Hondón Valley - Alicante Province
Hondón de las Nieves and Hondón de los Frailes
The Hondón region consists of three valleys with two villages;
Hondón de los Frailes, and Hondón de las Nieves, a pretty village with plenty of character and very friendly local inhabitants
Hondón de las Nieves (Gorge of the Snows)
Municipal Offices
Plaza De La Villa, 1 03688 Hondón de las Nieves Telephone: 965480201 / Fax: 965480480
The name 'Hondón de las Nieves' is not due to its climate but results from the village's devotion to Our Lady of the Nieves - a devotion shared with the nearby town of Aspe. In 1926 the adjoining hamlet of Hondón de los Frailes gained its independence from Hondón de las Nieves. Hondón is located in an area producing the bagged grapes, which have provided the main source of prosperity for this traditional farming community in the centre of the Vinalopó Valley. In addition to the bagged grapes, Hondón also produces wines that can be purchased from the local wine shop (bodega).
5pm. in the middle of December, a view from the local bar restaurant, where we were sitting outside, enjoying a glass of wine, wearing summer clothes.
Truly such a pleasant, relaxing, tranquil life after the constant pressure of working in the United kingdom.
Hondón de los Frailes span>(Gorge of the Friars)
A village to the south of Hondón de las Nieves very traditional, with a few shops, restaurants, bars and banks. There is a large urbanization being built just to the north of the village.
Historical Roman location (Lumbam) is a town made independent from the other
Gorge, Gorge of the Snows (Hondón de las Nieves) in 1926 the name emanating from the Jesuits of Orihuela in century XVII.
This area is mainly agricultural with the 74 percent of land dedicated to farming, growing mainly: grapes, oranges and almonds.
We have a good selection of country houses in the Hondón valleys and nearby Aspe
Perhaps now is the time to re locate to this lovely area of Spain