Agost
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| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous Community | (Comunidad Valenciana) |
| Province | Alicante |
| Distance to Alicante | 18 km |
| Population | 4.601 (Jan 2005) |
| Surface | 67,79 km² |
| Altitude | 376 m |
| Languages | Valencian, Spanish |
| Pottery in Agost | |
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| The museum | Traditional pottery |
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[edit] Agost
Agost is a Valencian town and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain, at a distance of about 18 km from Alicante, the capital of the province. Due to its relative distance from the Mediterranean Sea, Agost was not directly affected by the mass tourism that the towns on the Costa Blanca experienced, and has maintained its local character.
Until the sixties, the economy of Agost was mainly based on pottery and agriculture. Today most of the traditional potteries have closed, or turned into factories producing construction elements. There are still about 11 potteries active in the town; six of them still produce traditional pottery. Agriculture remains a second income source for many families in Agost.
[edit] Sights
- The church (San Pedro Apóstol)
- The museum Centro Agost, pottery museum in a turn-of-the-century pottery complex
- The hermitage (Ermita de Santa Justa y Rufina) built 1821
- The ruins of an old castel (Castillo Árabe)
[edit] Fiestas
- Santísima Virgen de la Paz (15th – 24th January)
- Fiestas de Moros y Cristianos (end of June)
- Fiestas de Santa Justa y Rufina (the week of the 19th of July)
- Fiestas de San Roque (16th of August)
- Fiestas de San Ramón (last days of August and first few of September)
- Danses del Rei Moro (8th of December)
[edit] External links
- Official website of Agost, Spanish
- Centro Agost: Pottery Museum in Agost, Spanish
- Accommodation in an old pottery complex + workplace for potters/ ceramists, Spanish
- University of Alicante: Information about the pottery museum in English
- Private website about Agost, Valencian
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Agost | Aigües | Alacant/Alicante | Busot | El Campello | Mutxamel | Sant Joan d'Alacant | Sant Vicent del Raspeig/San Vicente del Raspeig | La Torre de les Maçanes/Torremanzanas | Xixona/Jijona |
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