There is a common thing for a few little towns in this area: from time to time they organize Medieval Markets. They usually last for two (or sometimes three days), held mainly on weekends. A cultural offer that can bring more tourists to the town for those days and visitors from the surroundings. We are in that second group - just regular visitors from a nearby town that spent one Sunday afternoon in April strolling through Villajoyosa.
The town's streets were decorated and obviously, much more people were in the streets than usual. Ok, depends on the street as just a few minutes away we passed through this one. A completely empty street:
The reason is that everyone was in the main square, on the Medieval market or on the promenade. We also walked a bit around, waiting to see the results of a weather battle. Who would win? Mister Sun or Mister Rain?
In the end, none of them won this battle. It just stayed cloudy during the whole afternoon.
Before we get to the market I would like to show you what the town looks like and I can do it through this mural. The old part of the town consists of narrow streets and tall houses, each one painted in a different colour. Villajoyosa is famous for this colourful detail.
More murals... a tired (or maybe sleepy or sad?) man, with a hat hiding his face, was sitting in one corner...
In another corner there were children, playing with marbles. They were happier and more active. Maybe these were scenes from the past, representing the daily life of this settlement. Children should be happy everywhere and at any time, could this be a possible message of the artist who pained it?
But this is not a post about the town itself and about murals. We are heading toward the market. A colourful scene is what is waiting for us and not just the houses brought colours but the people, selling stalls and decorations.
We could see artisanal wood items, jewellery, clothes, cosmetics, buy food or beverages, but the most interesting (for me) was the setting. Those stalls and the whole ambience. The idea of organizing these Medieval markets in different towns (we already visited a similar one in this post. That other one was held in Finestrat.
Some details from the selling stalls...
From this one, I bought myself a bracelet which has blue and red beads. The first one (from the left), in the second row. I am wearing it many times 😇
This is the section of Ayurvedic solid shampoos and soaps. Now when I see the pink rosehip soap I remember I should use this or a similar one for a scar I have.
The wooden handmade items... I liked the bookmarks, the first one reminds us of enjoying ourselves and every moment we have and the second one says: If you want adventure, start reading.
On the same stall, there were musical signs. Do you see this treble clef? What is wrong with it, do you know?
I think it is an easy question, but if you get tired while finding it out what is wrong with this musical sign, please make yourself comfortable with one of these cool cushions.
