Denia

Denia (in Valencian and officially, Dénia) is a Spanish city and municipality in the Valencian Community, located on the north of the province of Alicante. It is the capital of the Marina Alta region. It had 42,953 inhabitants registered in the census on January 1, 2021 (INE), but in summer its population can increase fivefold, reaching 200,000. It is the municipality in Spain with less than 50,000 inhabitants that receives the most vacationers according to the figures of seasonal population of the Ministry of Finance and Public Administrations.

Toponymy

The place name derives from the Latin Dianium. For much of the XX century, it was speculated that the term Dianio derived from an Iberian settlement called Diniu, attested by some monetary finds. However, this has turned out to be a misreading of Tabaniu, an Iberian mint in the middle Ebro valley, which is why the traditional theory that derives it from Diana, a Roman goddess identified with Artemis, is currently taken as true. Andalusian the name changed to دانية (Dāniya), and from there to the current place-name after the Christian conquest.

Physical geography

El Montgó, formerly called Monte Kaón (753 m above sea level) occupies a good part of the southern half of the term and has been declared a natural park since 1987. At its feet is Cape San Antonio, 160 m above sea level. no. m., where the homonymous marine reserve is located.

Calas de Denia.

Between the Montgó and the sea lies the plain known as Plana de Denia, made up of highly fertile Quaternary erosion and alluvial materials, where agriculture is developed. Along almost 20 km of open seafront to the north and northeast, there is a succession of low, sandy coasts, with immediate marshes, as occurs in the northern zone, and the indented and steep coasts of Las Rotas, which reach their maximum dimension. in the Cova Tallada, where Dénia ends and Jávea begins.

The Girona river, which flows down from the Vall de Laguart, crosses the Pla and empties into the sea at the height of the Almadraba, forming a small delta (la Punta). Shorter and faster are the many ravines that descend from the nearby Montgó.

Neighboring towns

	North: Oliva
West: Ondara		This: Mediterranean Sea
	South: Jávea

Climate

The climate of Denia is particularly mild and placid, with an annual average of 18 °C. Denia has an average rainfall of 500-600 mm, although there are no official data to corroborate it. Winters are short and mild, and summers are long and warm. In fact, Denia's climate is so mild and placid that there is even a monument in the city itself praising its climate bonanza. The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is 12.3 °C (17.2 °C maximum and 7.4 °C minimum); while that of the warmest month (August) is 26.8 °C (31.6 °C maximum and 22.0 °C minimum). The climate according to the Köppen classification is subtropical Mediterranean (Csa).

Average climate parameters of Dénia, Spain
Month	Ene.	Feb.	Mar.	Open up.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Ago.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Annual
Temp. max. abs. (°C)	26	29	31	35	41	39	41	42	39	34	30	26	42
Average temperature (°C)	17.2	18.0	19.5	21.6	24.6	27.9	31.2	31.6	28.9	25.0	20.7	18.3	23.7
Average temperature (°C)	12.3	13.1	14.4	16.3	19.4	23.0	26.3	26.8	24.3	20.3	15.9	13.3	18.8
Temp. medium (°C)	7.4	8.2	9.3	11.2	14.2	18.1	21.4	22.0	19.7	15.6	11.1	8.3	13.9
Temp. min. abs. (°C)	-1	0	1	4	7	12	15	16	13	8	2	1	-1
Total precipitation (mm)	37	46	58	53	35	24	7	18	66	87	73	51	555
Hours of sun	185.	191	228	249	294	322	353	318	266	225	192	178	3001
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Winds

Prevailing winds: Lebeche, Poniente, Levante, Norte. The prevailing winds in Denia favor the practice of water sports such as windsurfing, surfing, kitesurfing and sailing.

Denia is configured as one of the most favorable points in Spain for windsurfing and kitesurfing. The most suitable areas are the beaches of Les Deveses and later Punta del Raset (both marked out for practicing this sport).

As for sailing, Denia has several schools, as well as the Real Club Náutico de Denia, as well as a long tradition in organizing regattas, highlighting, for example, the famous Ruta de la Sal or the Copa del Canal.

History

Although there are archaeological signs of an Iberian settlement (Diniu), its origin as a city is Roman (Dianium), located to the north of the current city and facing the old port. Classical texts and archaeological remains indicate that in the I century B.C. Sertorio's troops established a naval base in Dianium. Between 636 and 693, in times of the Visigothic kingdom, Denia was an episcopal seat dependent on Toledo. In Visigothic Hispania, it was the episcopal seat of the Catholic Church, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toledo, which included the ancient Roman province of Cartaginense in the diocese of Hispania.

Map of 1718 of the games of Les Sorts de la Mar, la Devesa and the Molinell, at the end of Denia.

During the Muslim era, the city reached the culminating moment of its expansion and strength, which generated a moment of great cultural vitality. Daniyya will be the capital of the taifa created in 1010 by the Amiri Mujahid al-Amiri al-Muwaffaq who, by annexing the Balearic Islands, will turn the kingdom into an important maritime and commercial center that will mint its own currency until the Almohad invasion. The taifa lost its independence in 1076, when Iqbal al-Dawla was dethroned by Al-Muqtadir, Hudi king of the Taifa of Zaragoza, on which it depended until the Almoravid invasion (1091).

The Christian conquest, in 1244, led to a serious setback in the development of the city, practically uninhabited when the Muslim population was removed from it. Repopulated under the jurisdiction of Valencia, the town of Denia, reduced to the albacara of the castle, becomes the center of Christian power in a general term populated mostly by Muslims. Jaime II of Aragon began the stage of stately domain, ceding the town in 1298 to Poncio de Ampurias. Later, under the house of Gandía, it became a county (1356), returning to the Crown in the time of Alfonso the Magnanimous. The absenteeism of this monarch made it possible for the lieutenant Juan de Navarra to donate it to the Castilian Diego Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas (1431), with the consequent discontent of the town, which demanded reincorporation into the kingdom after his death (1455) with the support of the city of Valencia, which occupied the castle until 1477, which included the lands surrounding the city, which still receive the name of Marquesado.

The county remained in the hands of the Sandovals, becoming a marquesate in 1487. The first marquis of Denia was Diego Gómez de Rojas y Sandoval (1487-1502). The title was granted by the Catholic Monarchs and also held the title of Count of Lerma. He married Catarina de Mendoza, daughter of Iñigo López de Mendoza (1st Marquis of Santillana). He is succeeded by his son (II Marquis of Denia) Bernardo de Sandoval (1502-1536). He begins a very direct relationship with the monarchs, since he married Francisca Enríquez, cousin of Fernando el Católico, and would obtain the title of Grandee. The III Marquis is the son of the previous one, Luis de Rojas y Sandoval, who shares a very intimate life with the monarchs at Court.

Expulsion of the Moors through the port of Denia. Painting of Vicente Mostre (1613).

The IV Marquis, Francisco de Rojas y Sandoval (1570-1574), father of the Duke of Lerma, was still one of the most important courtiers in the time of Philip II. He married Isabel de Borja of the house of the Dukes of Gandía. He is succeeded by Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas, V Marquis of Dénia, Count of Lerma and later Duke of Lerma in 1599, granted by Felipe III. The Duke of Lerma, fifth Marquis of Denia and favorite of Felipe III, provided the town with important privileges and the title of city on April 4, 1612. He promoted the expulsion of the Moors (1609), 25,000 of whom embarked in the port of Denia bound for Barbary, with the consequent depopulation and economic ruin of the marquisate.

Starting in the 18th century, the city openly participated in the War of Succession, and was the first to proclaim king to Archduke Charles. The war and subsequent reprisals caused the city's crisis. It was finally occupied by the Bourbons on November 17, 1708. The castle, seriously damaged, would definitely sink in the Spanish War of Independence. In the XIX century, Denia rejoined the Crown (1804) and experienced a gradual growth that began in the fishing quarter, which became administratively independent between 1837-1839. The flourishing raisin trade gave rise to a commercial bourgeoisie and attracted foreign companies with the consequent increase in population, which rose from 6,538 to 12,413 inhabitants (dianenses) between 1860 and 1900.

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  Panoramic view of the castle of Dénia.

On December 11, 2015, it was declared a Creative City of Gastronomy by Unesco.

Planning

Denia Castle.

The controversial planning of Denia began with the "Special Plan for Interior Reform and Extension of the North and South Zone of Denia" and the "Provisional Rules" both documents dated 1966 and under the protection of the "Soil Law of 1956". In these documents it is intended to enable the building in the entire municipal term, especially in the coastal strip; These documents, being of a provisional nature, cultivated a land market climate, creating benefits for landowners, but at the same time producing all kinds of problems.

For this reason, in 1972 the "General Plan for Urban Planning" (PGOU), a document that apparently put an end to urban debauchery and rationalized construction with the landscape. This PGOU is developed through Partial Plans, such as:

• Partial Plan of the Industrial Zone in 1973, of public initiative, but supported by the powerful toy industry, which configures the current industrial polygon of the city.
• Partial Plan of the Urban Helmet and Influence Area of 1976, a document that tries to provide detailed management to the urban hull, since the PGOU did not have it.
• Monte Montgó Partial Plan, in which the entirety of the Montgó skirt was converted into urban land, sowing the seed for the construction of houses, since the only thing needed was a work license. This resulted in a semi-urbanized area (without sewered sidewalks, lighting, etc.), with labyrinthic streets (made respecting the topography and pre-existing buildings), as well as unexecuted green areas or located only in the ravines that descend from the Montgo dungeon.

Between 1990 and 1992 the "General Municipal Planning Plan" was created, in this plan the land classified as urban or developable was reduced, even so, leaving a large amount of land capable of being built, which thanks to the booming housing market, it is largely filled. For example, the PGMO classifies all the land in Les Rotes as urban, which made it possible to occupy the area without prior or simultaneous cession and urbanization.

Transitory General Plan prepared between 2005 and 2007

All the plans have been annulled by the courts of justice, with the exception of that of 1972. That is why the Generalitat had to draw up a Transitory General Plan in 2013, valid for two years and extendable for another two; to prevent city planning from having the 1972 document as a planning instrument again.

Currently a new General Plan is being drafted that will be released in 2017

Demographics

After a population decline after the phylloxera crisis at the beginning of the XX century, the demographic evolution of the municipality had a radical change thanks to the tourist boom of the 1960s. Its population went from 12,185 inhabitants in 1960 to 44,726 in 2011 in a term of 66.18 km². According to this latest census, 29.7% of its population is of foreign nationality; Of these, 59.0% come from the European Union (of which a colony of 2,619 Germans stands out), 24.6% from Latin America and 10.1% from non-EU Europe.

As of January 1, 2019, the population of the municipality amounted to 42,166 inhabitants, 20,419 men and 21,747 women.

Denia demographic evolution (municipality) between 1787 and 2020

Population in fact.Population of law (1900-1991) according to population censuses of the INE. Population according to the municipal register since 1996, data from the INE.

Administrative organization

The town and municipality of Denia is currently divided into 10 neighborhoods, with each neighborhood having a councilor assigned by the town hall.

Seven of the neighborhoods would be within the urban nucleus of the city, and three of them would be peripheral.

The name of each of the neighborhoods of the town and approximate location is as follows:

• Under the Sea and Behind the Castle (in Valencian and officially Baix la Mar i Darrere del Castell): located in the back of the castle of Denia and in the surroundings of the avenue of Miguel Hernández and the street of the bulls.
• Diana: neighborhood located in the surroundings of the railway tracks and the surroundings of Pintor Llorens Street.
• The Marinas (in Valencian and officially Les Marines): peripheral neighborhood located along the Las Marinas road. Due to its length along the coast, different areas such as Las Brisas are identified (in Valencian and officially Les Brises) and Las Fuentes (in Valencian and officially Les Fonts).
• The Rocks (in Valencian and officially Les Roques): neighborhood that looks with the castle, characterized by its spelling and irregular layout of streets.
• The Rotas (in Valencian and officially Les Rotes): peripheral neighborhood located along the coast towards the end of San Antonio.
• Montgó: peripheral neighborhood located on the other side of the railway to Alicante in the direction of the Montgó skirt.
• West and Camps (in Valencian and officially Oest i Campaments): inner neighborhood located in the west of the city, in the surroundings of the avenue of Valencia and entrance to the city from the road CV-725.
• Paris-Pedrera and Campo Rojo (in Valencia and officially Paris-Pedrera i Camp Roig): neighborhood located in the interior of the city, in the surroundings of the square Jaime I.
• Puerto y Centro: neighborhood located in the center of the city, in the surroundings of the streets La Mar and Marqués de Campo.
• Saladar: neighborhood located in the surroundings of the railway to Alicante and the crossing of Diana Street and the Paseo del Saladar.

There are also several districts:

• La Jara (in Valencian and officially The Xara): located west of the urban centre, between Denia and Ondara.
• Poor Jesus: located south of Denia, after the Montgo.
• La Pedrera: located at the foot of the Montgó.

Politics

Mayors since the 1979 elections

Period	Name	Party
1979-1983	Joaquín Chornet Torres	UCD
1983-1987	Jaime Sendra Timoner	PSPV-PSOE
1987-1991	Pepe Crespo Mahiques	Gent de Dénia
1991-1995	Sebastià Garcia i Mut	UPV
1995-1999	Sebastià Garcia i Mut Pedro Pastor Sebastià Garcia i Mut	UPV-BLOC Gent de Dénia BLOC
1999-2003	Miguel Ferrer Marsal	P
2003-2007	Francisca R. Viciano i Guillem	PSPV-PSOE
2007-2011	Francisca R. Viciano i Guillem Ana Kringe Sánchez	PSPV-PSOE P
2011-2015	Ana Kringe Sánchez	P
2015-2019	Vicent Grimalt Boronat	PSPV-PSOE
2019-	Vicent Grimalt Boronat	PSPV-PSOE

The city council was governed in the 2003–2007 legislature by the PSPV-PSOE thanks to the 7 councilors it obtained in the 2003 elections, in which PP won 5, the Bloc 4, the Unió-Gent de Dénia coalition 4 and Els Verds-L'Entesa, 1. In the 2007 elections, the PSOE obtained 9 councillors, the Bloc 2, the PP 5, Center Unificat 2, Gent de Dénia 2 and the Social Democratic Party 1, reissued again a socialist and nationalist coalition for the government of the city. Paqui Viciano continues as mayor of the city. In 2008 Ana Kringe (PP) became mayor through a motion of no confidence formed by the parties PP, CU, PSD, GENT DE DÉNIA and the socialist defector Juan Collado. In 2011 she won the PP with 9 councillors, 8 the PSPV-PSOE, 2 CU, 1 the BLOC and 1 the PSD. A government coalition is formed between the PP and CU. Ana Kringe is mayor again.

Economy

Fishing boat in Denia

Beach tourism in Denia

The raisin crisis, from the beginning of the XX century, meant a certain economic paralysis of the city. Since the 1960s, tourism has become the main economic sector in Denia, compensating for the disappearance of most industries and causing rapid urbanization.

Transportation

Denia is communicated through the national highway N-332 and through the AP-7 E-15 (Mediterranean highway) (exit 62). It also has a bus station.

It has a railway station with a single line; belonging to line 9 Denia-Benidorm-Alicante of the Alicante Metropolitan TRAM; of F.G.V. (Navy train).

Port of Denia

It has maritime communication with the Balearic Islands: Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca and Formentera.

It also has an urban bus network called DeniBus that has five lines that connect the areas furthest from the center with it. The lines are: L1 (Puerto-Las Rotas), L2 (Puerto-Las Marinas), L3 (Puerto-Les Deveses), L4 Puerto-Hospital (La Jara).

Heritage

Historical-cultural heritage

Denia Town Hall.

Church of Our Lady of Assumption.

Church of San Antonio.

Hermitage of San Juan.

Chapel of Santa Paula.

Torre del Gerro.

Entrance to the anti-aircraft shelter of the Civil War.

The city is located in a bay or natural port at the foot of the Montgó and shows us old neighborhoods such as les Roques or Baix la Mar, the streets that go down from the castle remind us of the Arab past of the place and the lower part of the modernism that led to the raisin trade. The most interesting museums and monuments are:

• Old shipyards. Century XVImodified in the XVIII.
• City Hall. Neoclassic. Building consisting of six half-point arches.
• Barrios:
  • Barrio Baix the sea: old fishing district.
  • Barrio Les Roques: next to the castle.
• Calle del Marquis de Campo. It's one of the main streets. Shopping center of the city, with many shops and restaurants. In summer it's a pedestrian street.
• Benitzaina fortified house. Well declared of cultural interest.
• Caseta del Pare Pere (« Padre Pedro»): example of rural architecture, of the centuryXVII.
• Convent of the Augustines. Centuries XVI and XVII.
• Churches:
  • Church of the Assumption. Valencian Baroque of the CenturyXVIII.
  • Church of San Antonio. Centuries XVI and XVII. Trailed in the centuryXVIII.
  • Church and Convent of Our Lady of Loreto. Century XVI. Founded by the Augustinian nuns barefoot in 1604.
  • Church of the Poor Jesus
  • Church of Saint Matthew of La Jara
• Sites:
  • De la Almadraba: Roman maritime villa typical of the centuries I Al IVd. C.
  • From the top of Benimaquía: archaic and full Iberian village (centuryXVI to the centuryIIIa. C.) located in the Montgo.
  • Eagle Pico: Iberian village (centuryIV to the centuryIa. C.) located in the Montgo.
• Hermits of the Conquest.
  • St. John. Historical Art Monument.
  • Santa Paula.
  • Saint Lucia. CenturyXV.
• Denia Castle. Built by the Moors in a Loma (or coughsal) on previous buildings. It is a municipal property since 1952. It houses the Archaeological Museum, an important witness of local history. It has been rehabilitated and is currently visited throughout the year. Below it passes a tunnel that connects the urbanized beach area with the city center.
• Walls. Some sections are preserved in good condition.
• Torres:
  • Torre de la Almadraba (or del Palmar): Guaita tower that has suffered a debatable restoration.
  • Torre del Gerro (Jarrón): tower vigía with trunk body that by its form gives it name (brown). Highlights the coat of arms of Carlos I of the centuryXVI.
  • Torre de Carrals: important set of defensive buildings. Currently of private property.

Beaches

Denia has a coastline of 20 km; and the northern beaches are wide and sandy. In the south there are rocky coves. A quality management and environmental management system has been implemented. These beaches are recognized by the ISO 14001 (environmental management) and ISO 9001-2000 (quality management) certificates. It has two beach areas: Las Marinas and Las Rotas.

Among its numerous beaches, there are some that deserve to be highlighted:

• Les Marines has the sandy beaches: Les Deveses, L'Almadraba, Els Molins, Les Bovetes, Les Marines, Albaranes and Punta del Raset.
• The area of Les Rotes is characterized by numerous coves (most of stone) and the promenade (Marineta Cassiana, El Trampolí, La Punta Negra, Les Arenetes, La Cala).

Culture

Press

The weekly newspaper Canfali Marina Alta reports on all the news in Denia and the Marina Alta since 1976.

Denia.com is an online newspaper focused on news about Denia and the region.

Television

Although the city does not have a network that can be tuned through the television, it does have two online television networks. TV Dénia and La Huit TV that report on all the news in the municipality.

Museums

• Archaeological Museum: tour of the history of the city. From its Iberian origins to the centuryXVIII. It is located in the castle of Denia.

• Museum of the Sea

• Ethnological Museum: dedicated to the centuryXIX Dianense and the pass trade.
• Toy Museum: sample of Denia toy industry from 1904 to 1960.
• Art Center «La Estación»: cultural center where temporary exhibitions are shown.

Network of Municipal Public Libraries of Denia

• Central Library
• Agencia de Lectura Rafael Chirbes
• Enric Valor Reading Agency of Poor Jesus

Schools and Institutes

Publics:

• CEIP Montgó: Infant and primary.
• CEIP Les vesanes: Infant and primary.
• CEIP Cervantes: Infant and primary.
• CEIP Pou de la muntanya: Infant and primary.
• CPEE Raquel Payá: Special Education and Basic Qualification Training Programs
• IES Historian Chabás: ESO, BTCH and training cycles.
• IES Sorts of the sea: ESO, BTCH and training cycles.
• IES María Ivars: ESO, BTCH and training cycles.

Private or concerted:

• Paids: Children, Primary and ESO.
• Sacred Heart: Infant, Primary and ESO.
• Marists: Children, Primary and ESO.
• Alpha & Omega: Infant, Primary and ESO.

Gastronomy

Iron squids, gastronomy of Denia (Alicante)

Denia is part of the select group of cities named Creative City of Gastronomy by UNESCO. Rice, fish and shellfish, especially the renowned and popular boiled red shrimp. The seafood casserole (suquet), cakes, espencat, aioli, llandeta, dried octopus, prawns with chard, etc. Mistela and raisins are the basis of an excellent gastronomy, to which citrus fruits must be added.

Parties

Considered one of the towns with the most parties in Europe.^{[citation required]}

January

• Knight of the Magi (January 5): before the Magi of the East disembark in the port and participate in the horseback riding, a royal mailman collects the letters with the wishes of the little ones. The ride runs through the main streets of the city.
• Romería to the hermitage of Santa Paula (26 January): highlights the procession and the porrat, a market of typical products and treats.

February

• Mid-year of Moros and Christians (variable date; in 2010: February 27): Informal parade rows (partners of Moors and Christians) through the streets.

March

Denia West Failure. 2019.

• Fallas (from 15 to 19 March): Dénia has 11 failed commissions: Falla Baix La Mar, Falla Campaments, Falla Camp Roig, Falla Centro, Falla Darre del Castell, Falla Diana, Falla Les Roques, Falla West, Falla Paris Pedrera, Falla Port-Rotes and Falla Saladar. These commissions are divided into two sections or categories. To the main one, called the Special Section, belong the West Failure, the Center, Baix la Mar and Paris Pedrera. The other districts compete in Section One. They plant flaws every year in Denia. The holidays begin with the plantà and the gunpowder, in all its spectacular demonstrations, acquires a leading role. Pascalles, mascletà (cohetes), music, meals and popular dinners, fireworks, etc. They emphasize:

• • the plantà of the Fallas: placement of the failed monuments in the different districts;
  • the mascletà: a large number of rockets are fired in each district, at approximately 14.30 p.m., filling the city with noise and gunpowder;
  • the railroads: the runners walk through the streets dancing thanks to the accompaniment of the music band of their fault;
  • the floral offering to the Virgin of the Disposed: one of the main acts, the Falleros wear their best suits and head for procession to the Virgin with bouquets of flowers, which they deposit in her robe;
  • the cremà: the faults burn, concluding the party. First you burn child failures, to give way to higher volume failures. In Denia do not burn all the faults at once, they are gradually burning. This allows the tourist and resident to enjoy the cremà of several faults.

May

• Virgen de los Desamparados (variable date: second Sunday of the month. In 2010: 9 May): patron of the sailors. Processions in the marine neighborhood "Baix la Mar".
• Festivals in the street of the Most Holy Trinity (variable date: first half of June. Date 2010: 29 and 31 May): street typical of the neighborhood of Les Roques, at the foot of the Castle of the city. Street parties, verbs, costume contests, meals and popular dinners.

June

• Romería de la Virgen del Rocío (domestic following the Corpus): the following Sunday is celebrated to the Corpus. They highlight the procession, the mass and the country party (Casa de Andalucía).
• Hogueras de San Juan (from 20 to 24 June): there are three "hogueras" or commissions in Denia. The Bassot bonfire, the L’Hort hose and the Les Portelles hose. Despite the fact that the carton monuments are the elements that "burnest" on the night of San Juan, there are places, like the street of Les Portelles, where the tradition of burning old things is maintained. The festivals of the San Juan bonfires coincide with the pilgrimage to the Hermitage and the fiestas in the hermitage of San Juan, where the traditional mass and the typical porrat (meat of typical products and treats).
• Festivities in the hermitage of San Juan (from 20 to 24 June): on the occasion of the feasts of San Juan there is a pilgrimage from Denia to the hermitage. Various religious and playful events take place in the hermitage: mass, traditional porrat (meat of typical products and treats), etc.
• Festivals in San Pedro Street (28 and 29 June): street in the marine neighborhood, celebrates parties in the street, mass and verbine these days.
• Festivals in the La Pedrera neighborhood (June 28 and 29): the neighborhood adorns its streets for the celebration of verbs, cucañas and the procession in honor of Saint Peter. The party “sounds” also at the [mascleta] and the despertà.

July

• Festivities in honor of the Blessed Blood and Bous to the sea (1.a fortnight of July): The day of the Holy Blood is always celebrated on the 2nd Wednesday after Saint Peter. Stresses:
  • Them Bous a la Mar (Turkeys to the sea), declared National Tourist Interest Party. Sometimes it is preceded by the "entry of the bulls" (the bulls run along the main street to the semi-place installed in the port). The performance is that the participants run into the semi-place, trying to get the bull to follow them and fall to the sea, without touching them. Once in the water the bull is driven to a ramp of exit, installed next to the square.
  • Concert of the Musical Artistic Group of Denia, on Wednesday of the Holy Blood.
  • The parade of floats, declared Provincial Tourist Interest Party, takes place on the last Saturday of the holidays. In it they parade all the failed commissions. It should be noted that the carriages are manually and handmade by the members of the commissions themselves. It is a parade of great colorful and colorful.
  • Castle of Artificial Fires, as a colophon and closing of the festivities, launched from the North Sea of the Port.
  • Other events: during that week there are many events such as concerts, verbs, entertainment activities for children, sports competitions etc.
  • There are also various religious acts in honor of the Holy Blood of Christ, highlighting, on the day of the Holy Blood, the celebration of a Mass with the sharing of blessed bread and procession in the afternoon.

August

• Moros and Christians, festivals in honor of San Roque (13-16 August): the streets of Denia are filled with Moors and Christians in mid-August. They are the participants in the embassies, the railroads and the flag slate. The program highlights the landing and the touches of the target, as well as above all, the Gala Parade, where Moros and Christians look their luxurious costumes to the sound of music and the festive passage. More significant events:
  • August 13: desembarkation, signature of the truce.
  • August 14th: children's gala parade.
  • August 15th, big party day: gala parade.
  • August 16: Christian disembarkation, parliaments, battle of arkaria, miracle of fog, surrender and retretta. Fireworks castle.

September

• Feasts of St Augustine in Las Rotas (last weekend of August or first of September): Feasts in honor of St Augustine that are held in the weekend closest to the day of the pattern.

October

• Fair of all Saints (from the end of October to the beginning of November): in the esplanade of Torrecremada. Amusement fair: noria, horseback riding, etc.

December

• Medieval Market (from 4 to 5 December to 8 of the same month): it is located in the streets of the historic center.

• Romería to the hermitage of Saint Lucia (13 December): a pilgrimage is celebrated that culminates in the hermitage of Saint Lucia where the typical Porrat (meat of typical products and treats).
• Nit de la Llum (Night of Light): in the middle of December more than 8000 candles illuminate the streets of the city center.

Twinnings

• Cholet (France, since 1996).

Notable people