We were in high spirits as, with my wife Freda and two daughters, Muna and Leila, I drove from Alicante that May day, through rice fields and orchards, first introduced and planted by the Arabs after their conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, to attend the Moros y Cristianos Festival at Petrer or Petrel near Spain’s eastern coast. Rewardingly, our first sight was the Arab built fortress-castle overlooking the village. Was the festival to be held in and around this fortress? We did not know. However, we planned to find out...(CLICK POST TITLE TO READ FULL ARTICLE)
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