Granadella and the Javea Region

The northern Costa Blanca is one of the most beautiful regions of Spain. Fringed by mountains and with a very mild Mediterranean climate it provides a delightful location for holidays all year round. The beaches range from pebbly bays with their sheltered crystal clear water providing superb swimming, snorkelling and diving to extensive sandy beaches with beach games, windsurfing and special facilities for children.

Granadella hamlet is a little gem with a south facing, sheltered bay set at the end of a winding road that leads to nowhere else. It has hardly changed in the last 25 years with a row of prettily painted fishermen’s cottages leading down to the Blue Flag bay which is served by three small restaurant/bars. In the high season the bay has lifeguards on duty and a well demarked separation of small boats from swimmers. It can be reached from the villa by foot in about 15minutes for the fit and in about 5 minutes by car. It is surrounded by a protected Park Forestal which has extensive walks and is a joy at any time of year. The villa is in the park on the cliffs above the bay and looks back over the forest to Mount Montgo which rises above Javea bay in the distance.

Javea (sometimes signposted in Valenciano as Xabia) is about 15minutes away by car and has a thriving fishing port that has been extended to accommodate a marina. The old town is set above it and the centre has been recently been pedestrianised. With it narrow streets it provides plenty of shade in the summer and has a wealth of restaurants and street cafes. The seafront extending from the port has a promenade with restaurants for every taste with frontages overlooking the bay so you can watch the gulls fighting over the fish as the boats come and go from the port. The other side of the bay has an extensive and sheltered sandy beach again backed by restaurants and shops which provide plenty of amusement for all. The beach has facilities for disabled, a range of beach games and lifeguards on duty in the high season.

For the sporting tourist there is a wealth of facilities - golf, tennis, diving, boating, fishing, bowls, etc. There are a number of tourist offices in the town committed to supporting the needs of the tourist community.

Denia which is about 12km away from Javea can be reached by driving over the peninsular linking Mount Montgo to the Cap San Antonio and is a much larger town than Javea and has a port servicing the Balearics. It is a thriving town and has a delightful shaded main street that is a pleasure to promenade along in the evenings with the locals. It too has extensive sandy beaches and two marinas. Set above it is a castle which is well worth a visit with fantastic panoramic views over the town to the sea beyond.

In the other direction is Moraira which has up-market shops and a lovely sandy bay. It is well set-up for tourists who are the mainstay of its economy.
The area is characterised as being very well set-up to support the foreigner as it has a large resident expatriate community who demand a high standard of service and it is rare not to be able to find foods and commodities to satisfy a wide range of demands.

Further afield are the castles of Guadalest, Alicante and Xativa and the facilities of Benidorm, Alicante and the majestic state capital of Valencia.