Category Archives: Costa Blanca

Javea is known as the Dawn of Spain (Amanacer de Espana) because it’s three headlands are the first place to catch the sun in Spain each morning. This is a working fishing port dating back to the 15th century, there are nets everywhere and a very salty sea and fishy smell!  The nearby restaurants willContinue reading “Javea Marina and Beach”

Moraira, known as the “St Tropez of Spain”, is a small upmarket coastal town backed by mountains with quaint streets and avenues of palm trees. Moraira began life as a fishing village and is now the chosen destination for expat retirees to Spain. One third of the 10,000 population are British. It is still aContinue reading “Moraira”

Calp is dominated by the towering rock of Ifach which reaches an impressive 332m, rising almost sheer above the sea. The summit of the rock is reached after a tough climb up a footpath, by means of a short tunnel through the upper part of the rock. The tourist books warn that the path aboveContinue reading “Calp”

At Altea the Sierra Bernia mountains form a stunning backdrop as they come down to meet the sea. Altea is similar to other Spanish seaside towns in that it has a new and an old part.  The two parts, coast side and town side, are split by the very busy N332 coast road. On theContinue reading “Altea”

This place is fabulous!  Quite a contrast to everything else we have seen over the past few days.  It is a busy and vibrant and a real working town but along side that it also has a very smart marina with bars and restaurants. The icing on the cake is the old town and castleContinue reading “Dénia”

The villa here is the best we have stayed at, it has a great garden and pool and is very comfortable.  Will do us nicely for 2 weeks.  It is a bit further out from Denia than we had hoped (11 miles) but has fabulous sea and mountain views. It is on a large developmentContinue reading “Arriving in Dénia”