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Xàbia (Spanish: Jávea) is a coastal town located in the comarca of Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. Situated behind a wide bay and sheltered between two rocky headlands, the town has become a very popular small seaside resort and market town. Flat agricultural land stretches for miles ...

Festivals and Events: The Virgin of the Consolation is celebrated on the third Monday in October; St Domingo de Guzmán is celebrated on the 4th of August. Situation: To reach this locality, take the turnoff before Benissa on the N-332 that passes through Jalón before reaching Parcent. Situated 76 km from Alicante and 34 km from ...

Dénia (Spanish: Denia) is the judicial seat of the comarca of Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Spain, on the Costa Blanca halfway between Alicante and Valencia. It has a population is 36,200 (as of 2003). A partial ruin of a fortress stands right in the middle of the town. There is evidence of human habitation in the ...

The dome of Altea´s church, blue with a white geometrical design, is one of the symbolic images of the Costa Blanca. Altea is situated on a hill whose peak rises above the white-tiled parish church. The magnificently jumbled and cluttered centre of the Old Town provides Altea with a special charm. When visiting, start at the ...

Moraira was a village populated by 52 old Christian families and dedicated to growing Muscatel grapes and raisins. The villagers built a beautiful late-Gothic church in honour of the patron saint, St Catalina.Prehistoric man, the Iberians and especially the Moors (Benimeit, Benimarco and Alcasar are rural sections of Teulada) ...

Parcent is the first village encountered after descending the Coll de Rates from the direction of Benidorm via Callosa d´En Sarriá. The village is located in a green orchard in which almonds, oranges and vines abound. In the words of Gabriel Miró, who lived in the village and whose house still provides a reminder of his stay, ...