Aspe presents new Bronze Age findings. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Aspe.
Aspe is combining support for today’s local businesses with a fresh look at its ancient past. Residents can register for the town’s biggest-ever Bono Comercio campaign, backed by more than €427,000, while archaeologists have revealed findings from four years of excavation at the important Bronze Age settlement of Tabaya.
Record €427,429 budget for Aspe shopping vouchers
Aspe residents can register for the town’s latest Voucher Shopping Campaign (Bono Comercio), which runs until October 25 and has a record €427,429 available to support local shopping.
The scheme combines €101,000 from Aspe Council with a €326,429 contribution from Alicante Provincial Council, providing the largest budget yet for the local campaign.
Commerce councillor Toni Garcia said the initiative is intended to help household finances ahead of Christmas while encouraging residents to spend with businesses in Aspe.
Registration is open to participating shops and residents until October 25. Once this first stage closes, the council will announce separate dates for registered users to download their shopping vouchers.
Residents must be registered on the municipal census in Aspe and have been aged 16 or over on January 1, 2026. Anyone who obtained a voucher during the previous campaign but failed to use it will not be eligible this time.
Applications are being handled digitally through Aspe Council’s website, where a dedicated Bonos Aspe section is available during the registration period.
To ensure older residents are not excluded by the online system, the Local Development Agency is providing face-to-face assistance for people aged over 70 who need help registering. Anyone using this service must bring their DNI.
The campaign runs until October 25, with voucher download dates to be announced afterwards.
Tabaya excavations reveal Bronze Age treasures
Aspe has revealed new findings from four consecutive archaeological excavation campaigns at the Tabaya site, considered one of Europe’s most important Bronze Age settlements.
Aspe Council presented the results alongside Alicante Provincial Council and the Archaeological Museum of Alicante (MARQ), following excavations carried out between 2023 and 2026.
The latest work builds on decades of archaeological research at the site and is helping specialists develop a greater understanding of the Argaric culture and its presence in Alicante province.
Aspe Mayor Antonio Puerto was joined at the presentation by provincial Culture and Heritage deputy Juan de Dios Navarro, MARQ director Manuel Olcina and excavation director Juan Antonio Lopez Padilla.
Puerto highlighted the importance of cooperation between the different institutions in protecting and studying the site, while also making Aspe’s archaeological heritage better known.
Research does not end when the excavation teams leave the site. Archaeologists continue working throughout the year in laboratories, where finds are analysed and catalogued and future research is planned.
The four recent campaigns represent the latest stage in the long-running investigation of Tabaya, with the work focused not only on uncovering archaeological remains but also on preserving and documenting them for future study.