Bars, beaches, landmarks and local spots in Jávea — a hyperlocal guide to where to go.
The Arenal's nightlife spot — a big terrace and dancefloor with house and EDM DJ nights through the week, the centre of Jávea's summer party scene.
A rice specialist doing every Marina Alta style — paella, arroz a banda, baked rice and fideuà — with good starters, as the name ('rice and more') promises.
Carretera Benitachell 100, Jávea
Jávea's two-Michelin-star flagship — chef Alberto Ferruz's creative tasting menus rooted in the Marina Alta, in a restored country house with landscaped gardens. Booking essential.
A rustic-chic restaurant right on the water at the port — seafood tapas, rices and cocktails with one of the best terraces in Jávea for a long lunch or a stylish dinner.
A rocky cove of brilliant clear water below the cliffs near Cap Prim — a favourite for snorkelling and diving, with no sand but plenty of drama.
One of the Costa Blanca's most photographed coves — white-pebble beach and turquoise water framed by the little Portitxol island and old fishermen's huts.
A stunning pine-fringed cove of pebbles and crystal-clear water, regularly voted one of Spain's best beaches — superb for snorkelling. Get there early in summer, as parking fills fast.
The easternmost point of the province — a lighthouse on high cliffs with sweeping Mediterranean views, the anchor of Jávea's coves and clifftop walks.
A dramatic cape and marine reserve between Jávea and Dénia, with a lighthouse, clifftop viewpoints and walking trails — and some of the best diving on the coast.
A friendly 9-hole course on the flat Jávea plain between town and the Montgó — an easy, scenic round close to the Arenal.
A row of old stone windmills on the Plana plateau between town and the Montgó — 14th–18th-century grain mills, now a short scenic walk with views over the bay.
The port's remarkable modern church, its roof shaped like the upturned hull of a ship — a nod to the fishing quarter it serves, and the focus of the September Loreto fiestas.
The old town's fortress-church — a striking 15th-century Gothic building of golden Tosca stone that doubled as a refuge from pirates. The centrepiece of Xàbia Històrica.
Muelle Pesquero, Puerto de Jávea
A Mediterranean restaurant by the fishing harbour with its own boat — about as fresh as seafood gets, in a relaxed, popular setting.
A family-run restaurant on the Arenal beachfront — a classic Mediterranean seaside setup for fish, rices and seafood over a relaxed lunch or dinner by the sea.
A beachfront bar and beach club on the Arenal — once named among Spain's top 25 chiringuitos — for breakfast through to sunset DJ sessions and summer full-moon parties.
Parc Natural del Montgó, Jávea
The great elephant-shaped mountain rising over Jávea and Dénia — a 2,000-hectare natural park of hiking trails and rich flora, with the summit climb rewarding you with huge coastal views.
Jávea's archaeology and ethnography museum in a 17th-century old-town palace — local finds from prehistory to the fishing era. A quiet, free indoor hour.
Avenida de la Llibertat 15, Playa del Arenal, Jávea
Jávea's best-known speciality-coffee café — beans roasted weekly, plus healthy toasts, smoothie bowls and juices. Two spots: the Arenal beachfront and the Port.
The town beach by the port — a calm, pebbly stretch beside the fishing harbour and its restaurants, handy and sheltered.
Jávea's only fully sandy beach — a Blue Flag arc of nearly half a kilometre backed by a lively promenade of restaurants, beach bars and shops. The heart of the resort in summer.
A harbourside restaurant next to Playa de la Grava serving locally landed fish straight from the Jávea market, with lovely views over the marina.
A local favourite since 1970 for traditional Marina Alta rices — paella, dry honeyed rice and fideuà — alongside tapas and fish from the Jávea lonja.
A signposted route linking Jávea's 15 clifftop miradores — a string of free viewpoints over the coves, capes and the sea, done by car or on foot in stretches.
A one-Michelin-star restaurant right on the Arenal beachfront — refined, market-driven Mediterranean cooking with the sea in view. Booking recommended.
Jávea's historic centre a couple of kilometres inland — a labyrinth of cobbled streets and white houses trimmed in yellow Tosca stone, with the covered market and the Thursday market.