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March 2024
More Balearic than Benidorm
The ‘coolest spot’ on the Costa Blanca, Javea is spoilt with some of Spain’s best beaches, but you’d be best to visit outside midsummer, writes expat resident Joshua Parfitt
IDYLLIC: The rugged coastline of Javea is more reminiscent of Mallorca and Ibiza than neighbouring Costa Blanca towns
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T was a Monday morning in August and I arrived at the descent down to Playa Granadella with my old man and a boot full of snorkeling gear. “Perdona, playa is closed - it is full,” said the sweaty civil protection officer blocking our path with a piece of rope.” I tried my best Valenciano, bribed him with coffee, but it was no use. We joined the four or five cars turning around like stingrays in the sand of what National Geographic and Conde Nast Traveler dubs as one of Spain’s best beaches. Continues on page 10