Jávea is located in the north of the province of Alicante, between the capes San Antonio and La Nao. Cabo de la Nao separates the bays of Valencia and Alicante being the westernmost point of the coast of the Valencian Community. The frequent attacks of the pirates made the natives of the town go 2 kilometers from the coast and walled in an enclosure that remained until 1877. This enclosure constitutes the current historical nucleus that, around the Gothic Church of San Bartolomé, characterizes today to Jávea with its whitewashed houses, iron lattices and lintels worked in a porous golden land called "tosca". Within the historical nucleus we have the Town Hall, the Market of Supplies, the Culture Center, the Archaeological and Ethnological Museum or the Chapel of Santa Ana. All of them can be accessed by a short walk. At 2 kilometers from the historic center is the marine and port area known as the Customs of the Sea where we must highlight the curious church of Our Lady of Loreto built in the shape of a keel. Following the road that runs parallel to the Playa del Benissero you reach the Arenal area where the only National Parador that exists on the Costa Blanca rises and stretches the busiest beach in Jávea: Playa del Arenal. Jávea has 20 kilometers of coastline from Cova Tallá to Cala de la Granadella. There is an interesting mix of fine sand beaches such as the Arenal, small beaches surrounded by pine very suitable for diving as the Granadella and nude beaches such as Ambolo. There are small coves like the Portichol or La Sardinera. Inland we have the most traditional Jávea of the riu-raus or orange groves protected from the harsh continental climate by the natural barrier of the Montgó that unfolds north of Jávea serving as the border between Jávea and Dénia.
El Campello is a coastal municipality of the Valencian Community (Spain) belonging to the province of Alicante, located 13 kilometers northeast of the city of Alicante. It is part of the agglomeration of Alicante and is included in the historic district of La Huerta de Alicante. It has 27,604 inhabitants (INE 2017). Tourism is one of its main economic drivers. The municipal area, 55.27 square kilometers, borders Alicante, San Juan de Alicante, Muchamiel, Busot, Aguas de Busot, Orcheta and Villajoyosa. The term counts on 23 km of coast, emphasizing the beach of Muchavista (that is the name that receives the continuation of the beach of San Juan, pertaining to Alicante, in the municipal term of Campello) and the one that is situated in the own helmet urban. Halfway between the two beaches, the Monnegre river flows, called Rio Seco (in Valencian: Riu Sec) in the Huerta de Alicante, whose flow on its way through Campello is usually nil, although it can carry violent currents of water at times of heavy rains (floods). On its coast, the beach of Calle del Mar, located on the seafront (in the urban area), the coves of the Baños de la Reina, on the Isleta, and the creeks of the Coveta Fumá - nucleus are also well known. of population of the municipality of Campello, with a population of approx. of 1,060 hab. (2004) that suffers an important urban development for some years-. The orography of Campello is flat in its southern part, while the northern part of the term is conditioned by the foothills of Cabezón de Oro, with geographic features that do not exceed 310 meters in altitude.
Sea and mountain The Berber pirates attacked the coasts of the Mediterranean burning houses and taking as slaves their inhabitants. This is the origin of the watchtowers that run along the coast of Alicante and the reason that Finestrat has a segment of coastline, known as La Cala, since they gave it these lands for contributing to the defense of the coast. This historical fact, together with its proximity to the impressive massive mass of the Puig Campana, gives uniqueness to the quiet village of Finestrat. Hence, it defines itself as "Sea and mountain". Nowadays it is a city that combines agriculture with services and tourism. The village preserves the typical Mediterranean villages and allows for a relaxing walk to its church or to the Ermita del Remedio, built on the old Arab castle, a magnificent watchtower to contemplate the Marina Baixa.
Authentic, colorful, fishing and chocolate fancy. Preserved from tourist excesses, this quiet and colorful town, dedicated to fishing and chocolate, has not lost its traditional village atmosphere. It is famous since the eighteenth century for its production of chocolate and celebrates on its beach a spectacular Festival of Moors and Christians
The Puerta del Mar is a central square of the Spanish city of Alicante formed by two large landscaped islands. It is located between the promenades of the Explanada and the Postiguet, halfway between the town hall, the port and the beach. It is one of the places that arouses more affection for the people of Alicante. Located right in front of the Mediterranean Sea and entrance door of the downtown area of the city, it is a point of reference where History, transport, tourism and many personal experiences converge. The majestic fountain is presented as the well-deserved gift that you find after counting thousands of blue, red and cream waves on the Paseo de la Explanada. And maybe also make a small stop in El Peret to have a delicious horchata with fartons or a good ice cream. Only a few steps separate the Puerta del Mar from the Plaza del Ayuntamiento in Alicante and from the Paseo del Puerto, so that around it some of the sites of a must visit for tourists who come to visit our city. And for the Alicante, a point of reference from which to go to a large number of administrative and leisure places. All of them can also benefit from its proximity to Postiguet beach, one of the jewels of the city. The square is where once was the Puerta del Mar that received those who entered the city of Alicante from the dock. It was built in 1544 by the Duke of Calabria. Do you know in what year it was decided to put the fountain that decorates this square? It was in 1959. The Corporation, which was looking to give it a little life, decided to first fix the pavement, the sidewalks and other surrounding elements. And we can still enjoy buildings of more than a century and a half of existence, as is the case of the current Chamber of Commerce of Alicante, which was previously the legendary Hotel Palas.
It is a rectangular square, with a central fountain also rectangular in shape, which is located in the center of the square, its design, and that of the buildings that surround it, is typical of the first Francoist period. There are the main administrative headquarters of the Government of Spain, such as the Government Subdelegation, the Provincial Office of the Tax Agency or the Provincial Delegation of the Ministry of Justice, where the former convent of San Francisco was located, whose church is currently the parish of Our Lady of Grace. The square owes its name to this place was the hill of San Francisco, popularly called "La Montañeta." This hill, which had a height of up to twenty meters and included mills and several towers raised during the War of Spanish Independence, was disassembled from 1931 to suppose a natural barrier that separated the historic center of the newly created expansion of the city.Initially, the construction of the square was projected during the Second Republic, but after the Civil War, it was entrusted the modification of the project to the new municipal architect, Félix de Azúa Gruat, who designed a closed quadrangular square without portico. However, the plaza did not finish closing on the southeast front, connecting, in this way, with the Puerta de San Francisco.In May 1949, the building of the Civil Government, current Sub-delegation of the Government, was inaugurated by Francisco Franco and, from then on, the plaza was renamed "del Caudillo". Finally, the plaza was emptied between 1970 and 1972 to create an underground garage that divides the public space into two parts.
Alicante has been modernizing and adapting its tourist offer over the years. Proof of this are the squares, monuments, and streets that have been built or renovated to make more pleasant the increasingly growing influx of tourists from all over the world. This street, called "Calle San Francisco", is a picturesque street decorated with large figures of mushrooms, which delights children and adults, and fills the social media of charming pictures of friends and families.
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