NEW LIFE BREATHED INTO TOWN'S OLD CEMETARY
Thursday 19th January 2012

Small improvements have breathed new life into Javea's ancient San Joan cemetery. The works, carried out by the town hall's Services department as part of an improvement plan for urban spaces, have been carried out at the old burial ground to the west of the town, close to the bus stops near the olive tree roundabout.

Two tosca boxes have been created in a space formerly occupied by a row of abandoned niches, part of improvements made to improve the image of the 200-year-old cemetery which also solve moisture problems being suffered by the south dividing wall of the adjoining ancient chapel of Sant Joan which is thought to be at last another century older than the graveyard which was closed in 1988.

Other improvements include the construction of ramp that allows access for maintenance vehicles to the rear as well as a wooden fence and the installation of bollards to prevent cars parking on the pavements surrounding the enclosure.

Doris Courcelles, head of the Services department, said that the improvements are just part of a bigger project for the area around the chapel and cemetery of Sant Joan. Work will soon begin to improve the modest square on which stand one of the old tosca stone crosses which marked the perimeter of the municipality, including improvements to the banks and the long set of steps that leads up to the enclosure from Avenida d'Ondara.

Information Source: Press Release - Xàbia Ajuntament