Gorgos cat
There are towns that are not just for summer. Y Gorgos cat It is one of them. This corner of Alicante is located in a strategic place on any good route through the Mediterranean region of Marina Alta: 9 kilometers from Jávea, 13 from Denia and just over an hour's drive from both Valencia and Alicante.
Wherever you go and wherever you come from, we give you reasons to stop along the way and fill your trunk with local crafts, from wicker baskets or baskets to hats or guitars, but also with gastro gifts, which is what makes the Valencian Community knows a lot.
Every day, the streets of this Alicante municipality dress up with their Typical products , which they proudly display to tourists who stroll through its historic center and browse among its shops and stately homes.
In Gata de Gorgos there is no smell of the sea , but he doesn't need to. The town has always known how to exploit its other charms, such as the traditional craft . Two guitar factories, ten hat factories, seven handbag factories and one furniture factory confirm this.
And also one of hydraulic mosaics , those pigmented cement tiles decorated with geometric motifs that Paco Sirerol , the fourth generation of a family business started by his great-grandfather, has picked up again after more than 20 years of inactivity.
In Mosaics Sirerol they make, one by one and with their more than 100 models or made to measure, colorful tiles for kitchens, bathrooms and rooms in private homes but also for restaurants in the area.
Gata de Gorgos and its privileged enclave They also offer plans in nature, such as a 12km hiking trail ., circular and marked by the Gorgos riverbed, which passes through the Arraval neighbourhood, the Font de la Mata or the Barranc de Canela.
Have we convinced you? If on your next getaway to the Levantine Mediterranean you decide, like us, that Gata de Gorgos is well worth a stop, take note of our favorite addresses :
Aunt Amparo's house (Spain Square, 30) . Although it is not Amparo, but Marisa Signes , her great-niece, who in 2016 converted this 19th-century townhouse into tourist accommodation in a shared-housing format.
The experience? 100% slowlife. She lives in the attic, lends bicycles and rents the rest of the house, which has 5 double rooms and one single room and shares the common spaces with tourists: kitchen, living room, library and the peaceful patio, with a photogenic swimming pool, in the shape pool, which is a true haven of peace. Our advice: book from September. It is the best time.
Like at home, but in an idyllic town in Alicante
Guitars Bros. _(Rompudetes Game, 32) _. It is one of the two artisan guitar factories in Gata de Gorgos: they make classic, flamenco, three Cuban and also personalized. Joinery and music come together in this family business that, since 1974 , manufactures the guitars that, thanks to its international fame and its relationship with the television program El Hormiguero, have been played by artists as varied as Amy Winehouse, Joaquín Sabina, Diego El Cigala or Rozalén.
Patisserie La Pau (Carrer La Pau, 29). Their specialty is mojito cake, but of course they also sell typical sweets like almond cake with meringue. In the cat bakeries and pastry shops you can find their traditional burnt bread, sneakers, the " Pastissets of Gloria ” or sweet potato, Coca María and a multitude of cocas, both sweet and savory.
Ca Curro (Carrer Signes, 23). This place will captivate you if you are a foodie or a fan of the fascinating world of neighborhood shops that are really butcher shops but that sell everything from gourmet nougats to organic wines. In the case of Casa Curro, since 1913, they are specialized in traditional meats and sausages from the area, such as sobrassada or what they call “ dolça sausage ”, with caramelized onions with honey.
Recycling Decoration (Spain Square, 14) . In the same street, which serves as the road that crosses the town, you have several shops to choose from: from the most traditional, such as Maruja Crafts or Casa Ramiro , even the newest ones like this one. In them you will find baskets and palm heart baskets, espadrilles, cushions, rugs or esparto lamps. At this point, the question is… do you have enough space in the trunk of the car?
** El Celler de la Marina ** _(Plaza España, 25) _. They sell typical products of the region, such as their famous mistela, obtained from the muscatel grape; craft beers or Panama hats made in Gata de Gorgos . But it is also a space where they carry out wine and oil tastings or exhibitions.
Yes, there are still towns to discover. In the case of Gata de Gorgos, either as a tourist or as a traveler , we recommend doing it before everything Instagram do it.