Eurocall 2009 Conference
9-12 September, 2009 | Gandia (Valencia, Spain)
Gandia
Gandia is part of the Province of Valencia, approximately 70 km south of Valencia. It has a population of about 70.000 inhabitants.
Enveloped in a mountainous belt with the Mediterranean at its feet, Gandia transports travellers to past epochs with its majestic architectural setting. The traces of distant cultures have left a rich cultural and historical inheritance that is perceived throughout the population, testimony of this meant that the town was named as a “court villa” a title awarded during the XV century thanks to Juan de Borja, the second Duke of Gandia. The city maintains, besides a wide cultural offering, a formidable coastal tourist industry with spacious beaches composed of fine sand as its main attraction. Beaches that, during the summer months, enjoy a typically Mediterranean climate, with agreeable temperatures that provide the best conditions in which to enjoy all the resources of the locality.
> There is abundant information about Gandia in Spanish and Valencian on the Gandia Town Hall website:
http://www.gandia.org/ajuntament/cas/index.asp
> Tourist information in Spanish, Valencian, English and French can be found at:
> You will also find a lot of information at the Valencian Regional Government's tourist information website (Conselleria de Turisme):
http://www.comunitatvalenciana.com/valencia/valencia1.htm?dest=0&id=4&idmuni=408&nommuni=GANDIA
> Information about the area of La Safor where Gandia is located can be found at:
> The following is a very interesting website with a wealth of historical, cultural, culinary... information about Gandia that has been developed by two undergraduate UPV students. It is, however, only available in Spanish.
http://www.gandiaturistica.com
