Javea Costa Blanca Spain

The Moors and Christians 2010 Javea

The Moors and Christians Festival in Jávea

The festivities continue in Jávea with the “Moros y Cristianos 2010” ( the Moors and Christians ) in honor of  San Jaime  (St. James) from Saturday 10th to Sunday July the 18th  2010, in the streets of the  Duanes del Mar.

This year the captaincy is held by the Filà Baharìs, and the captains are Francisca Marta and Joaquín Garreta.

The celebration is to begin on Saturday July 10th with the inauguration of the XI Medieval Fair (from the 10th to the 14th July), with the firing of the rocket that announces the start of the holidays and the official presentation of Moors and Christians in the Avenida Jaime I in Javea.

On Thursday July the 15th you can behold the re-enactment of the  landing of Moorish troops on the beach (Playa de la Gravea) with the Moorish Ambassador who manage to conquer the Christian Castle of Jávea. On Friday July the 16th the celebration of  the Christian reconquest of the castle. Saturday the 17th at 19:00 the parade through the streets of  Duanes del Mar. The parade takes us through the streets of  Pasaje Pio X, Calle Cristo del Mar, Calle Lepanto   and ends at the Avenue Jaime I. On  Sunday the 18th at 20.00 the parade continues taking the same route as on Saturday. The Moorish Captaincy 2010 of the Filá  Baharis will close  with the magnificent  Grand Parade to be followed by a fantastic display of  fireworks (at 00:00 hours).