Pinoso Town

Inland town in the Alicante Province

Pinoso is a traditional town situated approximately 40 minutes' drive inland from Alicante airport and ten minutes from the town of Yecla.
It used to be solely an agricultural town, wine being the main product of the area. Recently however it has expanded to absorb the many disgruntled ex pats, who are looking for a more pleasant, friendlier, cheaper, warmer and politically correct free environment. Now that the coast line has virtually no more room for new developments, they are now being constructed inland, alongside golf courses; offering something different from sea and sand.

There is a thriving English expatriate community here, but the town still manages to retain its authenticity.

The expats are bringing a sizeable English and German, Scandinavian and to a lesser extent: Bulgarian, Russian and Dutch peoples to the area where both Castellan and Valenciana are spoken, with the addition of English, Russian and German.

Pinoso is nestled in amongst mountains right on the Murcia/Alicante border at a height of 450 metres above sea level, a prosperous town known for wine making and the extraction of salt and marble. The countryside of this extensive district provides a contrast between the green pine groves of the Sierra del Coto and the white limey soil of vineyards growing the Monastrell grape and produce highly-rated red wines. Rosé, white and Fondillón dessert wines are also produced and form part of the 'denominación de origen' wine area of Alicante. The Bodega Co-operative Wine cellar has a storage capacity of 14,000,000 litres. Pinoso produces and extracts salt, which is then processed and marketed by Torrevieja. The town also extracts marble to be worked by the inhabitants of Novelda.

Major festivals are celebrated in August and this is a week not to be missed, 1st - 10th, the whole town takes it as an excuse to basically close up and make merry, a fantastic insight into "real Spanish life". In February, the 'Día del Villazgo' fair is held to commemorate its independence as a municipality. Pinoso is approx 24km from the local Spar town, Fortuna, here you will find the steam rooms and water therapy services, swimming pools, hot springs and massage facilities. Also some very interesting scenery, rather like a lunar landscape.

The weekly street market is on Saturday morning