| Page Views: 247 Last Visit to Sella: July, 1980 | Sella, inland from the Costa Blanca. by Pauldelabar - last update: Sep 14, 2005 |
A villiage in the mountains.
Local Sella (Spanish) time: UK + 1 hour.
Currency: the Euro
Language: Spanish (Catalan)
Sella is a small villiage that was visited by accident.
Nearest large town(s)/city: Alicante or Benidorm.
Staying in Benidorm and having hired a car, we wanted to see what was at Elche and Santa Pola. We went. Coming back from Santa Pola, as I was navigating, I told Richard the driver of the day to turn next right.
Zoooom, he sailed straight past the turn. I asked why. He told me that it only looked like a small road. I replied that it WAS SUPPOSED to look like a small road and to please turn NEXT right, as I had just seen a road sign in thousands of kilometers for MADRID!
He duly turned right at the very next road junction and that brought us back toward the coast and Benidorm - via the mountains!
Getting thirsty, as I do, I asked if we could stop at the next villiage. That next villiage was Sella. We called at a lovely little bar (name escapes me), and took refreshment at prices much cheaper than in the tourist metropolis of Benidorm.
I remember grapes growing from the pergolas in the courtyard where we sat at tables in peace and quiet and gorgeous scenery. I also remember the toilet facilities being a bit basic. An earthenwar sink type afair in the ground with two raised portions for your feet and a hole. Above was a tank with a chain pull. If you pulled this you got a shower as that is what it was FOR! It could very well have woken me up! |
|  | Roman in the gloamin ? This a picture of a Roman bridge over the Rio Sella.
I am told that Sella is very popular with mountaineers and outward bound activity enthusiasts. I didn't see any when I was there. Only a German family making a pit stop the same as us at the same bar.
The bar had a very overgrown playground and the little German lad was loving it and a crying match ensued when his parents decided it was time to go.
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| Pros: | "Peace and tranquility." | | Cons: | "Couldn't find any." | | In A Nutshell: | "Mainly unspoilt when I was there." |
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