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AUGUST is HERE !!!   Yes it’s fiesta week in Hondon De Los Frailes (Costa Blanca South). It’s sure to be popular and usually has something for all tastes and ages groups… highlights are the Bands in the Plaza, Firework Fights (yes fights !!!), Water Fight, parades, community activities such as the mass bike ride and much more.

Full Programmes are available from the Frailes Council Offices and local bars or resturants… it’s gonna be busy but most of the evening stuff goes on very late – be warned !!

Here’s a translation of the Frailes Fiesta Programme – not sure how accurate it is (so subject to change) ?

Thursday 27th AUgust

• 6 – 8pm Masks of the World
• 10pm Community Supper (Havana Night) Bring your own Food and Enjoy !!
• 10.30pm Performance by “Costa Blanca Trio”
• 12pm Performane of Ballet of Inma Cortes
• 2am (yes 2am !) Chocolate free for all (by Chocolate Valor)

Friday 28th

• 8pm Music Band of Hondon de Los Frailes
• 8.30pm Offering of flowers to the Virgin
• 12.30am Open Air Dancing to “the King of the Sun”

Saturday 29th

• 10am Music Band through the streets
• 12noon Mass
• 7.30pm Music Bands (Pop, Jazz)
• 8.30pm Grand March through the town with the floats with prizes for the best accompanied by the musical bands
• 12.30am Open air dancing to “Pershing”

Sunday 30th

• 10.30am Grand Pageant with a marching band
• 12 noon Solem Mass for Virgin de Salud sung by Pinoso Choir
• 9pm Procession with the Image of the Patron Virgin  followed by Fireworks
• 12.30pm Open Air Dancing to “Vendetta”

Monday 31st

• 11am – 2pm Entertainment for the children and a tourist train across  Hondon de Los Frailes
• 2pm Giant Paella (buy tickets required from Town Hall)
• 4.30pm – 6pm Water Fight- Get Wet, Wetter, Wettest !! Great Fun !!
• 8pm Mass for the Deceased (I assume this a Church event !)
• 9pm Big Party for The Children
• 12 Midnight Finale !!!  Fireworks Fight (very dangerous – exercise caution)

Well that should keep us going for a while – still cannot believe a small village puts on such a show and effort !! Amazing !!

It’s been a while since I posted on here. A long cold winter and loads of ‘real’ work to do. Anyway the summer is well and truly here in Hondon Valley … so what news ?

Fish Restaurant in Nieves:

I am reluctant to share this snippet but I guess I am so happy to find a nice restaurant here… even if it is in the most unlikely of places !!!

Check out “Restaurante Polideportivo” (Sports Centre, Hondon De Las Nieves). It has a refurbished restaurant (owned and run by the council as far as I know) which specialises in Pescados (Fish) dishes. Having been just the once on a recommendation – I can also recommend it if your like shell fish / fish. However they do have meat dishes but their display fridge at the front is full of crabs, prawns, lobster and squid, to name a few. I guess it will depend on the day’s / season’s catch as to what they sell.

They have a weekly lunch (Menu Del Dia) about €12 and dinner menu (just friday,  sat. sun we were told) at various prices. My party chose the special Menu del Noche … And what a treat, far too much to eat (although we managed it in the end). With wine it was about €28 each but very special and full of Spanish diners in the know. I guess the price may put a few people off but we all thought it was well worth it… I thin kwe were eating for over two hours and the service was great.

As for being in a Sports Centre, well we had reservations about it, but the restaurant is tastefully done and once in there you would never know were you where. You wouldn’t want to eat outside as you overlook the football pitch but we all enjoyed it and will be going back so the next special occasion.

Shhhh … but keep this one to yourself !

It’s taken a few years to turn this derelict Spanish Finca into a lovingly restored home, guest house, bar and restaurant… but in within just 9 weeks of opening Rosemary and Terry Richards already have a healthy clientèle and their events calendar is well booked up.

So word has spread fast! [Google Map]

Find it at Barbarroja, just a few minutes out of Hondon de los Frailes on the main CV845 to Murcia road. The Finca Rotez is a lovely peaceful setting for al fresco drinks, breakfast, lunch or dinner. Open most days from 10am (ish) you can get a breakfast too from 11am, lunch after 1pm and dinner from 7pm.

They also offer good rates as a Guest House and Bed & Breakfast stays.
Rosemary can be contacted on 966 678 968.