WHY
ALCOY?
Located in southeastern Spain, between Valencia and Alicante, Alcoy stands as the capital of the l’Alcoià region
WHY
The city has a population of approximately
60,000
inhabitants
A strong service sector and an established yet emerging industry, notably featuring technical textiles, metallurgy, cosmetics, machinery, and the continuous proliferation of important technological and digital startups.
Over the years, Alcoy has maintained its industrial tradition by supporting and promoting entrepreneurial and business spirit.
A fact that has been demonstrated in recent years through the progressive creation of companies.
Alcoy is, therefore, an industrial, service-oriented, and tourist city. Framed between two natural parks and perfectly connected by highway to the provincial capitals of the Valencian Community, Madrid and Barcelona.
With available industrial land and the active presence of the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the University of Alicante (with their respective campuses), the School of Design and Vocational Training centers that provide highly qualified professionals to local companies.
STRENGTHS OF
ALCOY
City surrounded by nature, by two natural parks.
Medium-sized city, focused on proximity and adapted to mobility.
High quality of life.
Historic city full of traditions.
Established business network.
Business stability, with groups and coordination with the Administration.
City of knowledge and education, generator of highly qualified human resources.
Diverse productive sectors, grouped by clusters and with auxiliary industry.
City with immense cultural and natural heritage.
HEALTH
AND WELLNESS
Alcoy has a Mediterranean climate influenced by its mountainous location. It is characterized by cool winters and hot summers, and an atmosphere with low pollution.
HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LOS LIRIOS
The Virgen de los Lirios Hospital is the reference medical center not only for the city, but for the regions of L’Alcoià and El Comtat.
IMED ALCOY
Private health center located in the Cotes Baixes Industrial Park
IMED SAN JORGE ALCOY
Private health center located in the Santa Rosa neighborhood
CLÍNICA MARIOLA
Private health center located in the Historic Center neighborhood
Alcoy has a Mediterranean climate influenced by its mountainous location. It is characterized by cool winters and hot summers, and an atmosphere with low pollution.
Touristic
and Modernist
City
The city is known for its modernist architecture. An artistic and architectural movement that took place in the centuries:
lateXIX
earlyXX
During this period, the city underwent an important industrialization process, which led to a significant economic boom.
THE PEACOCK HOUSE
SAINT ANTHONY ABAD CEMETERY
INDUSTRIAL CIRCLE
CANALEJAS VIADUCT
Natural environment
near the sea
Alcoy is located in a valley surrounded by two natural parks: Serra de Mariola and La Font Roja. Additionally, it has multiple areas of environmental interest such as the Barranc del Sinc or the Racó de Sant Bonaventura and at the top of Serra de Aitana or Montcabrer.
Options
mountain
and beach
18º
ANNUAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
The Mediterranean Sea, with the beaches of Sant Joan d’Alacant, El Campello or Benidorm, are at a distance ranging between 50 minutes and an hour and a half, making Alcoy an ideal place for combining climates.
ALCOY
CONNECTED
TO THE WORLD
Alcoy is a very well-connected city with highways that provide direct access to airports, ports and major capital cities.
HIGHWAY A-3
MADRID
AUTOVÍA A-7
BARCELONA
HIGH-SPEED TRAIN
XÀTIVA
40 minutes
>ALICANTE
50 minutes
VILLENA
50 minutes
VALENCIA PORT
1h 25 minutes
GANDÍA PORT
60 minutes
PORT AND FERRY
ALICANTE
50 minutes
HIGHWAY A-7 AND A-3
NORTH AND SOUTH
EXIT
State Road Network
This highway starts in Algeciras and ends in Barcelona.
Highway connected to the A-3 with direct access to Madrid.
2009/2011
Section improvement works
ALICANTE-ELCHE AIRPORT
45 MINS AWAY
In 2020
Passage of
13.2 million people
90,000
operations
Transported 4.6 million
kilograms of cargo
and established
200 different
routes.
HIGH-SPEED TRAIN
40 MINS AWAY
AVE-VILLENA
JOURNEY
Madrid-Villena
2 hours
Via the A-7.
AVE-XÁTIVA
3 TRAINS
direct to Barcelona every day and the time is
2:40 hours
PORT OF VALENCIA
LEADER OF THE
MEDITERRANEAN
5 MILLION
TEU CONTAINERS
79 MILLION
TONS
IN GOODS
+ 1 Million passengers
Road connections such as A-7
that connects the A-23 with Aragón and Castilla León and
northern Spanish communities, A-3 that connects
with Madrid and Lisbon
PORT OF GANDÍA
1 HOUR AWAY
HIGH DEGREE
OF SPECIALIZATION IN
GOODS
HANDLING
-
- Coils
- paper pulp
- imported wood
- and agricultural products
- from the area.
PUERT OF ALICANTE
FAST
TRANSPORTATION
Connects directly with any place in the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe.
Including the Canary Islands
Container
terminal
of latest
generation
docks and spaces
available for any
logistics operation.
CULTURE
Alcoy has consolidated its own identity through the enhancement and preservation of its artistic and cultural heritage.
REFUGIOS GUERRA CIVIL
Alcoy preserves shelters and tunnels that served as refuge for its inhabitants during the Civil War. These enclosures, which can be visited, provide a deep look into those turbulent years, demonstrating the historical legacy not only of Alcoy, but of all Spain.
PINTURA RUPESTRE
Also notable is the existence of the La Sarga rock paintings, declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
GASTRONOMY
TRADITION
AND SIMPLICITY
The network of restaurants spread throughout the city offers these typical dishes and many more in establishments full of Alcoy symbolism and also set in pure nature.
COMFORT FOOD
Olleta Alcoyana (Alcoy’s traditional stew)
Borreta (Traditional vegetable and fish stew)
PEPPER
Pimiento relleno de arroz (Rice-stuffed peppers)
Pericana (Traditional spread made with dried red peppers, garlic, and salt-cured fish)
SWEETS
Pastissets de boniato (Sweet potato pastries)
Peladillas (Sugar-coated almonds)
Tortada de almendras con glaseado (Glazed almond cake)
FESTIVITIES
AND TRADITION
The city has two festivals declared of tourist interest: The Moors and Christians Festival (International Tourist Interest and Cultural Heritage Site) and the Three Kings’ Parade (Festival of National Tourist Interest).
MOORS AND CHRISTIANS
Late 19th century
International Tourist Interest and Cultural Heritage Site.
This celebration is a combination of religion, history and tradition. The ‘Entrada’ day is the most representative of the festivities and is when the different ‘filaes’ (groups) of Moors and Christians parade in costumes accompanied by music composed for the occasion and collected in a genuine genre.
THREE KING'S PARADE
1885
National Tourist Interest.
(Oldest Three Kings’ Parade in Spain)
The most characteristic and exciting feature is the use of ladders by the pages to deliver gifts to children who look out from their balconies.
MODERNIST WEEK
Cultural event that celebrates the rich architectural and artistic heritage of the modernist period in the city. It offers exhibitions, activities, and period reenactments to immerse visitors in the unique atmosphere of that time.
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