On Monday, we went on a free bus trip to Novelda, courtesy of the Alicante government.
Saw two beautiful Modernist houses built between 1900 & 1903 by a lady who wanted everyone to know how much she was worth and by heck she must have been worth a hell of a lot.
There was loads of Art Nouveau decoration and just like me my thoughts turned to card decorations.
After a quick cup of coffee it was off to the castle and sanctuary, which is actually a church. The church is built in the same style as the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, but unlike that one the Novelda one is finished.
A local artisan is currently constructing an organ for the church. It will be completely made of marble, which is produced in that area. It is quite a long way from completion but they have about 2 dozen of the pipes connected up to a small organ and the sound was amazing. They have a model of how it will look when it is finished.
Must make a note to go back once it is completed to hear it. The acoustics in the church should be amazing.
Next stop on our journey was a winery, where we were shown around the production processes - no free samples at this stage.
Then into the restaurant of the winery for a typical Spanish lunch - 3 hours later and after 10 bottles of wine on our table for the other 9 as I was on water there was the opportunity to purchase some wine to take home!
Back onto the bus for the journey home and we were returned to Torrevieja, some happy and some very, very happy travellers.
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