Javea Grapevine 186 2016 Five | Page 4

Dear Friends, When you read these lines another fantastic edition of the Sant Joan Fogueres Fiestas will be behind us. I hope that you enjoyed it with your friends and family and that you have participated in the joy and the good atmosphere with which this event animates our town every year. The Fogueres fiesta serves to celebrate the arrival of summer and to have fun after a year of hard work, but also to strengthen the ties that unite us. During these days, we are all part of the life of our town no matter whether we were born here or somewhere else in the world and that is the community spirit that must prevail in our civic relations. Moreover, as it does every summer, our town prepares for tens of thousands of people who come to seek, with us, a place to enjoy a rest, the scenery, the culture, the gastronomy and leisure activities. Foreword from the Mayor of Jávea, José Chulvi This movement is fundamental to our economy and we need to make it compatible with a respect for our heritage, and excellence in services, both public and private. I am pleased to announce that this year our coast continues to fly four blue flags which distinguish it as one of the best places in the Mediterranean. To have everything ready, we have completed the public works on Via Augusta and have enhanced the beaches and coves with buoys and bathrooms, as well as channels marked out for safely practising paddle surfing and kayaking.