Javea / Xàbia News & Information

NON-SPANISH buyers are snapping up 133 homes a day in the Comunidad Valenciana, and sales shot up by 50% of pre-pandemic figures this spring.

JAZZING up your summer, Spain's east coast is aflame with music this August: Two much-loved festivals barely 10 kilometres apart mean the final full month of summer is always an excellent time to plan a trip to the...

THE LONGEST day north of the tropics has now passed, and summer is officially here, exams are over, schools and colleges in Spain have broken up for the next three months, and fiesta season is ready to kick off.

EACH region in Spain has its own day of the year where it celebrates itself, rather like a birthday but without the age increase involved. Sometimes, a 'regional day' just involves a public holiday, a day off...

WHALES have made themselves at home off the coast of Catalunya – a total of 222 have been spotted this spring alone, nearly double the number seen in the sea-mammal 'feeding zones' identified by...

TAKE your pooch for a stroll and raise money for guide dogs – or if you don't have a woofster of your own, get hiking and just pretend there's an imaginary friend on a leash next to you.

A COSTA Blanca town where a world-renowned haute couture designer passed away will host a unique one-off exhibition of his life and works to mark the 50th anniversary of his death.

FIVE rorqual whales spotted off the Costa Garraf shows these giant mammals have started their migration early this year.

KING Felipe's niece Victoria Federica has been spotted on summer holidays in Jávea with new boyfriend, Jorge Bárcenas – a DJ who is no blood relation to disgraced former PP treasurer Luis Bárcenas, currently in...

NEW YEAR'S Day tends to get off to an uncomfortable start in coastal parts of Spain – and not just because of the monster hangover or stomach acid from forcing down 12 grapes in as many seconds.

ASTRONAUT and science minister Pedro Duque made an 'emergency' appearance in Parliament earlier today (Thursday) after a Spanish tabloid revealed he had set up a dormant company to reduce taxes on a villa he and...

The Valencian Community - typically hot, sunny and dry at this time of year - has seen torrential rain over the past few hours, with a total of 105.2 litres per square metre falling in the popular holiday spot of Javea...