Spanish
Cities and Towns
Once you have selected your preferred
region of Spain read up on some of the towns and cities to
narrow your choice for a property purchase. The most popular
of these are described in the following pages.
Alicante,
Almeria,
Altea,
Andalusia,
Aspe,
Barcelona,
Baza,
Benalmadena,
Benidorm,
Benitachell,
Blanes,
Calpe,
Cartegena,
Castilla la Macha,
Catalonia,
Crevillent,
Denia,
Elche,
Estepona,
Fuengirola,
Granada,
Guadix,
La Romana,
La Vega Baja,
Lorca,
Malaga,
Mar Menor,
Marbella,
Mazarron,
Mijas,
Murcia,
Nerja,
Orihuela,
Puerto Banus,
Quesada,
Salinas,
Salou,
Sitges,
Sotogrande,
Spanish regions,
Tabarca,
Taberno,
Tarragona,
Torremolinos,
Torrevieja,
Tossa del Mar,
Valencia,
Valencian Community,
Zurgena
Denia
Denia is located on the east coast of
Spain, along the stretch known as the Costa Blanca. Denia
is very much a family resort. A quiet little town that was
once the centre of the region's raisin growing industry. Although
tourism has taken over, raisins are still grown here and remain
to be a local delicacy. The main avenue in Denia is the Plaza
de la Constitucion where you can sit and watch the world go
by. Here you will find a wonderful 17th century church. The
area around Denia has been voted the third healthiest place
to live by the World Health Organisation. Denia has an impressive
working fishing fleet and fresh fish can be seen being unloaded
and sorted daily. Along the port there is a regular fresh
fish and meat market. Denia has 20km of beaches to enjoy,
although some are covered in pebbles. There are also small,
rocky coves, ideal for diving. The climate is mild and the
average daily temperature is 19 degrees Celsius. The whole
area around Denia is dominated by orange and lemon groves
and has a scattering of Roman and Islamic ruin sites.
When it comes to watersports, Denia
has them all, from sailing and yachting clubs to diving and
windsurfing. The variety of coastline enable all to function
perfectly together. You can take a boat or ferry from Denia
to the Balearic Islands including Ibiza and Formentera. There
is a scenic train that runs along the coast to Calpe and back,
price approx. 20.00€.
Denia is dominated by the hill-top castle,
part of which dates back from the Roman times. The castle
is open to the public and easy to get to by car or by foot.
The castle also houses the museum of archaeology which gives
an insight into Denia from Roman to modern times.
Other places of interest in the town
include churches, monuments and parks and there are impressive
sculptures in most plazas. The tourist board in Denia are
most helpful and local residents welcome visitors with open
arms. Denia is a wonderful place to base a holiday or make
it a day trip from Calpe or Alicante. Whatever you want from
a holiday in Spain you are sure to find it here. Denia offers
many opportunities to take part in water activities and there
are several good companies that offer boat rentals. Denia
Charters offer half day, full day and week long hire of power
boats from 200€ for half day hire. Telephone 966 435
039. The same company run a ferry from Denia to Javea starting
at 10am and running every two hours. Price approx. 15€.
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