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Agost

Postby cssolar » Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:25 pm

Agost is worth a visit

It is about 45min from Quesada inland of Alicante

Agost is famous for pottery and has some great places to see pottery making

There is also a market on thursday mornings and a great garden center

It is very Spanish with few expats

A traditional piece of pottery that has been made for hundreds of years in Agost is the Botijo which is a water vessel that cools the water inside by solar power
It is made of a pours white clay, so when filled with water and left in the sun water will evaporate through the clay and cool the contents

A version is even made for holding water for pets to drink ( we have one for our dog and only need to fill it once a week )

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Re: Agost

Postby cssolar » Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:02 pm

Fiestas now on in Agost , Moors and Christians
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Re: Agost

Postby cssolar » Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:13 am

gastronomic fair in Agost 8th to the 13th or October

http://www.feriadeagost.com/

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Re: Agost

Postby Jan » Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:09 am

cssolar wrote:gastronomic fair in Agost 8th to the 13th or October

http://www.feriadeagost.com/

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film set return of the seven

Postby cssolar » Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:22 am

For all you wild west fans

Agost was the set for Return of the Seven filmed in 1966.

Unfortunately the actual film set that was built for the film no longer exists , but the mountain back drop can easily be recognized from the film .

This is a link to a very interesting site http://www.western-locations-spain.com/r7/index.htm

Not many people know that such a classic film was filmed so near , worth a visit to Agost , dont forget your cowboy hat n guns !

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Re: Agost

Postby JeremyB » Tue Feb 11, 2014 12:41 pm

Sounds interesting, especially with regard to the pottery. Am over next week so might well take a look.
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Re: film set return of the seven

Postby Jan » Tue Feb 11, 2014 3:52 pm

cssolar wrote:For all you wild west fans

Agost was the set for Return of the Seven filmed in 1966.

Unfortunately the actual film set that was built for the film no longer exists , but the mountain back drop can easily be recognized from the film .

This is a link to a very interesting site http://www.western-locations-spain.com/r7/index.htm

Not many people know that such a classic film was filmed so near , worth a visit to Agost , dont forget your cowboy hat n guns !

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Thank you - Just looked to see if David's Coaches or Rosa Tours do a day trip there but it's not on David's coaches website and Rosa Tours don't have it on their latest brochure. That's a shame as it sounds like it would be an interesting trip to go on!
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Re: Agost

Postby cssolar » Wed Feb 12, 2014 8:22 am

Hi Jeremy, yes its worth a look, remember Thursday is market day,

Jan , no coaches here ! its still like the wild west , we dont get many strangers in town !
Any visiting Foreigners walking about in Summer clothes at this time of year will stand out !

Another interesting thing here is the Via Verde , which is a disused rail way that is now a path for walkers and mountain bikes , fantastic scenery here is the link http://www.alicantenatura.es/via-verde-agost-maigmo/ its not steep , easy to walk or cycle - car park in Agost so its great to cycle up hill until you have had enough - then just roll back to the car park !
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Re: Agost

Postby cssolar » Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:31 am

fiestas in Agost 26 June to 1 st July

INFO http://www.feriadeagost.com/
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Re: Agost

Postby Jan » Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:57 am

cssolar wrote:fiestas in Agost 26 June to 1 st July

INFO http://www.feriadeagost.com/

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