Alcoy has 58,358 inhabitants and is distant of 54 km from Alicante, the town stand on the rivers Serpis, Riquer, Uxola, Molina and Benisaido.
Various points with impressive views serve as union between the different neighborhoods.
This town has Islamic origin but trace of a roman past are also present , Alcoy was reconquered by Jaime I, who repopulate the town with Catalan knights. A legend count that during the battle between the Moros (Spanish word for Moor; name given by Spanish to Muslim Filipinos) and Christians , St George did an appearance on the 23rd April 1276, sword in the air and deciding the Christian’s victory. Since then, each 23rd April , Alcoy celebrates its saint patron, St George during the celebration of Moros and Christians between the 22nd and 24th April.

The neighbors of Alcoy don’t live exclusively for the glorious past, Alcoy is an Eminently active place in the textile industry, in fact, ALcoy pioneered the market back in 1873, it was one of the first social revolution in Spain. Nowadays, Alcoy has paper factories, metal factories, according to 2002 stats , Alcoy counted a little bit more than 3900 companies. If you are interested to start a business in Alcoy, you may want to look at the CAMARA OFICIAL DE COMERCIO E INDUSTRIA DE ALCOY (C/ Sant Francesc, 10 - 03801 ALCOY). Alcoy is clearly an industrial area.

The Camil Visedo Molto museum of Archeology has valuable pieces of archeology found on that place many in the hills of Alcoy, some famous pieces include La dama del telar (symbol of the antiquity of the textil business in Alcoy). Near the museum of Archeology you can find another museum dedicated to the fiestas (el Museo de la fiesta o Festa en Valenciano ), there you can appreciated in a collection of clothes, photo shoots and objects related to the celebration of ‘Los moros y Cristanios’.
The Saint George’s church is built where he appeared in vision centuries ago, at first a temple in the XIII century , replaced by another in 1651 and later renovated in 1913 in neobynzantine style. From Alcoy the possibly for excursions are many the mountains and hills surrounding Alcoy are just waiting for you, the natural park of Carrascal de la Font Roja (Carrascal de La Font Roja is a mountain range topped with an true Levantine Mediterranean forest.) The Font Roja sanctuary is also a place to see only 10 km away from Alcoy. There you can enjoy a panoramic view of the whole area.
Another interesting natural park is La sierra de Mariola, one of the largest in the area of Valencia, in that sierra is the roots of the rivers Serpis and Vinalopo.
8 km away from Alcoy is Cocentaina the town that keep its medieval savour, very near that town is the castle of Penella recently renovated. In conclusion, Alcoy is an area for nature lover, peaceful and quiet in most any seasons.