Area Guide Javea

Javea: a town with charm and history on the Costa Blanca

On the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, located north of the Costa Blanca, is a charming city that has experienced over the years a growth in population and tourism. We talk about Javea.

For many people, Javea is known as Moraira´s ‘big brother’. Lying in coastal terms, just around the corner of the Cabo de la Nao, from Moraira. Javea’s landscape is dominated by Mount Montgo (now designated ‘Parque Natural’), known locally as the ‘Elephant’s head’.

Montgo is a small mountain of ‘Tosca’ stone – its distinctive ‘trunk’ extending into the sea at Cabo San Antonio where its subterranean progress continues beneath the Mediterranean before erupting to the surface as Ibiza (not a lot of people know this!)

Tosca stone, originally quarried from the beaches of Javea in Roman times, and still featured in arches and pillars in local buildings and villas, until it was recently banned, is unique to just Javea and Ibiza. Javea’s discovery and development predates that of Moraira by just a few years, and has changed beyond recognition during the past forty years of its development. A kind of Spanish Dartmouth.

Other places of interest that make Javea a welcoming and special city are: Balcon del Mar, Cap Marti, El Rafalet, Granadella, La Lluca, Portichol and Villes de Vent. Areas that have been growing in developable land over the years.

Exponential growth of properties for sale in Javea

The town has grown and developed in a ‘T’ shape, parallel to the coastline, and formed from three distinct areas:

• The left hand end of the head of the ‘T’ is the original old town, still retaining its ‘Spanishness’ and perched at the top of a hill to protect its original inhabitants from pillaging Barbary pirates. This blends the commercial heart of the town within a tangle of quaint, narrow passageways and a permanent, covered market building close to the church square.
• The right end of the head of the ‘T’ is the harbour and marina, like Moraira, it has its own market with a daily fish auction but, unlike Moraira, the emphasis of the facility leans more towards its fishing origins, rather than as a haven for ‘yotties’.
• Moving back southwards, along the waterfront, just past the beachside Parador, is the Arenal beach a superb sandy bay with clusters of palm trees providing bathers with some essential shade. The length of the Arenal is lined with restaurants and shops, and both the Pueblo and the Puerto have their fair share of shops, bars and restaurants too. Between these three centres, from first-line seafront, back to the Pueblo many apartments have been built and there is much choice for all budgets and tastes.

Beyond this triangle, are many developments of detached villas (as well as linked villas and townhouse complexes), available for all tastes, from €120,000 to €5m+. As with Moraira, many of these areas are now very mature, with the bulk of the properties partly obscured with greenery, low density development and plenty of protected green areas.

In many of these types of properties for sale in Javea you can enjoy a lifestyle and benefits that will awake your five senses: swimming pools, gardens overlooking the sea, beach front locations, solariums and much more....

The Pueblo has recently been subjected to three years of sustained infrastructural renewal (now completed) which had caused a certain amount of disruption, but now the rewards can be reaped with several new, underground car parks, and streets re-laid with cobbled roads and pavements.

Come and talk to us about our properties for sale in Javea

Come and see all the details of our properties for sale in Javea. We will advise you of the best villas and the best location to suit your tastes and lifestyle.

If you want to turn Javea into your new holiday or retirement destination, we are waiting for you at Avenida de Madrid 5, 03724 Moraira, Alicante. Contact us by phone on +34 966 490 861 or +34 616 002 993.

Or we can be contacted by email. Write to us at info@select-villas.es.