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Algorfa

Algorfa is a town of about 3,800 people in the Vega Baja del Segura comarca of the province of Alicante. It lies at the foot of Las Escoteras, on the road along the right bank of the Segura from Orihuela and Bigastro to Rojales and Guardamar del Segura. Its name comes from the Arabic al-gurfa, meaning an upper room. The municipality grew from a privilege of 1328 by which Alfonso IV granted minor jurisdiction to landowners who settled at least fifteen families on their estates. Its economy once rested on irrigated farming of oranges, lemons and artichokes, and has since turned to services and tourism. The Castillo de Montemar, despite its name, is a manor house built at the end of the 18th century. It belonged to the family of the Counts of Casa Rojas and served as their summer home, with two square and two round towers. The patron saint festivities honour the Virgen del Carmen in the two weeks before 16 July. Algorfa borders Almoradí, Benejúzar, Benijófar, Los Montesinos, Orihuela and Rojales. It suits golfers and travellers who want a quiet inland base in the Vega Baja.