Descubriendo uno de los pueblos españoles con mas encanto: Mojácar
It´s being a while since we have done one of this post. So, we decided to take it back with one of the most interesting towns of Spain: Mojacar. Beautiful town with all your needs there but also…with mystery. Let´s see what we are talking about.
Mojacar´s History
Mojacar is an interesting town because of it´s history. It is well known that Spain was conquered by the Muslims in the past, and it was re conquered by the Christians. Mojacar did not surrender, neither fought the Christians. Being a Muslim town, and after all the area around was re conquered, the Mojacar´s warden (that was the name of the governor back then) tried a friendly approach that was welcomed by the Christians. He said that his culture and his life was there and that he grew up side by side with Christians as friends and brothers, so he will not surrender as a Muslim to the Christians since for him they were all habitants of the same land. This was something different to the Christians, but they accepted and from them one of the biggest traditions of Mojacar was born: Moorish and Christians.
Mojacar: Town
Yes, we did not make a mistake, we want to talk about Mojacar town because there is more to know about Mojacar, but we will talk about it later. Mojacar is one of the most beautiful Andalusian towns. Really one of the biggest tourist destinations in the area.
The gazer at the old town´s New Square gives you a prefect view of where you are at and a taste of Mojacar´s History. Clean white houses next to each other with narrow walkways that show it´s Muslim origins. And also, from here you can see another thing that makes Mojacar Unique: The Mediterranean Sea.
Mojacar: Beach
Mojacar has more than 17km of beaches. And its not the beaches and the Mediterranean Sea, along the beach there is where Mojacar really lives. You will be surprised of how good you can eat at those seaside restaurants. The night life is amazing around the seafront, bars, and clubs for all ages. Also, plenty street markets and attractions that will make your trip unforgettable. Some of the most famous beaches are the Playa de la Torre (Tower Beach) or Playa del Alarrobico (no translation available), do not forget to visit them.
Mystery
All we finally got to the mystery part. Some of you may heard about it, some of you may not, but there is a myth that says that Walt Disney was from Mojacar. Crazy right? Well maybe not. The myth says that back in 1940, the FBI or Disney employees were in Mojacar looking to find information about one José Guirao Zamora, who was in fact Walt Disney. His mother left Mojacar to go to Chicago where she had a brother, once there she got sick and died and his son was left with some neighbors to be raised as their own. There is no paper trace of Walt Disney born in Chicago, but neither it is of Jose Guirao Zamora being Walt Disney as an infant child in Mojacar. Today, still many questions to be asked about, more without answers, but it is a curiosity that needs to be told.
You know it, we know it, everyone knows it. Eurochange must be in an amazing town like this one. Mojacar is one of the places where Eurochange opened just to offer you the best service our there. As we mentioned, Mojacar is one of the top tourists’ destinations in Spain, and we at Eurochange are there for make you currency exchange easier and a wonderful experience. Each year we give you a better exchange rate from pound to euro, same with dollar to euro and with the rest of the currencies. But we are not just there for the tourist, we also have many currencies available for the people of Mojacar to exchange if they are going on a trip. So come to Mojacar, visit the old town, go to the beach, come to Eurochange, and try to solve the Walt Disney mystery, we will be happy to be there to attend all your currency needs.
