January Challenge 2011

28.8Km Circular Walk Around the Sierra Aitana

This years January Challenge which took part on Monday 03rd attracted higher numbers than any previous year, with participants setting their own challenge and walking varying distances of between 11 and 28Km. We had a perfect day with clear blue skies and sunshine, although it was a bit cool in the shade of the northern side of the Sierra Aitana!

Many thanks to everyone who took part and ROLL ON 2012!!!

'Banksy' Style Grafitti in Sella!

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Sella to Finestrat Road OPEN!

After 9 months, the road (CV758) between Finestrat village and the CV770 to Sella that was closed to facilitate a road straightening project, has finally re-opened. There is still some work ongoing, so although a road that was once full of twists and turns and character now tempts you to try and break the Fini to Sella land speed record, please drive with caution!

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New Geocache - Puig Campana Summit!

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villagehouseinspain.com today did and were FTF (first to find) the new geocache that has been placed on the summit of Puig Campana . On arriving at the summit there was a slight delay, as I had to wait for the Spanish army who were also up there (on manoeuvres?) to bugger off! You really DO want to find this one if you go looking for it - over 4 hours round trip with an ascent of over 1000m (3281ft) and then the same again coming down! For more information CLICK HERE

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'Mama Mia' style wedding in Sella

This weekend Casa Blava and Sella hosted a real 'Mama Mia' style wedding. The ceremony took place at the chapel that sits above the village with the bride arriving on a donkey! CONGRATULATIONS to Steve and Katarina.

Puig Campana Night Walk

Saturday 26 June 2010 - guided by the light of a full moon we summitted Puig Campana.

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George Leigh Mallory

Its been an eventful 18 months for anyone with an interest in George Mallory - Mark Mackenzie's book 'In the Footsteps of Mallory and Irvine: The Wildest Dream' was published in May of last year', Jeffrey Archer's novel 'Paths of Glory' hit the bookshelves in September and now the release date for the long awaited film (with Conrad Anker and Leo Houlding) The Wildest Dream has also been announced - Friday 6th August 2010.

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And Another New Geocache - Cova de L´Aigua

Another new local geocache 'Cova de L´Aigua' has been set up. This cache is not as easily accesible on foot as the previously reported cache (Alcantara) and not possible at all by car! However, both the location and views are stunning. For more information CLICK HERE

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Sella Cultural Fiesta

This years Cultural Fiesta saw queues all the way down the street (past La Casa Blava) as people waited patiently for a portion of the giant paella!

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New Geocache - Alcantara

A new local geocache 'Alcantara' has been set up. The cache is easily accesible both by car and on foot, in fact if you are doing the local walk 'Ruta de Agua' you will walk right past it!

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Good Friday Procession

Although on a completely different scale to the large pocessions that take place in bigger cities throughout Spain at this time of year, this solemn march can still leave people feeling quite moved and has to be seen to be fully appreciated.

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Ermita circa 1960

I came across this very short (only lasts for about 5 seconds) piece of old footage, orginally taken on a 16mm cine camera around 1960 during a ferocious storm. The winds were so strong that they caused a lot of damage and as shown in the film actually blew the weather vane from the top of the village Ermita (chapel).

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Sella on TV

Sella featured on local Valencian TV station Canal 9 this afternoon. One of the locals´'Juani' gave a 'live' cookery demonstration, cooking Borreta amb melva - a fish dish local to this area.

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Article - Sella a piece of Switzerland in Spain

Norwegian magazine HOY has this week published

an article called Sella a piece of Switzerland in Spain.

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Palm Sunday Celebrations

Palm Sunday celebrations included - the blessing of palms, performances in the church by the Sella Choir, the Rondalla de Sella (string instruments) and the Sella Band as well as a performance in the main square by the Sella Dance Troup.

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Villajoyosa Rally

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This weekend has seen (and heard) the annual Villajoyosa Rally passing through Sella. The Sella to Relleu leg of the rally started just outside the village early on Saturday morning and then later in the morning many of the cars passed again through the village on their way to Confrides for the next leg. This years rally attracted 69 entrants - good luck to all and drive safe!

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Inspired by Leo Houlding - Eric Holding On!

Hi everyone, Eric here - I know that a few of you have been wondering what I've been up to? Well, after watching Alastair Lee's brilliant film The Asgard Project, which follows British 'rock star' Leo Houlding as he makes the first free ascent of the mile high Mt Asgard on Baffin Island (deep in the Arctic) I have to admit that I was left feeling a bit inspired. They say that a picture speaks a thousand words, so heres a couple of grands worth - the first's an Asgard pic of Leo, and the second's an Asgard vid of . . . . . . well just take a look!

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Picnic in the Clouds

We enjoyed a very atmospheric 5 hour picnic at the top of the Tagarina Valley. It was a continual cycle of clouds descending and clinging to the mountains before the sun would burn through and disperse them and then the process would start again.

The New Berghaus 'Sella' Windstopper Jacket

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Church Tower Under Wraps

Although there has been a lot in the news over the last few years about Spanish authorities cracking down on illegal properties (ie those built without the correct planning permissions) and in some cases even the demolition of such properties, we believe that this is not the case with the Sella village church of Santa Ana.

Although currently under wraps (scaffolding) we believe that this is just to enable repairs to the tower to be carried out, as opposed to demolition because some higher authority does not have his paperwork in order!