Within walking distance you find small supermarkets, restaurants and tennis courts in your immediate vicinity - straight in Balcon al Mar.
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| Playa de Ambolo | |
Gorgeous bays to bath and swim:
Playa de Ambolo, Playa de la Granadella, Cumbre de Sol etc. ….
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| Portitxol | |
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The next town / port close to Balcon al Mar, located on a wide bay with a length of about 25 km between the cape of Sant Antoni in the North and the cape of la Nau in the South,
is Jávea (Castellano) or Xábia (Valenciano) with approx. 27.000 inhabitants.
The way from Balcon al Mar to Jávea offers not just one spectacular, stunning view over the bay of Jávea and the blue Mediterranean sea!
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| Bay of Jávea |
With its diversified landscape at the coast as well as upcountry, an extraordinarily mild climate during the whole year and a nature-friendly infrastructure, this place provides its visitors tantalising holiday offers. The short winter and recognised healthy climate are the main reasons why so many people, living in the colder regions of Europe, have either settled down forever or at least regularly “overwinter” in Jávea / Dénia and the surrounding area.
The coastline permanently alternates between small bays and extensive beaches, such as the sandy beach Arenal with its beautiful vast promenade which is about 6 km away from Balcon al Mar.
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| farmer’s market |
There you find more restaurants for every size of purse, titillating everybody’s palate, coffee bars, fashion boutiques, excellent and numerous shopping facilities and banks. Jávea has a nice marina and fishing harbour, 3 tennis courts and 2 golf courses. Other sports you can exercise: cycling, jogging, Nordic walking, beach walking, hiking, swimming, diving, sailing, surfing …
Moreover, Jávea has a grown, historical, picturesque Old Town with market hall and farmer’s market (on Thursday).
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| market hall Jávea | |
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More places of interest: the gothic church ‘Església de Sant Bertomeu’ and the convent ‘Nuestra Senora de los Angeles’, as well as the archaeological and ethnological museum ‘Soler Blasco’. At the port, the modern, hull-shaped church ‘Nuestra Senora de Loreto’ dominates the narrow alleys and white, slender, old fishermen houses – a thrilling contrast.
Cultural institutions and exhibitions are abundant. Numerous detailed information and photos of Jávea / Dénia and the surrounding area can be found in the internet, e.g.:
http://www.infocostablanca.com
http://www.wikipedia.org etc.
Gorgeous photos of the landscape („ Discover XABIA / Jávea - Between the oranges and the sea“) are available here:
http://www.kerrywebber.com