La Romana, Alicante Explained

La Romana
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Alicante
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Vinalopó Mitjà
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:Novelda
Coordinates:38.3669°N -0.8969°W
Elevation M:480
Area Total Km2:43.3
Population Demonym:Romaners, Romaneros
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Blank Info Sec1:Valencian, Spanish
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:03669
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Manuel Hernández Riquelme
Leader Party:PP

La Romana (pronounced as /la roˈmana/) is a village of some 2,500 people, located in the foothills of the Serra del Reclot, in the comarca of Vinalopó Mitjà, a few kilometres from l’Alguenya and several kilometres from el Fondó de les Neus and Novelda, in the autonomous community of Valencia, southern Spain.

The village is surrounded by countryside where vineyards and almond orchards are grown. The area is also noted for the number of quarries producing marble and limestone. There are a number of cave dwellings around La Romana which are still in use, many having been converted into modern homes. The main village is set out on a grid pattern of mostly one-way streets, with very few buildings higher than one storey, with clean, tree lined streets.

The town's popular fiesta is held in the third week of August each year, with a humorous parade held on the Thursday and Moors and Christians parades on the Friday and Saturday. In the autumn a gastronomica is held in the park.

There is a small weekly street market on Saturdays, around where the covered daily market is.

Notable people