Grao de Castellón

Hola, I am Arturo and am going to speak about Castellón's neighborhood, more concretly about the Shore.


It is a neighborhood of the biggest of Castellón and of most visited also, especially in summer since the people come to the beautiful beaches.
In the shore there is all kinds of things, from a fishing port, beaches, etc ... to a mall and to a great quantity of restaurants. In the restaurants they serve a food related to the port of the Shore, és to say, all kinds of fish and changed. The beaches són very visited both by the fishing ones and for the people who wants to bath. There is a few wide enough beaches.
To the next of the beaches also there is a pinegrove, which also is very visited and very nicely

For more information put you in the link:
www.graodecastellon.com

The port of Castellon!

Hi! I'm Sara and I'm going to show you some photos of the port of Castellon. It's in the outskirts of Castellon (Grao), next to the sea and in the tourist's zone.

In these photos you can see the boats and candles, because here is the club nautical,too.

The other photo is the famous source with fish form.

But, this port has something special and it's the great stroll that surrounds all the port. There is many restaurants, bars, cinemas, rooms of games, etc...

People likes go here to have a good time or to rest.

Ah! in many of these bars and restaurants also they do very well one of the most tipical plates, the paella!(It's very very good!:P)

I hope that you like it! SeE YoU SoOn!!:D

Monuments of Castellón...

Hi I'm Marta and I' going to speak you about historical and importants buildings of Castellón.

Castellón has many historical buildings and importants zones with a lot of monuments. Some of these monuments or importants and interesting buildings to visit, are between the following ones:

In the Greater seat areb the buildings of more character of the traditional Castellón:

The Fadrí, The city council, the concatedral and the market.

The Fadrí :

The best symbol of the city is the Fadrí. It is a bell tower constructed separately of the Concatedral church Santa Maria

The city Council:

It was constructed at the beginning of century XVIII. Its facade is of toscano style.

Cathedral Santa María:

Its style is gothic. It has been destroyed several times. Its last reconstruction was in 1940.

The main theatre:

It constitutes, after its remodeling, restoration and modernization, one of the more important cultural center of the city.

"Mare de Déu del Lledó" basilica:

The Basilica's origin, goes back to chapel of the century XIV that was elevated to give honor to the finding of the image made by the farmer Perot de Granyana, who is, from year 1922, the pattern of the city.

Museum of beautiful arts:

It's the one that counts with more varied collections between its bottoms. It's located in the center city.

The Contemporany Art's Space:

Show, in its rooms, exhibitions of vanguardista art.

Planetarium:

In the Grao, in addition, in beginning of the Marine Stroll. Planetarium offers, exhibitions, as much permanent as traveling or temporary mainly dedicated to the subject of the sea, environment and science.

These are some of monuments and more important architectonic and cultural elements of Castellón.

By all means, for the diversion, the distraction… we can find a commercial center with stores, restaurants, recreational, cinemas…

I hope that you like and that all together ones we enjoy!

DESERT OF THE PALMS

The natural place of the Desert of the Palms places in the south oriental zone of Castellón's province, occupying part of five municipal terms: Benicassim, Cabanes, The Pobla Tornesa, Borriol and Castellon de la Plana, being nailed in the region of the High Page. The protected surface occupies a whole of 3.200, reaching his maximum level in the peak of the Bartolo with 729m.This natural place calls this way due to his flora, to make concrete, the shrubs called, "palmettoes", very abundant. It is not also a desert like that we know but this name receives due to the calm that exists in his lands, so much that was the luegar where constructed a convent.

MAGDALENA

The Magdalena is one of the CASTELLON's most important buildings,more information of MAGDALENA here

Throughout the year there are numerous holidays(parties) in the capital of the Page, but the principal ones are those of the Magdalena, declared of Tourist National Interest and that are celebrated in the third week of Lent from February 26 to March 6. The light of the traditional Gaiates, the fireworks, the passacaglias, the pilgrimage to the hill of the Magdalena, the cavalcades, the music and the holiday(party) in the street are his(her,your) principal attractions. That there joins the prestige of the Bullfighting Fair, the first one of the Spanish calendar.

University Jaume I

Hello! I'm Manuel. I tell us the "Universitat Jaume I".
The university Jaume I is one of the best in computer science. It(he,she) has a few very original buildings where the careers are studied.
It has many spaces of leisure to relax after the examinations. Also it(he,she) has a library where it is possible to study in the nights if you belong to the university.

The Castellon's Beaches

Hi! I'm Jose and I tell us something about the Castellon's Beaches

Altougth you can find more information HERE



The "Azahar Coast" are the all beaches of Castellon as: The beach of Nules, Moncofa, Almenara, Vinaros, Benicarlo, Peñiscola, Alcossebre, Torreblanca, Oropesa, Benicasim, Grao de Castellon...



But in Castellon also we have islands! The "Columbretes" that are considered a natural spot

but the beaches aside from taking a bath serve for many but things, they form part of the inhabitants of Castellon for example when in summer we want to go to some part we go to the beach to play voley, soccer or only to speak among us.




I hope that when you come enjoy a lot of our beaches!