Javea is located on the Eastern Med coast of Spain's Costa Blanca. most brits fly into either Alicante or Valencia and then drive the hour or so up....or down, (depending on which airport you are coming from) the A7-E15 toll motorway to junction 62/63.

Javea or in Valencian Xabia is pronounced....as are all spanish words that begin with a J....as if it is an H.....the Valencian pronunciation is more of a Ch.
The old town sits in the shadow of Mont Go or Montgo as most people call it. its called that because of its remarkable resemblence to an elephant thats lying down. Its long ridge to the  sea even looks like an elongated trunk. it is this resemblence to an elephant that got the mountain its name which comes from  an elephant that was famous some years ago....with the name of Go.

Javea today is seperated into three distinct area although with ongoing development these are slowly merging into one. The old town of Javea sits a couple of kilometres from the coast under  the shadow of Montgo and is a myriad of small lanes and townhouses in the traditional Spanish style.

The Port area has been developed from its old fishing roots and now contains a bustle of shops and restaurants surrounding the marina  where fishing boats that once thrived, still operate. the area along the coast from the port has been developed with  apartment complexes and now joins the port to the man-made arenal beach where holiday makers  work on their tans by day and promenade  in the evenings taking sample of the many bars and restaurants that are dotted along the front.

To the south of the Arenal the town rises up the hill to Cap de La Nao with Villas aplenty amonst the pines that give the area a green-ness not seen in areas firther south of the province.

All in all Javea has many different things to offer and there is something for every-one from the walker to the sun-worshipper.