Hot Property Spain in Denia, Costa Blanca

The Waterfront at Night

Denia, a coastal city in Alicante Province on the Costa Blanca, is modern and cosmopolitan, and owes its importance to being the most historical city in the Valencia region.

Denia’s symbol, the 16th century castle, lies on a hill at the historical centre of the city close to the commercial centre in the Calle Marqués de Campo and the surrounding streets. The attractive main street here is lined with shady plane trees, cafes and designer shops.

Calle Marqués de Campo

Denia is the most northerly town of the Costa Blanca with its 20 kilometre coastline made up of small and attractive coves. To the north are the fine sandy Blue Flag beaches of Les Marines and Les Bovetes, ideal for families, and lined with restaurants and bars. There are also long shingle beaches and to the south is the Les Rotes beach.

The mild climate with an annual average temperature of 18 degrees Centigrade and 320 days per year of sunshine make this a very pleasant place to stay. At night Denia buzzes with life as hundreds of bars offer live entertainment and restaurants open on the sea front.

Denia is renowned as a seaside city but its most famous features - the Montgo mountain and its Natural Park - are inland on the border between Denia and Javea, and all around are Gothic hermitages from the times of the Conquest. The area is popular with pot-holers and mountain walkers.

Being a working town, it has a genuine Spanish feel and the facilities are good – it has a modern hospital, spas and superb golf courses at La Sella and Oliva Nova. From the large port and marina you can get a ferry to Ibiza. And unlike many other towns that are empty in the winter, life goes on all year round with a wide range of facilities and activities.

The town is conveniently close to the A7 motorway and is about halfway between Alicante airport and Valencia airport, both are about 75 minutes by car.