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Travel Destination: A History And Guide To Mojacar – Spain

Story Published on September 28, 2008 ⋅  Email this Story ⋅  Print this Story ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

When planning your next vacation consider Mojacar, a wonderful place with a laid back environment, warm sunshine, and sandy beaches. The beautiful beaches and all of the simplistic charms contained in the area will ensure that your trip will be a pleasant one. These lovely attractions are protected by many legal limitations so you will not have to fear with dealing with a fake, resort like vacation. If you enjoy traditional atmospheres, with real people, and a real, anti resort like feeling, then Mojocar is the place for you.

The Spanish region of Almeria contains this beautiful city. A seemingly white mountain will appear before you as you travel towards the city, almost as though it was covered in snow. This is due to the white washed houses that are held closely to the side of the cliffs. The mountains of Sierra Cabrera and the crystal clear waters of the sea squeeze the houses together. This is why Mojacar is the most celebrated attraction for tourists in the Southern corner of Spain.

Before venturing in to this beautiful area you may want to know some of the history that has molded the city in to its current state. The city was given the name Munsaqar by the Arabs that inhabited the area while battling the Christian armies over rights to the land for many, many years.

In the fifteenth century Spain reclaimed the area led by King Ferdinand. Some of the Arabians architecture has been preserved and today is being protected by law. One of these preserved pieces of architecture is the Moorish fortress, which brings the visitor in to the environment the Arabs existed in after their travels from Africa.

There is even a story that Walt Disney was born in the city of Mojacar. This is the areas most infamous claim to fame, and is told throughout the area. The story goes that Walt Disney’s birth mother gave birth to baby Walt illegitimately and was forced to flee the area out of shame. She traveled to America where she found refuge. Once in America she found her way to Chicago where she gave Walt up for adoption. Flora and Elias Disney took the poor child in and raised him to become the man we all know. None of these claims can be proven because all legal documentation of babies born in the area was burned during the Spanish Civil War. The people of the area continue to tell the story based on pure faith.

Mojacar’s natural beauty is protected by several restrictions on building construction. All hotels must be limited to four floors in height. Residential buildings are restricted to being no higher than two stories tall. Mojacar’s beach stretches to seventeen kilometers, only seven of which has been tampered with by development. The remaining ten kilometers remains natural and un tampered for the people enjoyment.

Restrictions have been put in place in several different fashions to ensure that Mojacar’s beauty is not over taken by big buildings and big business. Hotels can reach no higher than four floors tall, and residential buildings can only reach up to two stories. The beach stretches to a length of seventeen kilometers. Only seven kilometers or that seventeen are developed what so ever. This leaves the remaining ten kilometers natural and not to be tampered with.

Mojacar is a wonderful place to enjoy your time off. Its breathtaking views, small wobbling streets, and lovely beaches will all have you planning a second trip the moment you return. It is a place of wonderful traditional beauty that shall not be spoiled any time soon.

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