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Altea Photography Rally
INSCRIPTIONS are now open for the sixth Photography Rally in Altea. The competition takes place from May 12 to 14 and places are limited. Inscriptions cost €10 until May 7 and €12 from May 8 to 10 and can be made at alteacultural.com/rally
Photographs must be taken with a camera and cannot be edited. A total of six photos will be submitted. Prizes total €800, divided into
€400 for first place, €200 for second place and €100 for third place, plus another €100 for the photograph voted the best of the whole competition.
The event starts on Thursday May 12 at 8pm with the presentation of the objectives that participants will photograph followed by a welcoming ceremony at the Casa de Cultura.
The photographs are to be handed in from 11am to 1pm on Saturday May 13 and the jury will announce the winners on Sunday May 14 at 12pm, after which the prizes will be awarded in the Casa de Cultura.
The competition attracted up to 60 participants from throughout the Valencia Region and Murcia last year.
ON Saturday May 6, the Hotel Meliá Villaitana in Benidorm will vibrate with family activities at its Iguana Family Fest, organised by Amata.
From 11am to 8pm, both guests staying at the hotel and visitors from the surrounding area can participate in arts and crafts workshops, theatre performances, storytelling, sports activities, and games for the whole family.
There will be bouncy castles, a magic workshop and an authentic Arts and Crafts fair. And to recharge your batteries, there are several restaurants, a food truck, a buffet and an ice cream parlour.
The programme of activities stands out for its great variety to make sure that there is something for all tastes: theatre and storytelling, arts and crafts workshops, football and beach volleyball, paddle surf and yoga, pilates and GAP, circus games and magic, bouncy castles, swimming pools and a children’s playground.
For clients staying at the hotel, participation in all activities is free, visitors from outside can buy tickets at igua nafamilyfest.dtouch.es, where you can also find all the information about the activities, schedules and prices.
Hotel Meliá Villaitana is located on Avenida Alcalde Eduardo Zaplana (next to Terra Mítica). The complex has ample free outdoor parking.
THE Fundem organisation is organising a theoretical and practical permaculture workshop at the Jardí de l’Albarda gardens in Pedreguer on Saturday May 6.
Permaculture is an approach to land management and settlement design that adopts arrangements observed in flourishing natural ecosystems. It includes a set of design principles derived using wholesystems thinking and applies these principles in fields such as regenerative agriculture, town planning,
