{"id":1831,"date":"2023-08-29T06:49:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T06:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solhabitat.com\/blog\/?p=1831"},"modified":"2023-08-29T06:49:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T06:49:41","slug":"moraira-castel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solhabitat.com\/blog\/en\/moraira-castel\/","title":{"rendered":"Moraira Castle: Beauty and mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1831\" class=\"elementor elementor-1831 elementor-1676\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42767436 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42767436\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-39a3c61c\" data-id=\"39a3c61c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57696c55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57696c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moraira is a stunningly beautiful town in Alicante, perfect for family tourism, beaches, water activities and awe-inspiring heritage sites. One of them is <\/span><b>Moraira Castle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, located a stone\u2019s throw from the town centre and overlooking the beach of l&#8217;Ampolla. What do you know about it? Do you know anything about its history, its mysteries, its splendour?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a8f28e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a8f28e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45c32e7d\" data-id=\"45c32e7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5125ade elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5125ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of Moraira Castle\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-586f0df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"586f0df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s a <\/span><b>castle in Moraira<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you\u2019ll fall in love with. According to written records, this fortress was finally completed in the 18th century, but it\u2019s history as a defensive fortification dates back even further. It was mainly used to <\/span><b>protect the town from attacks by pirates and corsairs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Berbers and the British in particular.<\/span><\/p><p><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What remains today is a replica, <\/span><b>as the original building was completely destroyed by the British in 1801<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It was blown up by one of their bombs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b20c4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b20c4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21f4932\" data-id=\"21f4932\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f966ddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f966ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And yet it was a heavily defended enclave, with four bronze cannons. They weren\u2019t enough however to stop or fend off this devastating attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The <\/span><b style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Hermitage of the Virgen de los Desamparados<\/b><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> was built between 1875 and 1878 the, which the castle\u2019s ashlars were partially used for. The restoration carried out in the 1980s turned what were once ruins into this tourist town\u2019s main landmark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, overlooking the Ampolla beach, it&#8217;s extremely popular and is the place to go to take photographs of Moraira. One of the most interesting things about it is the <\/span><b>royal coat of arms of the Bourbons <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the entrance door dated 1742.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b9a6f5\" data-id=\"4b9a6f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a83d5a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a83d5a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Torre-castillo-moraira.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1813\" alt=\"Torre castillo moraira\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8afb17d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8afb17d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ac5703\" data-id=\"9ac5703\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0c9bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa0c9bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The castle\u2019s architecture and characteristics\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e054f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e054f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> castle has helped Moraira<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> come on leaps and bounds. It seems to have been designed by Juan B. Antonelli. Its main architectural feature is the <\/span><b>ox-hoof floorplan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The entrance door faces north, while the semi-circular fa\u00e7ade faces south.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">It has<\/span><b style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> three naves <\/b><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">inside. The largest is the central one, which is about 200 m\u00b2, whereas the side ones are smaller. Originally, they were only covered by the vaults and had little natural light coming in from the three windows on the fa\u00e7ade. The aim was to make the site an almost impregnable defensive fortification. Stunning. Robust. Powerful.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The cistern is somewhat out of the way. It was used to provide the villagers with water. It probably had a drawbridge so a moat could be crossed on a gate-bridge.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Its ten-metre-high <\/span><b style=\"background-color: transparent;\">masonry walls<\/b><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> have seven embrasures. These were used to defend the castle using cannon fire if the situation called for it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57eb8c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57eb8c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-160069f\" data-id=\"160069f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f40e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43f40e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legends and mysteries surrounding the Castle\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53c85c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b53c85c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <\/span><b>castle in Moraira<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is no ordinary castle, the kind that used to stand alone in the Spanish Mediterranean. In reality, it was a coastal battery used for defensive purposes. It was part of an entire <\/span><b>surveillance network <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spread throughout the Kingdom of Valencia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Among the mysteries surrounding the site are its date of construction and its subsequent destruction by the British. Little is known about these two things, which has led to speculation and assumptions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">What\u2019s more, there\u2019s a legend that Moraira was named after a<\/span><b style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> Moorish princess<\/b><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">:<\/span><b style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> Ira, la Mora<\/b><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">. Little is known about her stay in the castle, although the town\u2019s architecture harks back to its Moorish past. So much so that many people living there still have names that come from Arabic. What\u2019s more, the agricultural irrigation system is based on the principles used by this community. In any case, King James I kicked them out in the 13th century AD.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b632e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b632e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90924ef\" data-id=\"90924ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-868863a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"868863a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Castillo-Teulada.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1809\" alt=\"Castillo Teulada\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb77b5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb77b5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89f985b\" data-id=\"89f985b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2519d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae2519d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visiting Moraira Castle\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa4c571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa4c571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two different, but equally intriguing ways to visit. The first of those we\u2019ve mentioned throughout the article. Head to the Ampolla beach and, after taking a few snaps from below, <\/span><b>head up to this fortification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You\u2019re in for an unforgettable experience!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if you fancy treating yourself, <\/span><b>El Castillo Moraira<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is waiting for you at Calle Aitana number 14. If you want a good feed and pay homage to this symbolic building, the <\/span><b>El Castillo Moraira restaurant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will conquer you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Paella, Andalusian gazpacho, Iberian ham, fried fish, prawns with garlic, squid and octopus are just some of its delicacies. There\u2019s also an exceptional <\/span><b style=\"background-color: transparent;\">selection of local rice dishes, meat and fish <\/b><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">on the menu. Enjoy a gastronomic experience that will be forever engraved in your own personal history!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26df4ce6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26df4ce6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40ca3d70\" data-id=\"40ca3d70\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b418d7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b418d7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When are you coming to visit Moraira Castle?\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d28c2f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d28c2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, after reading all that, one thing is certain: <\/span><b>Moraira Castle is a must-visit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Just find a date that suits and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solhabitat.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">book your holiday accommodation with Solhabitat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You\u2019re in for an unforgettable holiday!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e9073b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e9073b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22c2cd5e\" data-id=\"22c2cd5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21167f59 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"21167f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solhabitat.com\/en\/rentals\/villas-moraira-c2d196\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Rent a Villas in Moraira <\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67cbfb62\" data-id=\"67cbfb62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36cdf861 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"36cdf861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solhabitat.com\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-home\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50c34172\" data-id=\"50c34172\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52fff48a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"52fff48a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solhabitat.com\/en\/rentals\/rentals-moraira-d196\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Accommodation in Moraira <\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13e83ea9\" data-id=\"13e83ea9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d7ddad elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"16d7ddad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solhabitat.com\/alquiler\/alquileres-moraira-d196\/vista-lista\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-house-user\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moraira is a stunningly beautiful town in Alicante, perfect for family tourism, beaches, water activities and awe-inspiring heritage sites. 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