Xàbia (Jávea) is a coastal city of 28.500 people located in the lower reaches of the river valley Gorgos, region of La Marina Alta, belonging to the Community of Valencia (Spain).

Xàbia (Jávea) is a seaside town of 28,500 people located in the lower reaches of the Gorgos River valley, in the Marina Alta shire, pertaining to the Community of Valencia (Spain).

Jávea has an area of 68.4 km2, bordering Denia to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, Benitatxell and Teulada to the south and Teulada and Denia to the west.  Jávea lies approximately 110 km south of Valencia and about 100 km north of Alicante, both of which are accessed via air through the airports of Manises (Valencia) and El Altet (Alicante).

Xàbia has a mild year-round climate, with an annual average temperature of 16.5 º C. The mild winters and summers are tempered by fresh easterly breezes (Llebeig) which cool the climate. The cereal crops, grapevines, almond, olive and orange trees of Jávea’s extremely fertile valleys and hillsides  were the basis of the local economy before tourism and construction were to become the main source of income (according to municipal sources, it is estimated that the population increases to 90.000 during the summer season).
The town name is thought to derive from the Arabic word Sawiya, “plain at the foot of a mountain”. The Montgó Mountain, Jávea’s highest point at 753 metres, protects the township from northern winds. The town’s origins lie in the Greek era, possibly in a settlement called Hemeroskopea. The Arabs would later leave behind their agricultural know-how and the Christian conquerors would raise the walls of the old medieval villa, which would be demolished in 1873 due to the high growth of the urban population. Despite this, the layout of the era remains intact with its characteristic limestone and whitewashed buildings, shaping the carefully restored historic centre.

The port and the beaches are Xàbia’s most distinctive elements, embraced at both extremes by “Cabo San Antonio” and “Cabo La Nao”. The fishing boats that bring fresh fish to the local fish market (El Pòsit) every afternoon; the Marina, which outlines a horizon of recreational boats every day, and its beaches (La Grava, El Arenal, El Benissero, El Primer Muntanyar etc.) and coves (Granadella, Portixol, Tangó, Pope, Cala Blanca, Sardinera, etc.), ensure that the visitor will become completely captivated by this town, which has extracted a way of life from the sea. In fact, water-sport enthusiasts will find a wide range of choices such as scuba diving, sailing, fishing, surfing, water skiing, or they may choose to end their day on land with golf, tennis or horseback riding. All this has contributed to the elevated number of EU resident that originally came to Jávea as tourists and today make up a significant part of the permanent population, with a voice and vote in local politics. Xàbia boasts a varied cuisine, the result of the “marriage” between land and sea, combining tradition and innovation in the local menus. Rice is the star dish of Jávea’s establishments and, as one would expect from its seafaring history, an exceptional quality of traditional salted fish can also be found. The most important local festivities include Jesus Nazareno in April, the San Juan “Fogueres” in June and the traditional "Moors and Christians" festivities in July.