We’ve collected a few pictures on the Costa Blanca – the way it looked years ago, before the frenetic development of the last few years.
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If you are willing to share pictures and stories of our area in the past, please send them to the webmaster – we will be glad to share them with U3A Moraira-Teulada members on our website.
On the 100th anniversary of the construction of the narrow-gauge train line, the Trenet de la Marina from Denia to Benidorm and Alicante, the magazine Aguaits publishes a special issue about the train and the history of its construction.
The whole…
Laying of tarmac on the Alicante-Valencia road between Calpe and Gata de Gorgos, 1930s. Bridge of Pou Roig, Calpe and bridge Gorgos in Gata.
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1933 monument for Joaquin Sorolla at the Malva Rosa beach in Valencia, now disappeared.
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Inauguration of the monument for Joaquin Sorolla, 1933
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Moraira 1950-5, vista desde Cap d´Or hacia el Peñón de Ifach, al fondo la punta de serra Gelada y monte Olta, delante...
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Former PM Winston Churchill was expected in Benidorm in 1958, as amply reported by the Spanish. A residence was adapted for the purpose, but he never turned up (in Spanish: La Marina Plaza).
View of the port and Paseo de Colón, as Churchill…
TVE documentary on the Costa Blanca in 1958 - deserted beaches, no villas, no high-rise…
Filmoteca Nacional, TVE video of spring blossom on the Costa Blanca, showing Calpe and Benidorm, April 1962 (starts at 1'20" until 2'45).
NOT N 1008…
TVE Filmoteca January 1965: video showing foreign journalists visiting Alicante and flamenco show, with shots of new high-rise buildings in Alicante. Ends at 1'10''.
NOT N 1150…
Filmoteca TVE November 1965: Inauguration of the Parador in Javea. Starts at 1'50'' ends at 2'46''.
NOT N 1192…
Filmoteca TVE video: Spanish tourism minister Fraga Iribarne inaugurates first batch of villas in the Tosalet urbanización in Javea. From 1'37 up to 2'30''
NOT N 1276…
From Facebook: Alicante Airport "el Altet" 1968. It takes its name from the locality. Postcard Escudo de Oro.
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Filmoteca TVE October 1970: Reportage on Javea, starts at 2'25".
You can also watch the video on the TVE site, by clicking here
NOT N 1449…
Filmoteca TVE July 1971: Colour (!) reportage on the hogueras, or burning of satyrical statues in Alicante and moros y cristianos parade. Starts at 8'35''.
NOT N 1489…
TVE programme on the Spanish coasts from the air, including the Costa Blanca starting at…
Filmoteca TVE September 1975: Colour (!) video of boat excursion from Benidorm to Altea and Calpe. Starts at 8'20''.
NOT N 1705…
Filmoteca TVE video of spring on the Costa Blanca, Alicante and Benidorm in January 1975. The video shows people enjoying warm weather in January, sunbathing and in bars. From 2'00'' to 3'45''
NOT N 1673…
Granadella and Cabo de la Nao in 1983 - with fewer buildings
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TVE programme "Spain from the sky" (in Spanish, of course). The episode linked below covers Benidorm and other locations on the Costa Blanca, including vintage photos and footage comparing then-and-now pictures.
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If you are willing to share pictures and stories of our area in the past, please send them to the webmaster - we will be glad to share them with U3A Moraira-Teulada members on our website.
The above pictures come from various…
The agricultural cooperative of Teulada operated an oil press, Almásera, located in the town centre of Teulada, at 30, avenida Santa Caterina. The collection of machines gives a good idea of the techniques used for the extraction of oil.…
Spanish TV newsreel on grape picking in Dénia - click on link to open video in new…
The village of Fontilles, in the picturesque Val de Laguar, is both a historical site and a nice place for excursions. The Fontilles Leprosarium played a key role in eliminating leprosy in Spain.
"Fontilles was founded in 1902 by a lawyer Don… 
100th anniversary of the construction of the Trenet de la Marina
1930 Vintage Road Calpe-Gata de Gorgos
1933 monument for Joaquin Sorolla at the Malva Rosa beach in Valencia
1950~ Moraira
1958 Benidorm
1958 Costa Blanca documentary on TVE – Vintage Spain
1962 Spring on the Costa Blanca
1965 foreign press visits Alicante
1965 Inauguration of Javea Parador
1967 Javea inauguration of urbanización Tosalets
1968 Alicante airport el Altet
1970 Javea
1971 Alicante moros y cristianos and hogueras
1971 Spanish Coasts – TVE programme
1975 Benidorm, Altea, Calpe from the sea
1975 warm January on the Costa Blanca
1983 Granadella and Cabo de la Nao
Costa Blanca featured on “Spain from the sky” on TVE
Pictures from Vintage Spain
Teulada Ecomuseum l’Almássera
Vintage 1949 Grape picking in Dénia
Vintage: Fontilles Sanatorium
