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Costa Blanca, Spain
Dénia - Javea
Denia, the capital of the Marina Alta, is a modern cosmopolitan city offering both visitors and residents a range of services. It owes its current importance to its being the historical city of the region par excellence, a city that was known in medieval times as the Marquesado de Dénia. The historical centre of Denia contains the symbol of the city, its castle. The commercial centre is located in the Calle Marqués de Campos and the adjacent streets. Dénia
is a coastal city located to the north of the province of Alicante and has a
20-kilometre coastline, made of small, beautiful coves. To the north there are
the fine sandy beaches of Les Marines and Les Bovetes and the shingle beaches of
Les Deveses and L' Almadrava beaches which are craggy and rocky; to the south is
the Les Rotes beach. Though the beaches are long, they are not enormous and
generally appeal to family-type tourism. Dénia is close to the sea,
though some of its most characteristic features, such as the Montgó and the
Natural Park, are situated on the border between Dénia and Jávea. Jávea is located in the northern section of the province of Alicante, between the capes of San Antonio and La Nao. The Cabo de Nao separates the bays of Valencia and Alicante and is the westernmost point of the Valencia's coastline. Frequent attacks from marauding pirates forced Jávea's inhabitants to settle 2 km from the coast in a walled town - these walls remained standing until 1877. The enclosure formed by the former walls now forms Jávea's historical centre, which is situated around the Gothic Church of San Bartolomé surrounded by whitewashed houses with iron grilles and lintels made out of golden porous 'Tosca' clay. In this area the Ayuntamiento, the Food Market, the Cultural Centre, the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and the Chapel of Santa Ana are all located within easy walking distance. The marine and port area, known as the Aduanas del Mar, is located 2 km from the old town centre and is the place to see the Church of Our Lady of Loreta, constructed in the shape of a keel. There
is an interesting mixture of beaches with soft sandy beaches (Arenal beaches),
small, shingled beaches bordered by pine trees which are suitable for diving (Granadella
beaches), and naturist beaches (Ambolo beaches). There are also small coves:
Portichol and La Sardinera. A more traditional Jávea is found inland with
riu-raus and orange groves that are protected from the harsh continental climate
by the natural barrier formed by Montgó, which extends to the north of Jávea
and serves as a border between Jávea and Dénia.
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