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What’S On Javea Spain?

• Víctormanuel Paz
• 31.08.2022
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Javea (also known as Xàbia) is a gem of a town situated on the Northern Costa Blanca. It’s rugged coastline is indented with secluded coves and sandy beaches. These hidden caves and bays were once used by pirates and smugglers in the Middle Ages but are now used by sunbathers, snorklers and scuba divers.

Javea is situated on the most easterly point of mainland Spain about 100 kms from Valencia and 90 kms from Alicante. Options to getting to Javea are covered on our  airport transfers page. Javea has been voted environmentally near perfect by the World Health Organisation and boasts 320 days of sunshine a year.

New building developments in Javea are subject to height restrictions which mean there are no high-rise buildings unlike in other Costa Blanca towns such as Calpe or Benidorm. The locals are proud to speak not the most common type of Spanish (Castellano) but Valencian (Valenciano) which is very similar but not the same as Catalan and this is spoken not just in Javea but in the whole Valencian region.

• This is why you see the local word for Javea which is Xàbia;
• Many would argue Javea is the finest place on the whole Costa Blanca;
• We wouldn’t argue too strongly with this;
• Javea, or Xabia as the locals call it, is split into three distinct areas;

There is the Old Town of Javea where you can wander down ancient narrow streets and visit the local market on a Thursday. Built with original Tosca sandstone it’s rich in medieval history. The Gothic fortified church of San Bartolome dominates the centre of Javea’s town.

This building dates back to the 15th century. At the side of the church is a beautiful building which houses the indoor market where you can buy local fresh produce daily. Many people’s favourite area of Javea this has a fascinating charm factor hard to define.

Whitewashed houses surround the bay. Watch the fishermen bring in their fresh catches or watch the sailing boats set off from the marina. Eat at the fantastic seafood restaurants. There are also many good shops, bars and cafes – it’s bustling with activity.

The Port area of Javea has a real Spanish feel, this is an area where locals live and work in harmony with the tourist elements. It is a lively bustling area with many shops, cafes, bars and restaurants.

The landmark of the Port area is the church of Our Lady of Loreto with a roof which imitates the hull of a ship. The bustling Arenal area is basically the sandy blue flag beach which is surrounded by shops, bars and restaurants such as the renowned Los Remos or La Boheme. It’s a great place to walk along the promenade in the evening. It’s very touristy obviously and is the least Spanish part of Javea but nevertheless it is a crucial part. During the evening in the summer there are various stalls here selling a variety of handmade crafts. Many of the bars have live music and there are several discotheques.

• Try the Platino bar for entertainment such as Adam King singing live on most Saturdays;
• The most popular bar is known as Champagne which has been renamed Jalousie;
• Set off the beach is the popular Irish Bar An Shebeen;

The Arenal beach area is the place to enjoy the  nightlife which although relatively quiet and limited does have it’s lively spots such as the nightclub Achill. The Arenal is very good for families. The beach is large and very wide. The water is very shallow and calm as it is in a sheltered bay.

You can easily sit in a cafe or bar and be able to see your children. Generally Spain is very family-orientated and you can feel much more relaxed about your kids safety than you would anywhere else. This is the place where you can eat tapas, paella but also fish and chips and English breakfast.

The great thing about Javea is the choice of the three very different parts. It’s almost like visiting a theme park and entering different worlds! In the centre of these three areas are plenty of apartment blocks of which many are for rental. Surrounding Javea are beautiful green hills peppered with very expensive villas.

These can make a great choice for a holiday if there are a few people. They can work out very cheap per person but you can spoil yourself as many of them are the definition of luxury – palm trees, swimming pools, entrance gates, jacuzzis etc.

The streets in the old town of Javea are worth exploring with the fortified Gothic church (San Bartolome) and a very good museum (Museo Etnografico ‘Soler Blasco’) which explains the history of the coast from Palaeolithic times through Iberian, Roman and Medieval times.

• In 1244, King Jamie claimed Javea back from the Moors;
• In the 14th century, King Jamie II built a further fortress and the town’s walls along the streets of Maria Gallard, Primicies, Major and Roques;
• In the 15th century an economic recovery with an increase in population began;

This improvement of wealth is reflected in building habits with many new streets built and the city gates constructed. Javea’s population significantly increased and drew the attention of the Barbarians. As a consequence, fortresses and churches were built, including the church Eglesia de Sant Bertomeu (San Bartolome).

• During the early 1500’s plague was prevalent in Javea and the town’s hospital was built;
• All that is now left of this hospital is the Capella de Santa Anna;
• In the 18th century Javea participated in the succession war on the side of the Bourbon and gained a number of privileges;

In addition to numerous honorary titles, Javea received permission to build a harbour from which it was able to export fruit to other countries. A trade which began with raisins and then extended to wheat, grapes, bread and olives. From the second half of the 19th century onwards, the manufacturing process and export of raisins became the major industry.

The miradors of Javea are 14 designated, strategic viewpoints that show spectacular views of Javea. The miradors of Javea are clearly signposted and each one has been carefully selected due to it’s amazing views.

The concept is that each one represents an imaginary window through which you see the most fantastic views. Javea’s miradors are all along the coastline of Javea and the first mirador is to the north of Javea at Cap San Antonio where the lighthouse is. The miradors continue along the coastline to the 14th mirador to the south of Javea which is just around the corner from Javea’s Granadella beach.

There is no cost to view each mirador. The views from each mirador are easily amongst some of the very best views the Costa Blanca has to offer. You can have a great day’s adventure trying to find each one.

Below we have a photo of the mirador map at La Granadella. Below we have a video showing La Granadella beach. It is very much a place where you can feel you are in Spain but where you can feel reminders of home. There are many English and German supermarkets, lots of clubs and societies and people who speak your language.

Just outside of Javea and Benitachell. A relatively small 9 hole golf course. The two additional putting greens and the twenty bay driving range offer enough room to practice your golf swing. If you have found this guide on Javea because you are thinking moving to the Javea area you may also find our moving to Spain section with expat interviews and accounts of how they found their move to Javea Spain , useful and informative.

Javea Tourist Information – Page Summary – If you are visiting Javea on holiday or if you live in Javea or are thinking of moving to Javea we hope this page on Javea tourist information has been useful.

Is Javea worth visiting?

I’d pretty much given up using the word “beauty” because it has so many beastly associations: Teenaged girls starving themselves for fashion on their Instagram posts, bedizened plutocrats, plastic-faced movie stars, hotel-room landscapes. In any case, social scientists chalk up visual pleasure to evolution and social conditioning.

Beauty is a sweet old-fashioned notion. Then I came to this town called Javea, with counts of about 33,000 year-round citizens, strewn along a wide bay on the southeast coast of mainland Spain, and I was compelled to think again.

The sun hits the mountain at a certain point of the day and, if it were an old-fashioned religious movie, you would hear trumpets and angel choirs; a green parakeet perches on the flowered branch of an almond tree, as if it’s posing for a Japanese ink drawing.

At night, the moon paints a glittery path over the ocean. Yes, there’s the odd trash-filled field or crumbling apartment building or a mangy cat skulking around the café tables. Yet, three or four times a day, you see something so insistently lovely that you are brought to a halt.

The town of Javea, which generally earns little more than a “worth a visit” paragraph from travel books, is neither exotic nor remote. It’s just more than an hour’s drive from two different international airports in Alicante and Valencia. The temperature is mild, averaging 26 C in August to 12 C in January. Javea’s coastal bars and restaurants offer up top-notch people-watching opportunities, but if that’s not your style, gorgeous seaside views certainly aren’t hard to come by. Getty Images Since the 1950s, the centre of the Spanish package tour business is the town of Benidorm, a freak forest of high-rise hotels and rental units, just about a 40-minute drive to the south of Javea. Benidorm, a town of about 70,000 residents, with theme parks, night-club shows and short-term holidays, is a fast-food experience of tourism.

• Neither a hotspot nor off-the-beaten track, Javea is at the north end of a 200-kilometre resort strip of coastal towns and cities, collectively known as the Costa Blanca;
• The name Costa Blanca or “white coast” was invented by a British airline company in the 1950s to promote working-class holidays to Spain;

Javea is the anti-Benidorm. As you drive north on the Costa Blanca, the foliage becomes greener, the air cooler and more tourists tend to rent villas rather than hotels. In the 1960s, when Franco officials and rich tourists from Madrid and Valencia began summering in Javea, the city imposed building restrictions: nothing taller than a palm tree goes the local story, although a few buildings violate the rule. The Arenal is the centre of Javea’s tourism boom that happens around August, when the population of the town can triple as a result of the influx. Tono Balaguer The newcomers wanted to keep their paradise intact. In the town plan, words such as “sustainability” and “environment” figure prominently. There are spas, hiking and biking trails, and a vast natural park of more than 2,100 hectares on the mountain.

The population, which has more than tripled since the 1970s, has grown out rather than up. The city has identified a series of 15 miradors , or lookouts, where you are encouraged to simply stand and ogle the landscape.

The sense of Javea as a protected space is intrinsic to its geography. To the north, looming over the town, is the emblematic elephant-shaped mountain of Montgo rising dramatically 753 metres in the air. If there was a casting call for resident nature deity, Montgo would be a shoo-in for the role (and it played the volcanic mountain in the 1968 disaster flick, Krakatoa: East of Java ).

Around its slopes and fissures, there are prehistoric cave paintings and burial chambers, Phoenician amphoras and remnants of ancient Iberian inhabitants. Along the coast to the south stretches a horseshoe-shaped bay, pocketed by coves, caves, cliffs and beaches, pebbled and sandy, built for long exploratory walks to discover what so many have discovered before: Around Javea, beauty still rules.

While there are a string of pleasant beach towns along the Costa Blanca, what makes Javea special is its dramatic variety: It’s really three towns in one, each with its own kind of beauty. The beauty of age is found in the town centre, which dates back to the late 14th century, about a kilometre up the slope of Montgo from the beach (safe from marauding pirates of yore). The coast around Javea is graced by coves, caves, cliffs and beaches, all built for long exploratory walks. Gins Romero/Gins Romero Directly east of the Old Town is the port, where I find the beauty of working community, set along the ever-changing sea against the rocky wall of Cabo de San Antonio (the long end of the Montgo elephant’s trunk). Here, you’ll find a marina with its pleasure and fishing boats that is also a fish market selling the daily catch to restaurants overlooking a pebble beach, where you can simultaneously listen to the breakers and music from a piano bar. Amid the low-rise apartments and shops, look for the exuberantly modernist fisherman’s church, the Church of Our Lady of Loreto.

A maze of pedestrian streets lead to a central square and the fortress church of San Bartolome, pocked with bullet-holes from the Civil War, but still standing strong. At night, when the church bell rings, and the amber lights reflect off the white-washed walls and honey-coloured tosca sandstone buildings, it feels as though you’ve time-travelled back to a torch-lit world of several centuries ago.

This architectural gem, built in the mid-1960s, is shaped like a sailing boat surrounded by concrete ribs and nodding palm trees. Walk south a couple of kilometres along the beach promenade and you come to the third part of Javea, or the Arenal (Spanish for sand), the beach and centre of the August tourism boom, when Javea’s population can triple.

I think of this as the place of beauty of play: In July and August, northern European families in the thousands flock here. There are kids on the beach, busy diving schools, and even busier bars and tour groups visiting the local Roman ruins.

The people watching is first-class, though the environment is less so: With so many beige apartment complexes built around communal pools, this part of Javea resembles a Florida beach development. Still, there must be something compelling: When I visited Javea, I kept meeting waiters and other service-industry types who came here on vacation, then returned to sell their homes and move here for good.

That seemed wildly impulsive; then I decided to become one of them. About half the permanent population is foreign, mostly from Britain, but from across northern Europe as well (the newsstands are polyglot).

Even the Spanish who have moved in from less temperate parts of the country have outsider status: The local language is Valencian, a variety of Catalan. The resilient local culture is on display through church events, elaborate fiestas, schools, sports teams, and dozens of small bars and cafés, but they now depend on the tourists and retirees the way they once depended on the orchards and the sea. When in Javea, ‘three or four times a day, you see something so insistently lovely that you are brought to a halt,’ writes Liam Lacey. Getty Images While the British media frequently sniff about Spain’s ex-pat ghettos full of weather refugees, history tells us that beautiful places can change lives. In 1876, a 32-year-old Friedrich Nietzsche travelled to Sorrento, a beautiful Mediterranean town in Italy.

• It marked the beginning of his transformation from philology professor to philosopher: “When for the first time I saw the evening rise with its red and grey softened in the Naples sky,” Nietzsche wrote, “it was like a shiver, as though pitying myself for starting my life by being old, and the tears came to me and the feeling of having been saved at the very last second;

” (I can sympathize: When I visited Sorrento 14 years ago, it made me cry, too. ) There’s a similar tone of astonishment in the telegram and letters the Spanish impressionist painter Joaquin Sorolla wrote to his wife when he visited Javea 20 years later.

“I fall silent from the emotion that still grips me …” he wrote. And: “This is the place I’ve always dreamt about, Sea and Mountains, but what a sea!” Sorolla returned to Javea three more times, painting more than a dozen major works here.

Beauty, which is impermanent but recurrent, compels you to pay attention to the world and care more about it. In his 1989 book, Love and Beauty , American philosopher Guy Sircello argued for the restoration of beauty at the centre of philosophy: “Without the love of even the slightest kind of beauty, we are less happy and less good than we otherwise might be, and of nothing other than beauty can this be said.

Loving beauty is therefore of the utmost importance. ” Sometimes, when the Montgo mountain is wearing a beret of clouds around its dome, or the sea is rolling with white-capped emerald waves, I want to say: “Enough already.

You’re gorgeous. Don’t oversell it!” Mostly, though, I’m trying to control my grin of gratitude. IF YOU GO Javea is almost equidistant between two airports, Alicante (100 kilometres) and Valencia in Manises (113 km). Bus and train service are available, but it’s much faster to drive to Javea, along the AP-7, the toll road that runs along the Spanish Mediterranean coast.

Avoid Javea in late summer – especially the first couple of weeks of August – when car rentals and rooms are scarce as up to 60,000 European holidaymakers descend on the town, tripling its off-season population.

Otherwise, Javea is mostly quiet (except for the numerous fiesta days)making it a good base for excursions. Where to stay The Parador Hotel : opened up Javea to tourism in the 1960s and this tall white building on the Arenal beach remains one of its landmarks.

Come here for balcony views of the ocean, a pool and even a small dock for guests’ boats, all next door to the public beach. Rates start at $139 ( off-season) to $427 (peak-season) for a double with breakfast.

paradores-spain. com Set in the central square of the Old Town, Hotel Triskel is steps from the old church, an indoor market, a small archeological museum and numerous good restaurants and artisanal shops. There’s a friendly lounge-bar with a good wine cellar downstairs and live music on weekends.

• Rates from $105 to $155 a night;
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• com Where to eat Bon Amb , which earned a Michelin star in 2014, uses local foods presented with a Japanese delicacy and a nouvelle-cuisine focus on textures and contrasts;

Tasting menus range from around $100 to $160 a person, and diners can choose to sit in an elegant, outdoor garden. 100 Carretera Benitachell Rd. ; bonamb. com La Calima: The food is hearty, – baby squid with beans and garlic, the ever-popular Iberian ham, baked eggplant with nuts – but the real prize of this port-based restaurant is the scenery.

Across the promenade, where tourists and local families take a stroll, is the wide-screen view of the ocean and the rocky beach. Prices range from $18 to $26 for menus of the day, tapas menus or dinner menus with three courses with wine or beer.

14 Avenida de la Marina; restaurante-calima. com.

Is live music allowed in Javea?

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Is today a fiesta in Javea?

The Javea Carnival is held in Javea, Spain, near the start of lent – this year the festivities will take place on Saturday 22 February.

Is Javea a good place to live?

VillaMia’s essential info for moving to Jávea We can think of many reasons to live in Jávea: Jávea, or Xàbia (in the Valencian language), in the Northern Costa Blanca, is an exclusive coastal town nestling between the capes of San Antonio and La Nao. If you’re planning to move to Jávea, you’re in great company. About 27,000 people live in Jávea, of whom around half are Spanish and the other half are foreign nationals. Many Brits live in Jávea – about 29% of the population – and you’ll find many expat groups.

It also has international private schools, Xàbia International College and Laude Lady Eli zabeth School (LES), for students aged two to 18. Jávea benefits from a superb all-year-round climate with around 320 days of sunshine.

Indeed, Jávea and the Costa Blanca are among the healthiest places to live, according to the World Health Organisation. Wanting a better quality of life, Michelle Hughes, owner of VillaMia, took a risk and gave up her good job in Wales to move to J á vea with her son.

Eleven years on , she has her own business. B ut it is not as easy as some people expect, so here are some helpful tips from the estate agent… 1 – Learn the language Yes, you can get by with little or no Spanish but it is important to try.

There are various private and group classes available. If you join a group class, you will get to meet new people and, once you have some understanding, it will make everyday life easier when shopping, banking, asking for directions, etc. Also, it is worth contacting the Town Hall for information on subsidised lesso ns.

Some people find it easier than others but trying is what counts and apps such as Duolingo are something everyone can do from home in their spare time. Once you know the language you can interact with the Spanish and a good starting place is Spanish bars.

VillaMia staff are fluent in Spanish as well as other languages including German, Russian and French. 2 – Learn to love admin Nothing is straightforward when it comes to paperwork here. It will probably take longer than you expect and best to be prepared with extra copies of everything.

Most importantly you need a ton of patience – to keep yourself sane! To rent , initially you only need your passport an d an address but you may need a NIE (national identification number) once you move in to open a Spanish bank account to pay the utility bills.

However, we can guide you on this and never be afraid to ask for help. For entry into Spanish schools, again ther e is quite a bit of paperwork. W e can put you in touch with people who can help with this and all other paperwork and translation. When you come over bring copies of paperwork such as birth certificates for the whole family, passport and marriage certifica te if applicable.

If you need help with residencia, changing driving licences to Spanish and tax advice , get in touch with Impley in Jávea – www. impley. com 3 – Think carefully about what you will do for work As a small coastal town, finding long-term work in Jávea can be a challenge especially if you don’t speak Spanish.

Don’t expect to be able to come over and find work straight away – unemployment is high in Spain. If you are planning on setting up your own business or buying an established one, make sure you speak to a professional about the legalities and taxes, etc.

Many people don’t realise that if you are self – employed you have to pay social security each month which doesn’t take into account your earnin gs – you pay the same amount each month regardless of what you earned.

To be legal, you may pay out 250 euros a month before you make a cent. Before you move here, work out an estimated budget you need to live on and check you can survive and have enough f or at least a year. To find work you need to be proactive and make sure you don’t fall into holiday mode.

• 4 – Accept that Spain is different Accept that Spain – like any new country – has its own social norms and learn to adapt to them;
• For example, if you are given an estimated time for an appointment (say with a plumber coming to your home) – treat it exactly as that, an estimate – which leaves you nicely surprised if they arrive on the dot;

You will soon get used to the ma ñ ana attitude. However, VillaMia can recommend trades people that we have worked with and are efficient, such as 100% Plumbing – www. 100percentplumbing. com D riving is different too. D o not expect drivers to use indicators but do expect them to cut you up on a roundabout and even just stop on a zebra crossing or a roundabout for a chat or to get out of the car.

The driving legislation is different so take time to read up on this to avoid fines! The Spanish do take siestas so do not expect everything to be open in afternoons. I f you live in a complex you may not be able to use the communal pool during that time.

The list is endless, but another thing is Span ish traditions. There will be fireworks, fiestas, bull running and health and safety isn’t like the UK. July and August in J á vea are also very busy and it can get frustrating trying to park. Remember you are not in the UK so take the bad with the good and embrace the Spanish lifestyle.

5 – Renting a p roperty is a good start If you are moving over for the first time it may be better to rent in Jávea rather than buy. This gives you the chance to figure out where you want to be living, (do you want to be within walking distance of the beach, for example? ) and what kind of living space suits you most.

There is plenty of opportunity to rent different kinds of properties here to allow you to get a feel for the area. There are also winter lets available so you can come over for a few months to check you are happy living in Spain. VillaMia can help you get a wonderful winter let, so get in touch.

6 – Currency exchange Rather than using your bank for international bank transfers (for example to pay a deposit on a rental) set up a currency exchange account. T hey are free and will save you money on transfers, giving you a better rate.

VillaMia can recommend Foreign Currency Direct – www. currencies. co. uk 7 – Try the local food Jávea has plenty of expat supermarkets, particularly aimed at the British, but it is always worth trying out the local food. This doesn’t mean you have to spend a small fortune dining in local restaurants, either.

Simply having a good mooch around markets and Spanish supermarkets will give you an idea of what’s on offer. In restaurants there is often a men ú del d í a if you want a few courses or tapas are always a great  alternative to try new things such as calamari.

8 – Don’t forget safety J á vea is genera lly a safe place and there are many women living here on their own when their husbands are working off-shore. You still need to be aware and not leave valuables on display in a car and make sure your property is locked up when you are out or during the nig ht.

• People are more relaxed and you will see children out late at night and going up and down the A renal on scooters and bikes;
• Children in pools or the sea have to be watched every second as well – many public pools don’t have lifeguards and many villas w ith private pools don’t have a security fence around the pool;

Think about health care as well and make sure you are covered if there is an accident. Y ou may benefit from getting private health care. VillaMia can arrange quotes from Axa if you need an id ea of costs. If you want an alarm or security lighting in your rental, then worth speaking to J á vea Alarm Systems – www.

• javeaalarmsystems;
• com – or for extra security locks, Carl Barclay on www;
• locksmithspain;
• net 9 – If you don’t know something, ask someone If you are unsure about anything;
• It could be a dish on the menu, which fish to buy in t he market, how to cook the local vegetables, who is the last person in the queue, why fireworks are going off at midday, then ask someone;

Ask the stallholder in the market, or the person standing next to you during a fiesta. Start a conversation with a st ranger! The Spanish are only too willing to tell you all about their food, customs, fiestas, and culture. You’ll get a much more interesting answer than Google will give you too! 10 – Enjoy yourself ! J á vea is a beautiful town and there is so much to exp lore in the local area and further afield.

1. There are various groups and clubs for a wide range of activities for all ages such as tennis and dance to drama and zumba;
2. The scenery is stunning and people are constantly moving over, so there will be others in the same situation of moving to a new country and wanting to make friends;

VillaMia has built up an excellent reputation and has a frontline office in J á vea and a multilingual team. If you are thinking of moving over or taking a winter let in the area , g et in touch on info@villamia or see www. villamia. net.

Where is the old town in Javea?

What is the town of Jávea like, and is it a busy town? – Jávea is a seaside resort on the Mediterranean coast. In reality, Javea is divided into three main areas: The old town (about 3 km inland from the port), the port, and Arenal (in the centre of Javea bay).

• The old town is where you will encounter history, tradition and beautiful Spanish architecture;
• It is also known as a market town due to the many local markets selling fresh seafood and produce;
• The town exudes a peaceful atmosphere and old-village charm while providing modern amenities and facilities;

The Arenal boasts the best beach in the area and also plenty of cafes and restaurants. Here is where most people head for the nightlife, and in Summer the area is a throng of nighttime revellers of all age groups. The atmosphere on the main promenade is fun, exciting and remarkably tranquil at the same time, with many families taking their small children for a stroll even at 12 in the evening.

The port also enjoys some lively entertainment (perhaps a little less than the Arenal) and offers a variety of restaurants, cafes and watering holes, many with gorgeous views across the bay towards the Arenal.

The port is also the venue for many of the area’s festivities including the Moors and Christians. Nature is abundant throughout the area of Jávea making it an ideal place to relax and rest away from the bustling crowds, noise, and pollution of the larger, busier coastal towns.

What is Javea like in the winter?

Winter temperatures in Javea – The weather in Javea in winter is very mild compared to northern Europe. Most winter days in Javea are clear and sunny with a little rainfall. The temperatures are unpredictable and can vary greatly in winter. One day it can be over 20 degrees Celsius and you want to wander around in a t-shirt, another day it can be 6 degrees Celsius and you feel very cold.

Which is nicer Denia or Jávea?

I think you will end up with some different opinions as to Javea or Denia based on the information supplied; Both have bars, restaurants and an old town quarter to explore. Both have nice beaches; If you prefer looking over the beach/seafront whilst enjoying your meal then Javea restaurants have the advantage here.

Denia has a railway terminus; Javea does not; the closest railway station to Javea would be Gatos de Gorgos (about 5 miles from the central areas of Javea) so Denia has the advantage of convenience for rail travel if this is high on your agenda.

Denia is also a ferry port with the Balearics just over 2 hours away on the fast ferry so an away day is easier from Denia. There are coastal “taxi” boats operating from both Denia to Javea and other local ports – no advantage as to where you stay for visiting another coastal location.

1. Javea has a cinema showing English films – go back in time as you buy your ticket that is taken off a roll by hand, torn in half by the usherette, you buy your popcorn and icecream in tubs and sit on seats that were common in the 50’s and 60’s;

Javea is more cosmopolitan than Denia (Denia “feels” more Spanish), and I think Denia is better for shops (if that’s what you like). Where to stay? Will depend on what you want; hotels? are in both Denia and Javea. For a quieter location in Denia then I would suggest NOT staying on Les Marines; but it may not be so noisy at the time you propose to go.

There are many apartments/ villas in both to choose from if that’s what you want. Without transport then I guess you would want to be quite central so if something smaller than a hotel then take a look at Hostal Loreto in Denia’s old quarter.

If you’ve not found Denia’s web site that will give you much more information to help you decide then it’s http://www. denia. net/uk/index. asp and for Javea http://www. javea. net/index. php?lang=en&section=&sub=.

How many British live in Jávea?

Coming to live in Jávea is one of the best decisions anyone could make – but, of course, we could be a little biased. The latest available statistics (2020) show that over 48% of its population of 28,016 are foreigners and that more than 4,400 of those registered residents have come from the UK.

In the wake of BREXIT, it has become more important than ever for British citizens who were living in Spain before December 31st 2020 to ensure that they are legally resident in Spain to be able to benefit from the rights outlined in the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement.

Being properly registered also opens up many doors, including the right of residency, freedom of movement and access to the health system. DISCLAIMER: These notes are based on our own experiences when we went through the processes a few years ago. As always, processes evolve and we would appreciate any updates based your own encounters with bureaucracy.

Is Jávea good for families?

Things to do with Kids in Javea / Xabia – Spain There are a great choice of family acitivities in Javea / Xabia, Spain whether you are looking for children’s playgrounds, kid-friendly beaches, or fairgrounds. When you visit Javea / Xabia, Spain here are a list of the best things to do with kids in Javea / Xabia, Spain: * Beautiful blue flag sandy beaches in Javea / Xabia, Spain including Playa El Portet in Moraira, Playa Del Bol in Calpe, Playa Arenal in Javea, Playa La Fustera in Benissa.

1. * Take a ride on the Tourist Trains in Javea / Xabia, Spain * Visit Bar Brevis in Moraira – a bar for the adults, food for the whole family, and children’s play including mini golf, bouncy slide, ball pits, trampolines and push car go kart track;

* Visit the local markets on Market Day in Javea / Xabia, Spain * Visit the local funfairs in Javea / Xabia, Spain.

Is Javea in Alicante or Valencia?

Xàbia (Valencian: ) or Jávea (Spanish: ) is a coastal town and municipality in the comarca of Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Valencia, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea.

What airport is in Javea Spain?

Frequently asked questions – Want to know about travelling to Javea, Spain? We have put together a list of the most frequently asked questions from our users such as: What is the cheapest mode of transport?, What is the quickest option?, How much do tickets usually cost? and many more.

Will Coronavirus (COVID-19) affect my travel to Dénia? There is widespread community transmission globally. Some travel restrictions are being lifted in Spain. For the latest travel status, please check the official page for Spain.

Learn More. What is the nearest airport to Javea? The nearest airport to Javea is Alicante (ALC) Airport which is 83. 9 km away. Other nearby airports include Valencia (VLC) (96. 1 km) and Ibiza (IBZ) (104. 7 km). More information How long does it take to get to Dénia from the Airport? It takes 2h 45m to get from Dénia to Alicante (ALC) Airport.

More information How do I get to Dénia? We recommend flying to Alicante (ALC) Airport, which is 84. 4 km away from Dénia. The bus from Alicante (ALC) to Dénia takes 2h 45m. More information Where can I stay near Javea? There are 6731+ hotels available in Javea.

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Which Costa is Javea on?

By on Sep 17, 2015 in Accommodation , Attractions , Europe , Food and Drink , Going Out , Hotels , Regions , Restaurants , Spain , Travel Miscellany , Western Europe Regarded by many as the jewel of the Costa Blanca, Jávea is a port town with an exclusive feel, set on a beautiful coastline, yet overlooked by an amazing mountain. Did you know that according to the World Health Organisation that Jávea has one of the healthiest climates in the whole world? Mix this in with the fact that the medical journal, the Lancet, ranked Spain as the healthiest country to live in within Europe, well if you’re looking for a good spot to holiday or even invest in, Jávea is definitely right up there! Romantic coves and beautiful beaches Think of romantic coves, beautiful beaches and wonderful scenery. Enjoy the three different aspects of Jávea – the old town, the coastline and the pretty port area. Discover a stylish tourist town, where you are entirely spoilt for choice in terms of where to go for food, drink or shopping experiences. Of course it’s not a surprise that Jávea has a healthy tourist industry, as well as a noticeable number of International residents.

• Jávea has undeniably embraced tourism, yet in a far more classy way than some other towns on Spain ‘s famous Costas;
• The Arenal Beach is the most popular with tourists, but try not to miss out on one of Spain’s most beautiful beaches – La Granadella;

It’s actually a horseshoe-shaped cove, which has sapphire blue water and seagrass beds. Embraced by a vibrant, verdant green Driving to Jávea (Xabia), whether you come via Valencia or Alicante, is a real treat once you hit a certain distance from the upmarket tourist town.

The countryside is filled with pines and other trees, and even in early September, after a hot summer, the palate was a vibrant, verdant green. For some of you Javea may not not be a secret of Spain, although I still know a number of people who haven’t heard of it.

Jávea is on the Costa Blanca, almost an equal distance between Valencia and Alicante. Stroll around Jávea old town Enjoy a stroll around the narrow, medieval streets of Jávea’s old town. Tosca sandstone, whitewashed façades, Gothic windows and arched doorways are made even prettier with colourful flower pots. The landmark of the old town is undoubtedly the 14th to 16th century Church of St. Barthomolew (Iglesia de San Bartolomé), which is a fine example of Isabelline Gothic architecture.

However there are a number of other interesting buildings to be seen. A pleasurable stroll in the old town will also bring you past a number of family owned traditional shops and plenty of tapas bars. Be sure to rest your legs and enjoy the ambience, over a nice cool drink, perhaps accompanied by some tapas, and just people watch and take in the scenery.

Spend time in the historic pretty port area The origin of the pretty port area of Javea can be traced back to the 15th century. Check out the narrow streets and the old fishermen’s houses, and the avant-garde church, with a silhouette that highlights the area. Jávea for foodies As you enter the lands surrounding Jávea, and see the abundant fertility, and look out to the Meditereanan sea, it won’t surprise you to know that Javea is also a good spot for foodies. Seafood and rice dishes feature, as do sea urchins. Fresh produce comes from the fertile valley of St. Barthomolew, and other favourite ingredients include raisins, legumes, figs, saffron and dried red peppers. I would like to mention one restaurant that we went to, where we had wonderful food and impeccable service – this is Eme & J Carlos – it’s not far from the Arenal Beach.

Be there to wait for the fishing boats to arrive, and see the fish auction. Javea is proud of its gastronomy and runs a number of events throughout the year such as Xábia al Plat, for 10 days in March, where delicious menus are prepared and offered at a special price.

In the old town, towards the end of September the Tapas Festival takes place, and in October there’s another Tapas Festival in the port area. Sculpted scenery Throughout the centuries the wind and sea have played artistically with the environment so that today you can see sculpted scenery. The Jávea municipality has a rich, diverse natural heritage, which includes some protected spaces, such as a marine reserve, a natural park and plant micro-reserves. Explore islands, cliffs, coves, capes, beaches, mountains and valleys. There are a number of spots that are a photographer’s dream! From the water… On land there’s many beauty spots, but don’t forget to see Jávea from the water.

1. If you’re into scuba diving the rich sea floor is somewhere to explore the diversity and beauty of the flora and fauna;
2. There are 10 routes that are included in a small guide on offer at the Tourism offices;

Alternatively there are sea excursions which are on most of the year, that take visitors out to the sea and off to see nearby towns. You can also hire boats, kayaks and jet skis. Where to stay With a parador in a superb location, overlooking the water that laps into the shoreline of Arenal beach, it would be a shame not to experience the Spanish concept of a parador if you visit Jávea. There are some other good luxury hotels in and around Jávea, but the views from the rooms facing the sea in the Parador are beautiful. To give you a little taste, I will leave you with this image of a wonderful sunrise over the sea, at the Arenal beach, where the Parador is located! Jackie de Burca is Co-owner of  Catalonia Valencia. If you would like to be a guest blogger on  A Luxury Travel Blog  in order to raise your profile, please  contact us .