Historical guided Tours in Jávea

On Tuesday 22 May at 19:00 h. a guided tour will take place at the Old Town of Jávea, and will be conducted in English language for the convenience of the foreign residents and visitors of the town.

The tour will kick off from the Tourism Centre office of Xàbia and will visit the historic center of the town, its streets and landmark buildings. This is a unique opportunity to discover the most beautiful side of the town, to hear interesting stories and enjoy the town’s culture, always accompanied by a local professional English speaking guide.

Those interested in attending this tour  must register in advance at the tourist office in  Jávea at the Old Town. Also you can book the tour by phone at the contact numbers 96579 07 36, 96 579 43 56 or 96 646 06 05.

The tour fee is 3 € for adults, 1 € for children and free of charge for children under 8 years old

Jávea Music Conservatory

Besides the film screenings, art exhibitions and sports competitions we have talked about the past few days, the cultural options in Jávea will also comprise musical performances, lectures, workshops, children’s story tellers, books presentations and all that you can see below:

Wednesday 16 May

 ”Modeling Water: The hydrocolloids in the Kitchen” Workshop at high School No. 1 in Jávea .

Lecturers:  Fernando Sapiña and Anabel Térreas

Organizers and sponsors:  Meridià Zero and Jávea  City Council.

Thursday 17 May

“Strengthening the Immune System.” Workshop in the House of Culture at 20:00 h. Lecturers: Juan Cayuela, Juan Francisco Martínez and Raquel Pinero

Friday 18 May

Children’s Stories “One for you and two for me,” at 18:00 h. at the Public Library.

Jazz Flor Trío concert at 20:30 h. at  Plaça de Baix.

Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 May:

Farce “Tot El que Relluïx” at 20:00 h., at the House of Culture. Farce performed by Asociación Jubilats Amanecer

Thursday 24 May

Book presentation of “La Casita de la Banya Trencada” by Pepa Guardiola at 20:00 h. at the House of Culture.

Friday 25 May

Children’s Stories: “Al Marqués de Carabás”” at 18:00 h. at the Public Library.

Saxàbia concert at 20:30 h. at Plaça de Baix.

Wednesday 30 May

Chamber Music Hearing at 19:00 h. ay the Conservatory of Music.

Jayan movie theater billboard in Jávea

Today we want to share with you the programming of original languages films at the Jayan Cinema of Jávea. Don’t forget that every Monday tickets are discounted and every Tuesday there are also discouts for the eldery.

“Shame” (Erotic Drama directed by Steve MQueen -2011) Synopsis: Brandon (Michael Fassbender) is a thirtysomething from New York with serious problems controlling and enjoy his sex life. He spends the day watching porn sites and having adventures with unmarried Manhattan girls.

Thursday 10 April at 20:00 h.

“The Ides of March”

(Directed by George Clooney, 2011). Synopsis: Stephen is a young man with a brilliant career as a press secretary. It is the cornerstone of Gov. Mike Moris campaign for president. In the primaries, the campaign manager of opposition candidate gets in touch with him. A girl intern who works for his boss has an important secret, and also is negotiating with the third candidate. In the end it raises a crucial question: what is more important: the race, victory or principles?

Screening: Sunday 13 and Monday 14 May at 20:00 h.

“Group 7″

Spain 2012. Synopsis: Group 7 is a police section consisting of a group of arrogant, helpless, vulnerable and violent people. For them there is no fine line between ethical resources and illegality.

Screening: Sunday 20 and Monday 21 May at 20:00 h.

“3 Fois 20 ans (Late Bloomers)”

France, Belgium, Great Britain 2011. Synopsis: Mary and Adam are not the typical 60 years old couple. They are different from each other: Adam still searches the eternal youth and Mary just does the thing she knows best: take care of her family. The showdown is inevitable, and separation as well.

Screening: Sunday 27 and Monday 28 May at 20:00 h.

Cine Jayan is located at Cristo del Mar St. # 14 (Jávea Port) , telephone number 96 579 01 47.

Al Marge Espai D’Art

As we use to do each month, here we bring you the exhibitions scheduled of the exhibition halls and art galleries in Javea, where you can find the most diverse art offer in Costa Blanca North:

Last Tuesday 1 May, Ca Lambert Exhibition Hall opened on the exhibition “15 Years of Corpus in Javea” . This exhibition gathers photography, costumes and different objects related to the Corpus Christi Festival. This exhivition will be open until 19 May.

Tintorera Exhibition Hall presents “Experimenta” (Experience), a collective paint exhibition, open from Monday to Friday from 17:00 to 20:00 h.

Al Marge Art Gallery presents the Rafa Calduch works. Doctor Rafa Calduch is a professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the UPV University in Valencia. His work has been exhibited both individually and collectively in the most prestigious art galleries and museums in Japan, USA, Chile, Santo Domingo, Mexico, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Cuba, Italy and Spain.

Avima Art Gallery: Fondo de Galería exhibition.

Bento’s Gallery: “Obra Reciente”, (“Recent Work”) exhibition of painting, sculpture and photography.

La Rebotica:  The photograph exhibition “Xàbia Meravellosa” (Wonderful Xàbia) will be on until 13 May

Casa del Cable brings us an exhibition of sculptures, paintings and photographs of Suana Escudero, open until May 12. Also in this venue, Rosa Segura will open on 18 May at 19:00 h. a sculpture exhibition which will be on display until 9 June.

Camp and trekking at the Montgó

The Jávea Hiking Centre is organizing a weekend of outdoors activities to celebrate the 25^th Anniversary of the Montgo Natural Park.

This will be a great opportunity for mountain sports lovers to tour around some of the most beautiful natural landscape of the coastal mountain range from which you can enjoy impressive views of the Mediterranean Sea.

This activity will take place next Sunday 13 May at 08:30 h. and is suitable for trekkers of all levels. However you have to take in account that the distance of the trail will be about 14 Km and a slope of 246 meters.

The meeting point will be at the sports hall of Jávea  and from there all participants will go to the Ermita del Calvario (Calvary Chapel) and from this point up to the Montgo Natural Park. Up in the Montgó, participants will visit Plana Justa and the old windmills, continue towards the Cape of San Antonio and then back to the Port of Javea, from where everyone will return to the starting point.

In addition to this route, there are several events programmed in the framework of the anniversary celebrations:

Saturday 12 May:

16:00 h. Camp Opening

18:30 h. Theatrical tour around Jávea ’s Old Town.

21:00 h. Dinner at camp.

22:30 h. Video screening.

Sunday 13 May:

07:30 h. Awakening

07:46 h. Breakfast at the sports center of Jávea.

08:30 h. Trekking kick off

13:30 h. Awards ceremony and snacks.

May Crosses in Jávea

From now until 12 May, Jávea is celebrating the local Festivals in honor of Jesus of Nazareth. During these days there are many events scheduled, including live music, bulls on the streets, firecracker and fireworks  shows, masses, offering of flowers, and other events and acts for resident and visitors amusement.

The “Cruces de Mayo” (May Crosses) are wooden or metallic crosses covered with flowers and located all around the town to celebrate the life of Jesus, in spite the real origin of this festival is the pagan background of worshiping the elements and the spring.

May Crosses location at the Old Town Jávea:

- Plaça de Baix # 3

- Principe de Austurias Avenue # 48.

- Doctor Borrull Street # 1.

- Ronda Sur # 42

-  San Jaime Street # 41.

-  Azorin Street # 41

-  Virgen de los Angeles Street # 11

-  Virgen de los Angeles Street # 41

-  Virgen de los Angeles Street # 49.

Xabia Folk 2012

Today it starts a new 11^th edition of XàbiaFolk Festival, with the performances of La Romàntica del Saladar, Las Migas, Ana Alcaide, Coetus and Eliseu Parra.

Xàbia Folk is a festival that combines tradition, popular music and new trends of folk in concerts held in a marquee erected in Constitution Square and a stage along the chapel of Santa Llúcia.

Today Tuesday 1 May at 22:30 h. Xàbia Folk 2012 will kick of with “Casino Jalouse”, a show combining theater (Escola Comarcal de Pedreguer group) and music (La Romàntica del Saladar).

The second concert will be held on Friday  4 May also at 22:30 h. and performed  by  by  Las Migas band, an all-women  group formed in Catalonia with influences of gypsy-flamenco and Mediterranean music .

The last of the three large-format concerts will be performed on Saturday 5  May at 22:30 h. at the Plaza de la Constitucion Square. Coetus Drum Orchestra will be the headliner act of that day. This act uses square tambourines from the plateau typical household utensils such as spoons.

Coetus will be accompanied by Eliseu Parra, on of the best voices of the current scene and a talented performer of traditional music.

Xàbia Folk will close with a special and up-close event next to the chapel of Santa Llúcia on  Sunday 6 May at noon. This show will be performed by calm sensitive voice of  Ana Alcaide, who will present the “ Cántiga del fuego” (ballad of fire), a project of old school folk music.

Jesus of Nazareth brotherhood

The Jesus of Nazareth festival in Jávea brings us lots of things to do and enjoy, as we can show in the program below:

Tuesday, 1 May: Day dedicated to all children.

09:00 h.: Awakening with “dolçaina i tabalet” (flute and drums). After that, at the Constitución Square, there will be snacks   for everyone and a Playground for the children

10:00 h.: accidents awareness Theme Gymkhana. Organized by Youth Red Cross Jávea.

19.00 h. Triduum to Jesus of Nazareth for the repose of D. Juan Esteve Domingo

20:00 h. Parade and typical marching band

22:30 h. ETC Theatre Group and Pedreguer i La Romàntica del Saladar will perform the play “Casino Jalouse” at Constitución Square.

Wednesday, 2 May

19:00 h.: Triduum Jesus of Nazareth for the repose of Rev.Jose Soler Mulet.

20:00 h.: Flower offerings to Jesus of Nazareth

22:00 h.:  Farce “Soldats i Criaes ” at Constitución Square

23:30 h.: Street disco show until 4:00 a.m..

Thursday, 3 May: Rise of Jesus of Nazareth

12:00 h.: Mass at the Pamela Ave. parking

19:00 h.: Procession with the image of Jesus of Nazareth all the way up to the hermitage, ending with a fireworks show.

Friday, 4 May

20:00 h.:   Mass for the repose of the dead Jesus of Nazareth  fellowship Jáveamembers

Saturday, 5 May

17:00 h.: 24^th Jesus of Nazareth Cycling Trophy . I Jose Catala Mari Memorial Edition .

Saturday, 12 May

21:30 h.: Thanksgiving Mass in the chapel of Calvary. 2012 fellowship closing and farewell and welcoming of fellowship members 2013.

Mare de Déu dels Ángels Hiking Trail at Jávea

On Sunday 29 April Javea will open a new hiking trail from Mare de Déu dels Àngels sanctuary, visiting also Cova Tallada, Torre Gerro, The windmills and the Sanctuary.

In this hiking trail (called PR-CV355) you can learn about the natural areas of Javea from the very start at 08:00 h. from the Sanctuary of Mare de Deu dels Angels, through the entire 5 hours of hiking.

Those wishing to participate only have to be in the meeting point and time indicated above (no need to register beforehand). Remember to bring your own water, proper footwear, camera, food, flashlight and swimsuit. Keep in mind that this trail is considered of high difficulty

If you are more like attending to an urban route, consider the theatrical route “El Puerto de los Sueños” (Port of Dreams) held at the Port of Javea on Monday 30 April at 11:00 hours. This urban route will mix a guided tour with a theatrical street performance immersed in the Sea Port and port’s custom house traditions.

To participate in this route if you need to register in advance at tourist offices in Javea. Phone: 96 579 07 36  /  96 579 43 56  /  96 646 06 05.

New BMX and Freestyle track in Jáveaa

Last Saturday was opened the new BMX track and Freestyle circuit in Javea in the Pou del Moro area, specially designed for extreme cyclist and enthusiasts.

The new track is located in a plot in Pou de Moro II zone, not too far from Trenc d’Alba School. This plot was converted in a BMX track and circuit thanks to a unique collaboration between the Department of Sports and a group of young BMX cyclists interested in setting up a club based in this sport.

As explained by Juan Luis Cardona (Javea’s Sports Councilor), the City has paid for materials, machinery and a 7 meters high wooden ramp from, while the young cyclists were the ones on charge to prepare the obstacles and unevenness of the track.

The circuit has three different difficulty levels (beginner, intermediate and expert) and has all the permissions and insurances to cover the BMX riders while they use the facilities in the designated times and zones.

Jesus of Nazareth brotherhood

The Festivities season begin in Jávea with flower crosses procession, the Rise of Jesus of Nazareth, bulls in the street, music and theater in a festival that bring together devotion, amusement and traditions.

This is one of the most important holidays in Jávea which is organized by the Brotherhood of Jesus of Nazareth from Thursday 26 April to Monday 30 April.

Thursday, 26 April

From 17:00 to 22:00 h.: Assembly and placement of “cadafals” (cages for protecting from the bulls) and barriers by the Convento square and Ronda Colón.

Friday, 27 April

19:00 h.: Release of bulls and heifers on Dr. Borrull St.

22:00 h.: Performance by Portitxol Dance Group of Jávea at Plaza de la Constitución.

Saturday, 28 April

12:00 h.: Release of heifers

19:00 h.: Release of bulls and heifers on Dr. Borrull St.

23:30 h.: Release of Embolado Bulls (Bulls with horns set on fire)

00.30 h.: Street discotheque show.

Sunday, 29 April

10:00 – 11:30 h.: Pilota Valencià (Valencia Ball) matches

12:00 h.: Release of heifers

13:00 h.: “Bring your own food” meeting at Church Square.

19:00 h.: Release of bulls and heifers on Dr. Borrull St.

22:00 h.: Musical shows at Plaza de la Constitución with “Recordant les festes al aire” and “Si jo fora ric” performed by “Tot Rist (Duanes – Xàbia)”Theater Company.

Monday, 30 April

22:00 h.: Verbena and musical performance of Bradmis band group  at Plaza de la Constitución. There will be free Mistela drinks for attendees.

QR Code in Jávea Historical Buildings

Bidi or QR Code is now available to all citizens and visitors of Javea. Now knowing the history of Javea and the interest places that one can enjoy in the town goes hand in hand with new technologies through information encrypted into the QR or  Bidi code that you can find  integrated into the information panels of the historic buildings.

Thanks to a free app for Smartphones, anyone can be directed to the Municipal Website where can be found a review of the place visited or historical information about it.

For convenience of all residents of Javea, this service includes touristic audio guides in five languages ​​(Valencian, Castilian Spanish, English, German and French) that explain the peculiarities of each of the buildings. These are explanations of between one minute and a half to two minutes narrated in a pleasant in order not to tire the listener. This audio guides are also available on the website of Jávea tourism and can be downloaded anywhere you are in the world.

This new system is operating in Javea from Easter, in The Church of St. Bartolome, the Municipal Market and the Museum, where surely many of our readers could have had the chance to test this new tool.

This is for sure the ultimate tool for those who walk on their own and not stick to schedules.

Extreme Active Jávea

On Saturday 21 April Jávea will host a new session of Extreme Active Xàbia, another day of leisure and non-traditional activities in the historic center of Javea aimed at young people.

The event will begin at 18:00 hours at the Clot Portal parking (located in the old Downtown) with a Hip Hop Party including live music, dancing and Graffiti workshop, until 22:00 h.

Also on Saturday21 April 21 you can enjoy in Xàbia the following events:

09:00 h: IV Trumpet Course organized by the Conservatory of Music with the assistance of José Javier Pastor Pastor, professor in the Conservatory of Alicante, .

22:00 h: Group Portitxol Dance Performance titled “Trilogy Part II: The Evolution”.

Traditional dance performance also at the Conservatory of Music of Xàbia.

On Sunday 22 April 22 at 10:00 h. the  Second Bobbin lace makers meeting will take place at  Convento Square.

Jávea Public Library

We would like to inform you about the activities and events organized this month in Jávea.

Today Monday 16 at 20:00 h., Cine Jayan  presents “Blindness”. A film from Finland in original language with subtitles.

Friday 20

18:00 h. all the children in town are invited to a storytelling session at the

public library, where all attendants will enjoy the classisc “The Little Mermaid”

20:00 h. the lecture “additives, GMOs and food scares” will take place at Casa de la Cultura by José Miguel Mulet Salort.

20:30 h. Spanish guitar concert in the Plaza de Baix.

Saturday 21

09:00 h. IV Trumpet  course at the Conservatory of Music.

18:00 h. Extreme Active Xàbia Hip Hop Party in the parking lot of the Portal del Clot.

22:00 h.  Portitxol Dance Group Performance .

Sunday 22

10:00 h. Meeting of knitting in Convent Square.

Thursday 26

20:00 h. Immune System Strengthening Workshop at the House of Culture.

Friday 27

18:00 h.  ”Nature is paralyzed” Storytelling at Public Library.

22:00 h.  Sax Express Concert in Plaza de Baix.

Sunday 29

08:00 h.  Santuario Mare de Déu dels Àngels Hiking Trail

09:00 h. IV Rhythmic Gymnastics Trophy at  the Municipal Palace of Sports “Miguel Buigues Andrés”

Monday 30

11:00 h. Theatrical Route at the port of Jávea “The Port of Dreams.”

We are going to bring you a full schedule of events that will take place over the next few days, so stay tune!

Hiking Trail at Jávea

  Today  Sunday 15 April is organized in Jávea a hiking trail guided route at Les Valls, a free path which can be visited for  all those who want it with no need of registration in advance.

You just make sure to be jbefore 09:00 h. at the meeting point in the parking area of the new Jávea ’s cemetery.

The route takes approximately 4 hours and is considered a low difficulty path. Don’t forget to bring your own water and food and to wear comfortable shoes and clothing.

The route includes the participation of a guide and is organized by the Department of Tourism of the city of Jávea .

For further information, please contact Tourist Info Xàbia, in Downtown offices (96 579 43 56), Port (96 579 07 36) or Arenal: 96 646 06 05.

Theatrical guided tours in Jávea

Today we offer a fun, cultural and at the same time sport activity:  “Port of Dreams” Theatrical Route at the Port of Jávea.

This will be for sure a great opportunity to immerse in the local maritime tradition and discover its mysteries through actors portraying amazing characters.

The route will be performed on Saturday 14 April at 11:00 h. at the port of Jávea.

In order to attend, you must register in advance at the tourist offices of Jávea, as places are limited. The tourist office numbers are 96 579 07 36 / 96 579 43 56 and 96 646 0605. The route has a duration of 1 ½ hours and the participation fee is 6 € for adults and 3 € for children. Children under 8 years old can attend this event free of charge.

If you cannot go this time, you can also assist to any other of the routes that are scheduled throughout the year:

- Monday 30 April at 11:00 h.

- Friday 6, 13 and 27 July at 19:00 h.

- Saturday 15 September at 11:00 h.

- Saturday 13 October at 11:00 h.

- Saturday 8 December at 11:00 h.

Casa del Cable in Javea

During April 2012 the galleries and exhibition halls of the town of Jávea will offer a wide range of alternatives suiting the tastes of everyone.

Bento’s Gallería, offers us“Art D’Oscar Bento”, a comprehensive selection of painting, sculpture and photography open until late April.

The Soler Blasco Archaeology and Ethnography Museum, currently offers “Cinema Central: Then and Now”, an exhibition about the old building near the Central Cinema. From 23 March 23 until 27 April.

“Mirades del Temps: Galiana Brothers”. This photography exhibition at Ca Lambert looks through the photo art and mid-20^th century in  Jávea, through the lens of the Galiana brothers . Open until 14 April.

As of April 27 Lambert Ca walls also displays “15 Years of Corpus in Javea”, an exhibition of photography, equipment, costumes and everything collectable during the 15 years of Corpus festivities in Jávea. Open until 19 May.

The Cable House brings us the exhibition “Segarra Llamas: artistic background of Javea town hall”, an exhibition of paintings by the artist Segarra Llamas. Open until 14 April.

As of 20 April, “Suana Escudero”will be displaying her works also at the Cable House until 12 May.

Jayan movie theater billboard in Jávea

Check below the screening schedule of Javea’s Sete Segell Film Club at the Jayan movie theater. For sure this is a great option for enjoying movies in original language with subtitles.

Sunday 15 April at 19:30 h. and Monday 16 April at 20:00 h. “Blindfolded” (Sokkotanssi). Finnish film of 1999. Synopsis: Lanki and Jontti are two 9 years old children who live in a seaside town in Finland in the 60′s. Lanki’s biggest dream is to escape to the sea, where -according to the rumors- his father died. Jontti also discovered that his father is not what it seems, and when he leaves home to live with another woman, the child decides to do everything to make him come back.

Sunday 22 April at 19:30. and Monday 23 April at 20:00 h., “Eila”. Finnish film of 2003. Synopsis: Eila is a cleaning woman. She and her workmates sue the government for wrongful job termination. Her son, her boyfriend and her ex-husband, think it is a foolish plan because no one can win a trial against the State.

Sunday 29 April at 19:30. and Monday 16 April at 20:00 h.: “The Quiet Village”(Vaiennut kylä), Finland 1997. Synopsis: After his predecessor stop a murder case on health grounds, a young police detective decides that it’s time to try stronger methods of investigation. However, he will face the villagers, who insist they know nothing about the case.

Cine Jayan is located at #14 Cristo del Mar street , Javea, telephone 96 579 01 47.

Sea Party in Moraira

Fort the next days, we all are invited to take part in the Sea Party, with multiadventure circuits and skateboarding workshop and exhibition in Moraira; it is going to be a huge party today, Friday 6 April, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8.

SEA PARTY IN MORAIRA ON 7 and  8 April , at L’Ampolla beach, next to the Castle- this is the Schedule of activities and events:

Saturday, 8 April:

09:00 h.-Opening of the Sea Party in Moraira.

09:00-12:00 h.- Kayak and SUP (Stand Up Paddle) circuits for beginners.

12:00-14:00 h.- Battle of the Bay Race, kayak and SUP competitions for all categories.

14:00-16:00 h.- Come and meet the pros of SUP and Kayak: Visit the equipment exhibition.

16:00-18:00 h.- Kayak and SUP circuit for beginners

18:00h.- Prizes handout to the winners of the competitions.

Sunday, 9 April:

09:00 h.-Opening of the Sea Party in Moraira.

09:00-12:00 h.- Kayak and SUP (Stand Up Paddle) circuits for beginners.

14:00-16:00 h.- Come and meet the pros of SUP and Kayak: Visit the equipment exhibition.

16:00-18:00 h.- Kayak and SUP circuit for beginners

18:00 h.- Ending event of the Sea Party.

MULTIADVENTURE CIRCUIT ON 6, 7 and 8 April, games and fun for the youngest members of the family, in Moraira (urban woods).

SKATEBOARDING EXHIBITION AND WORKSHOP ON 7 and 8 April: Skateboarding for beginners and advanced skaters on the L’Ampolla beach parking lot, at the entrance (Moraira). Both days, from 11:00 h to 14:00h and from 17:00 h to 20:00 h; there is no need to register in advance. This workshop is organized by the Skate Teulada (ATENEO XTM) team, and is oriented to young people 12 and over. It is suggested to bring comfortable clothing and shoes, drinks and energy bars or a similar snack. Participants will be able to skate, scooter, BMX, etc. Please, do not forget to bring your equipment, including protection.

Popular Handcrafts Fair in Xàbia

As every Holy Week, this one also hosts the Popular Handcrafts Fair in Xàbia’s Historic City Centre. From 6 to 9 April, residents and tourists will enjoy a varied selection of artisan products for 4 days.

Jávea’s Handcraft Fair 2012 Schedule

Friday, 6 April 2012.

13:00 h. Opening by la Colla Xirimitab’s.

18:00 h. Grimm Brother tales told by Rodamons Teatre at Convent Sq.

Saturday, 7 April 2012.

10:00 h. Free chocolate workshop by La Pajarera at Convent Sq.

12:00 h. Puppet show. After it, the chocolate workshop will continue.

12:30 h. Colla Portitxoll and Colla Nanos paredes by Portitxol de Xàbia Dance Group.

17:00 h. Printing and illustration workshop by Fundación CIRNE at Iglesia Sq.

18:00h. Songs and Spanish classic romantic songs (romances) to sing along, organised by Rodamanos Teatre at Convent Sq.

20:00 h. “Party Songs” on the Street, by Romántica del Saladar.

Sunday,  8 April 2012.

11:00 h. Free leather bracelet making workshop by Art e Maña, at Convent Sq.

12:00 h. All morning long, dance show by El Portitxol Dance Group at Convent Sq. and meetup of Xàbia brotherhoods and associations at the Iglesia Sq.

18:00 h. Storytelling of Urgency tales and Goodbye tales by Rodamonts Teatre at Convent Sq.

20:00 h. Jazz and Brazilian-Argentinian Folk music show by Jazz-Folk-Trio at Convent Sq.

Monday, 9 April 2012

11:00 h. Free binding and Montgós flora and fauna workshops.

12:00 h. Free Raku workshop (Japanese cooking and food decoration techniques)

This is, undoubtedly, one of the most awaited events of the Holy Week in Jávea, organized by the association of salespeople of Xàbia Histórica. Among the handcrafted products to be found here there will be jewelry, leather, glass, silver, fabrics, metal works, chocolates and sweets. Also, there will be workshops, music, dances, puppets and storytellers for kids. The stands will be set on Baix Sq, Mayor St. and Convent Sq.

Historical Tours of Javea

Next May, the guided tours of historic Xàbia will start to be held in different languages besides Spanish: English, French and German.

This activitiy is organised by the Tourism Dept. Year after year, this Dept. offers a wide range of activities to promote the cultural and natural patrimony of Jávea. One of such activities it the guided tours in English, French and German. The visits will take 1:30 h to complete and the starting point will be the Tourist Info Office of Xàbia Centre.

Anyone interested in taking part in these tours will have to register his/her attendance in any of the available Xàbia Tourist Info Offices. The admission fee is 3 EUR for adults and 1 EUR for kids 8 and over. Capacity is limited to 25 people per tour.

SCHEDULE OF GUIDE DTOURS IN OTHER LANGUAGES:

In English, Tuesdays May 22, June 12, Julio 10 and 24, August 21 and September 4 and 18.

In French, Tuesdays July 17 and 31, and August 7 and 14.

In German, Tuesdays May 8, June 5 and 26, and September 11 and 25.

For additional information, please call at +34 96 579 43 56.

Hiking Routes this Summer in Jávea

On this month of April, there are many hiking tours you can join and enjoy in Jávea. It is the perfect plan to get to know the town in further detail, practice sports and have a nice and healthy day outdoors. These are the hiking tours planned in Jávea on April 2012:

XÀBIA HARBOUR-SAN ANTONIOCAPE-SANTUARI LEISURE AREA- MOLINS. XÀBIA HARBOUR (PR-CV 355): SUNDAY APRIL 1.

The tour starts at 09:00 h from the Lonja del Puerto (harbour’s fish market) parking lot, The route is covered in 3 1/2 hours approx. and the difficulty is low. It is suggested to bring along drinking water, adequate shoes and a camera.

LES VALLS: SUNDAY, APRIL 15.

The tour starts at 09:00 h from the New Cemetary parking lot. The route is covered in 4 hours and is considered to be of low difficulty. It is suggested to bring along drinking  water, food, adequate shoes and a camera.

SANTUARIO MARE DE DEU DELS ANGELS-COVA TALLADA-TORRE GERRO-MOLINS-SANTUARI (PRCV 355): DOMINGO 29 DE ABRIL.

The tour starts at 08:00 h from the Mare de Déu dels Àngels Sanctuary. Three tour takes 5 hours to complete and is considered to be very difficult. It is suggested to bring good gear to the tour: drinking  water, food, adequate shoes, a flashlight, a swimmsuit and a camera.

Los interesados en participar en alguna de éstas rutas pueden inscribirse o solicitar más información en las oficinas de turismo de Xàbia:

TOURIST INFO CENTRE, 4 Iglesia Sq., 03730 Xàbia (Alicante). Phone: +34 96 579 43 56, E-mail: xabiacentre@touristinfo.net.

TOURIST INFO PORT, 11 Almirante Bastarreche Sq., Xàbia (Alicante). Phone: +3496 573 07 36, e-mail: info@xabia.org.

TOURIST INFO ARENAL, Cabo de la Nao-urbanización La Plaza Road. Phone: +34 96 646 06 05. E-mail:  xabiaarenal@touristinfo.net.

Puerto Avenue, Jávea

Thanks to the success of the “El Tesoro de Xàbia” (Xàbia’s Treasure) theatrical tours, this year a new tour opens in Jávea: “El Puerto de los Sueños” ( The Harbour of Dreams), will will take you to the history and tales of Aduanas del Mar (Sea customs area).

The harbour of Jávea hides a centennial history. This guided tour. unveils the history of long forgotten ship wrecks, the life of men and women who lived from the sea, religious monuments that traveled miles and miles in the storages of ships, fantastic inventions that changed for good the lives of people and

puzzling visitors from foreign countries who felt in love with these coasts. But most importantly, this new adventure will open our eyes to the dreams and expectations of the sailors who once sailed the Mediterranean Sea, told by characters brought to life.

The tour is by foot and easy to do, meaning it is perfect for a family day out

Dates for “ El Puerto de los Sueños” theatrical guided tours

-         Saturdays, April 7 and 14 at 11:00 h.

-         Mondays, April 30 at 11:00 h.

-         Fridays, July 6, 13 and 27 at 19:00 h.

-         Saturday, September 15 at 11:00 h.

-         Saturday, October 13 at 11:00 h.

-         Saturday, December 8 at 11:00ch.

Anyone interested in participating would have to book a spot by calling at the Tourist Info offices, at +34 96 579 43 56 – 96 579 07 36 – 96 646 06 05  or emailing at info@xabia.org. The ticket costs 6 EUR for adults, 3 EUR for kids 8 and older, and free for kids under 8. Availability is limited to 30 people. Duration: 1 h. 30 min.

Starting point: Tourist Info Jávea Port.

Sir Thomas Lipton Match Cup

This post supplements the previous post about cultural events in Jávea in March 2012, for a comprehensive outlook on the cultural, sports and leisurely activities and events going  on in Xàbia this month.

Tuesday, March 27:

-         At 12:00 h in Casa de Cultura launch of the second edition of the Dau Al Deu. Organised by Meridià Zero.

Wednesday, March 28:

-         From March 28 to April 2, 2012 in Xàbia‘s Yacht Club, Sir Thomas Lipton Match Race Cup, a match qualificable for the Spanish Match Race Championship.

-         At 16:30 h, II round of the Young Musicians Contest A las 16:30h. This final part of the contest will take place in the Jávea’s Conservatory. This is part of a larger contest among regional schools, meaning s final with finalists of Already and Dénia. The final will be held on April 27 at the Tenor Cortis Conservatory of Dénia.

-         At 19:00 h in Casa de Cultura, AMPAS Xàbia conference.

Thursday, March 29:

-         17:00 h: Equality Workshop in Spanish at the Library.

-         19:00 h: Chamber music audition at the Music Conservatory.

Friday, March 30:

-         18:00 h: Storytellers in Spanish for kids narrate  “The Emperor’s Suit” at the library.

-         21:00 h. Piano concert and lyric recital of classic traditional Spanish Songs and  Zarzuela byMarta Espinos and María José Martos at the Music Conservatory.

SSaturday, March 31:

-         08:00 h: Desafío Miradores de Xàbia “Mirador La Granadella” -Viewpoints challenge. 25 km walk touching each one of the viewpoints in town. Starting point:  Grandadella Nature Park. Event organised by the Sports Council of Xàbia and the Jávea Amigos association.

-         09:00 h: II MAROC CHALLENGE EDITION, a meetup of classic vehicles taking part in the II Edition of Maroc Challenger,  at Parking I Muntayara, 300 metres from Parador Nacional. Organisee by Club Espíritu Aventura de Jávea and Jávea’s Sports Council.

-         16:30 h: Regional Chess Championship at the Town’s Sports Centre (Palacio Municipal de Deportes).

-         20:00 h: 10 Ars Nova Festival at the Agustines Convent.

Al Marge Espai D’Art

Exhibition halls and galleries are one of the best attractions in Jávea; they are another excuse to visit this beautiful town, stroll around the streets and enjoy art.

This month, Jávea has:

-          Bento’s Gallery: Selection of Gallery-stored Works by Oscar Bento; Art D’Oscar Bento Exhibition starting 31 March; paintings, sculpture and photography until April 2012.

-          Al Marge Gallery: Al Marge-La Marina Second Contest; after the success of the first edition, Al Marge brings back this contest to support local artists and create a space to promote their works.

-          AVIMA Art Gallery: Exhibition of Gallery Painters.

-          CIRNE Foundation: VITRINES II exhibition, plastic interventions by the students of Escola de Plástica Experimental A. Vives de Gata. Open to the public until the end of March.

-          Casa del Cable: Segarra Lamas Paintings Exhibition. Artworks property of the Xàbia Town Hall. Open until 14 April.

-          Ca Lambert, Mirades de Temps de los Hermanos Galiana (Galiana Brotheres time miracles) photo exhibition. The showcase is a window through the glasses of the Galiana Brothers into the photography of Xàbia during the first half of the last century. Beautiful photos that shape an era. Open until 14 April.

BMX Competition in Jávea

 Extreme Active Xàbia 2012 is another initiative for the youth of the town, organised by the Jávea Youth Council —Monjove. All the young people of Xàbia are cordially invited to take part in the latest edition of Extreme Active Xàbia, with more workshops, competitions with prizes, hip hop, graffitis, slackline, materials exhibition and many more.

Next Saturday 24 March, the 1º BMX competition will take place, with different categories and prizes. BMX (short for Bicycle Moto Cross) is an acrobatic cycling style born in California in the 70’s. This discipline became an Olympic game back in 2008, during the Peking Olympics. The first time an official BMX event took place in Jávea was last year, as part of the activities of the Nadal Jove season.

This competition will take place at Portal del Clot from 17:00 h to 21:00 h. it will be a good meeting point to spend the afternoon, whether if you are part of the competition or just audience.

The Hip-hop party and graffiti event will be next Satuday 21 April, and it will feature shows, workshops, etc… also at Portal del Clot.

Jávea Public Library

Besides what has been posted here before, there is still more going on in Jávea. This month is filled with cultural activities such as music shows, workshops, theatre, dance, etc. This is the second part of the cultural calendar for Jávea this month:

Wednesday, 21 March:

-          At 15:30 h, the San Bartolomé church will hold a casting for kids to join the jazz-oriented JOMA (Young Marina Alta Orchestra).

Thursday 22 March:

-          Castings continue at the church.

-          At 17:00 h, there will be a Workshop for Equality in Spanish in the Public Library. To take part, register your attendance beforehand at Centro Social Municipal de Xàbia (Jávea’s town Social Centre) or calling at +34 965 794 141. Organised by the Equality Council.

-          At 19:00 h: Chords and Metal Music Casting  at the Conservatory.

Friday, 23 March:

-          At 18:00 h: Storytellers narrate “The Wizard of Oz” in Spanish at the Public Library.

-          At 19:00 h: Chamber music Casting  at the Conservatory.

-          At 20:00 h: Violin duet by Sandra Alfonso and Miguel Pérez Perelló at Casa de Cultura.

Saturday, 24 March:

-          At 17:00 h: Theatre for children at Casa de Cultura: “The Ugly Duckling” in Spanish. Two shows by Carreta Teatro company: 17:00 h and 18:30 h.

-          At 20:30 h: Trilogía I Parte dance show by Grup de Danses del Portitxol at the Music conservatory.

Sunday, 25 March:

-          08:30 h: Rhythmic gymnastics schools competition at “Miguel Buigues Andrés” sports centre. Organised by the Rhythmic gymnastics Club of Jávea.

Jávea's Arenal Promenade

Next Sunday 18 March, you will have the possibility to practice a different sport in Jávea —hiking, to be more specific, by joining the Cima del Montgó (PR-CV355) tour (top of the Montgó mountain). The starting point is Xàbia’s Shooting Range Parking lot at 08:00 h, and there is no no need to register in advance. The tour takes 5 hours to complete, and its medium-difficult. To join the tour, please wear warm clothes and proper shoes, and take water, snacks and a camera.

If mountains are not your thing but you still like outdoors activities, join the walk around Arenal beach at 11:00 h. The starting point is the parking lot of the beach in front of Los Remos restaurants.  It is for a good cause: fight against cancer.

The last sports-related option available in Jávea is more relaxed. Be part of the audience of the 2012 interclub provincial competition organised by Montgó Xàbia Sports Club, to take place at the “Miguel Buigues Andrés” sports centre at 09:00 h.

“The Treasure of Xàbia” Theatrical Tour

This month, the theatrical tours start in Jávea. One of them will go around the historical city centre of Jávea —The Treasure of Xàbia or El Tesoro de Jávea as it is called in Spanish and the other will be around the harbour —The Harbour of Dreams or El Puerto de los Sueños. We will broaden info about the latter in another post.

Today we would like to inform you about “The treasure of Xàbia” tour, a great family activity to enjoy the architecture of the city Centre while getting to know it from a funny and different perspective. This tour will bring you closer to the history of the town and its buildings.

Three actors will bring historical, yet average characters back to life, while blending education with a dash of humour and real history.

This is how characters such as Sant Vicent Ferrer, Architect Domingo Urteaga and Antoni Banyuls will take centre stage to guide the visits while performing on the most important and symbolic places in town. The tour is on foot, and is very easy to complete, making it a perfect choice for people all ages.

Dates for the “The Treasure of Xàbia” tour:

-          Saturday 17 March at 11:00 h.

-          Thursday 5 April at 11:00 h.

-          Wednesday 11, 18 and 25 July at 19:00 h.

-          Wednesday 1, 8, 15 and 22 August at 19:00 h.

-          Wednesday 5 September at 19:00 h.

-          Saturday 3 November at 11:00 h.

To attend the tours, book in advance by calling at the Tourist Info Offices. There is availability for only 30 people per tour. Phones: +34 96 579 43 56, +34 96 579 07 36, +34 96 646 06 05  or e-mailing at info@xabia.org . The starting point of the tours is the Tourist Info Xàbia Centre and lasts 1 h 30 minutes. The admission fee is €6 for adults, €3 for kids 9 or older and free for kids 8 and younger.

Jávea Music Conservatory

Find below the complete schedule of cultural events in Jáveato plan in advance and catch every conference, concert, audition, talk and theatre play in town this month.

Today, Tuesday 13 March:

-          Piano recital at 19:00 h at the Music Conservatory, by the students of the Professional Music Conservatory of Xàbia.

Wednesday, 14 March:

-          At 20:00 h, Casa de Cultura holds the level 4 “Strengthening of the Immune system” workshop (in Spanish) by Juan Cayuela, Juan Francisco Martínez and Raquel Pinero.

Thursday 15 March:

-          At 17:00 h, the public library holds the “Workshop for Equality” in Spanish. To take part in it, register your attendance at Jávea’s Social Centre or calling at +34 965794142.

-          Choir recital at 19:00 h at the Music Conservatory, by the students of the Professional Music Conservatory of Xàbia.

-          At 20:00 h: “Women’s Workshop” in Casa de Cultura (in Spanish).

-          At 20:30 h, “Quatre-cents”, a theatre play in Valencian, based on historical Golden Century texts. Staged by the theatre company “Crit”, at the Music Conservatory.

Friday, 16 March:

-          At 18:00 h, “Jungle Book” in Spanish. Storytellers for children at the public library.

-          At 19:00 h at Casa de Cultura, “Work or life”, a talk by Eva Pique, reporter and mother of 4 (not necessarily in that order). Organised by the Council of Equality.

Valencia's bullring

Bullfighting fans can assist to exhibitions of this practice in the framework of Valencia Fallas from 10 to 19 March 2012. Bullfighters like Enrique Ponce, Manuel Díaz El Cordobés, Francisco Rivera, El Fandi, José María Manzanares, Daniel Luque and  El Cid will perform in the Valencia Bullring according the following schedule:

Bullfighting Program at Valencia Fallas Festival 2012

- Saturday 10 March: Adolfo Martin Bulls. Bullfighters: José Calvo, Javier Castaño y David Esteve.

- Sunday 11 March: Jandilla bulls. Bullfighters: Manuel Díaz ‘El Cordobés’, Francisco Rivera ‘Paquirri’ y David Fandila ‘El Fandi’.

- Monday 12 March: Javier Molina’ steers. Sergio Flores, López Simón y Pascual Javier

- Tuesday 13 March: steers of El Parralejo. Bullfighters: Conchi Ríos, Fernando Adrián y Román Collado.

- Wednesday 14 March: Bulls of Valdefresno. Bullfighters: Thomas Duffau, el mexicano Diego Silveti y Jiménez Fortes

- Thursday 15 March:  Bulls of Alcurrucén. Bullfighters: Curro Diaz, Matias Tejela and Alberto Aguilar

- Friday 16 March: Bulls of Garcigrande. Bullfighters: Juan José Padilla, Jose Maria Manzanares and Alejandro Talavante

- Saturday 17 March: Bulls of Zalduendo: Bullfighters: Enrique Ponce, Sebastian Castella and Arturo Saldivar

- Sunday 18 March:  Bulls of Fuente Ymbro. Bullfighters: Diego Urdiales, Iván Fandiño y David Mora

- Monday 19 March:  Morning session: Bulls of Fermin Bohorquez, Bullfighters: Andy Cartagena, Diego Ventura y Joao Moura. Afternoon session:. Bulls of a familia de Niño de la Capea. Bullfighters: Enrique Ponce, El Cid and Daniel Luque.

Those who wish to attend any of the bullfighting session in Valencia can buy tickets in www.torosvalencia.com or by phone at 902 10 77 77 and get them home delivered through  SEUR

Jayan movie theater billboard in Jávea

Once again, we bring you all the information about the films to be screened at “Segell Sete Film Club” in Jávea’s Jayan Cinema.We can enjoy here of  Movies in original language with subtitles so we all can enjoy good films at its best.

“Three” Sunday 11 March at 19:30 h. and Monday 12 March at 20:00 h.

Synopsis: Berlin, nowadays. Hanna and Simon have been in a relationship for years. Love, work and sex intersect in a combative harmony in their lives. They are attractive, modern, mature, no kids, and down to earth, but Hanna meets Adam. And Adam meets Simon and, unexpectedly, all three fall in love.

Germany 2011, original version with subtitles.

“Kathmandu, a Mirror in the Sky”.Sunday 18 March at 19:30 h. and Monday 19 March at 20:00 h.

Synopsis: In the early 90′s, Laia, a Catalan teacher moved to Kathmandu, volunteering at a local school. She’ll soon discover the country’s poverty and the educational system, which also leaves out the neediest. After a white wedding to stay in the country, Laia fight for an educational project for the poorest neighborhoods, but she will find that she just can’t.

Spain 2011.

“Declaration of War”(La guerre est déclarée). Sunday 25 March at 19:30 h. and Monday 26 March at 20:00 h.

Synopsis: A story of hope and love through the struggle of a young couple Romeo and Juliette , to overcome the illness of his son, Adam. Two carefree, unprepared lovers that  will be surprised at their ability to fight and become heroes to their own surprise.

France 2011, Original version with subtitles.

Xàbia al Plat Gastronomic tour

The members of the Restaurants Association of Jávea (www.javearestaurantes.org), will team up to again to offer a gastronomic week in which to enjoy and revel in the flavors of this town. The fine cuisine Walking tour in Jávea will take place from 8 to 18 March under the name “Xàbia Al Plat” (Jávea on a dish).

This will be a good time to enjoy the full range of local gastronomy these days with 14 restaurants that will offer a tasting menu at a single price of 30 € with Valencia Wine included.

Participating Restaurants:

Rest. BonAmb, Benitatxell Road, 100, phone 96 579 48 21, http://www.bonamb.com/

Rest. Calima, Marina Española  Av # 14, telephone 96 579 48 21, www.restaurante-calima.com

Rest. Casa Angel, Esplanade del  Puerto, phone 96 579 36 54.

Rest. Castelló, Playa Arenal, phone 96 579 January 30, www.castelloxabia.com

Rest. La Cocina, Lepanto Ave # 2, Edificio Puerto Real, phone 96 579 51 40, www.lacocinajavea.com

Rest. Mezquida, Pla Ave. n º 62, phone 96 579 36 20.

Rest. Parador de Jávea, Mediterranean Avenue No. 233, phone 96 579 02 00, www.parador.es.

Rest. Los Remos La Nao, Sunrise Beach Arenal promenade,walk phone 96 647 07 76, www.losremoslanao.com.

Rest. Estapati, Liberty Avenue No. 11, Playa del Arenal, phone 96 647 31 27, www.estapati.es

Rest. Embruix, Main St.No. 17, reservations phone 96 646 20 73.

Rest. Rodat, Murcia No. 9, phone 96 647 07 10, www.elrodat.com.

Rest. Sur: Av. Tío Catalá nº 35, Cala Granadellaa,  Ave Cala Granadella, phone 96 577 16 12.

Rest. Trastienda: Príncipe de Asturias St. No. 4, phone 965 79 48 64 www.latrastiendajavea.es.

Rest. Trencall, Carretera Cabo La Nao, Boix  St. No 33, phone 965 770 942 reserves, www.restaurantetrencall.com.

Cocktails La Esquina Marina Española 25

V Benissa Food Fair

Benissa welcomes everybody to its V Food Fair this weekend, a great opportunity to enjoy good food and wine.

The V Benissa Food Fair takes place from 2 to 4 March 2012 at Taller d’Ivars art centre, on 3-5 Germans Ivars Sq.

The fair starts on Friday 2 March at 19:30 h. After the opening event, attendees will be able to enjoy the first tasting of the weekend. This tasting will take place from 20:00 h to 23:00 h.

On Saturday 3 March, there will be 2 more tastings from 12:00 h to 16:00 and from 19:00 to 23:00 h. There will be a FREE ALICANTE DPO WINE TASTING together with Benissa sausages at 20:30 h and Cocktail show at 22:00 h.

On Sunday 4 March, the XII Benissa Wines Contest will take place from 10:00 h to 14:00 h, and the last food tasting will be from 12:00 h to 17:00 h.

Also, from 2 to 11 March, many restaurants in Benissa are joining this fair by providing excellent prices on samplers and traditional Benissa dishes.

Sir Thomas Lipton Match Cup

Jávea’s Yacht Club will host the Sir Thomas Lipton Match Cup 2012 from 28 March to 1 April 2012, authorised by the ISAF (International Sailing Federation) and The Region of Valencia Sailing Federation. This competition is considered Grade 2 by ISAF and Grade 1 by the Spanish Royal Sailing Federation (Real Federación Española de Vela).

To take part in the competition or get additional information, please go to the Jávea Yacht Club website.

Besides, both the Jávea Yacht Club and the Denia Yacht Club will jointly hold the Spring Cup. The first part was held on February 25 and the next three will take place as follows:

24 March: 2^nd Part, Armadores Primavera Cup, cruise class, level 3.

28 April: 3rd Part: Armadores Primavera Cup

12 May: 4^th Part: Armadores Primavera Cup

I Slaughter and Traditional Sausages Making Fair in Xalò

Today, we would like to share with our Javea Costa Blanca blog readers the news about an event that will take place for the first time this year in Jalón/Xalò: I Slaughter and Traditional Sausage Making Fair to take place on Sunday 4 March 2012.

Xaló’s First Slaughter and Traditional Sausage Making Fair activitities schedule:

09:30h. Opening.

10:00 h: Quartering of pork.

10:30-11:30h. Traditional brunch of slaughter samplers and tastings: 1 EUR per item.

11:30h. Exhibition of how to make sausages the traditional way.

12:00 h: End of the tasting session and First Spain’s “Figatellá” (a sort of patty-shaped sausage), 1 EUR per item.

At this fair, visitors are welcome to taste traditional products, regional wines, enjoy a typical Xalò brunch with Dulzaina and Tabalet music on the background, see how traditional sausages are made and take part in the first Figatellà of Spain.

Take this opportunity to also try its famous hot punches, wines and walk around the street market on Saturday morning.

Remember the appointment: Sunday morning from 10:00 h to 14:00 h in Xalò, at Alameda Boulevard, facing the Bodegas and the Street market area.

Cala Granadella Hiking trip

Check below the info about the upcoming sporting events in Jávea:

3^rd Granadella Road Mountain Race:

Tomorrow, Sunday 26 February, 2012 at 10:00 h. , the Pinosol Park will be the gathering point and starting point for this race in both walking (13 km) and running (16 km) modes.

Event sponsored by the Department of Sports of the Town of Javea.

Skiing trip top Sierra Nevada:

The Department of Sports of the Town organized a weekend trip to Sierra Nevada for  9, 10 and 11 March. The ski trip includes two nights’ accommodation, half board for Saturday and breakfast on Sunday at a hotel in downtown Granada, round-trip coach and transfer to the ski tracks. The price of the activity is 110 euros. The ski track pass, equipment hire and lessons are optional. Places are limited so those interested are advised to register in advance at the Sports Hall from 9:00 to 21:00 h.

Jávea Public Library

On Saturday 25 February, 2012 Javea has a special activity for children. All the little ones are invited to enjoy the play “La Rabosa Perillosa” in the Casa de Cultura performed by “L’Oracle de l’Est” theater group. There will be two performances one at 17:00 and another at 18: 00 h.

A very special activity planned for the next Friday 24 February at 18:00 h. is the children’s storytelling session to be held at the Municipal Library. The story chosen this time is the classic fairy tale “John the Fearless”.

Javea  Municipal Public Library is located in the historic center of the town, Mayor St. #9.

Historical Tours of Javea

To mark the International Day of Tour Guides, tomorrow Tuesday 21 February, Yenling Chan  -official touristic guide- has volunteered to lead a guided tour through the streets and most significant buildings of old town of Javea. This free of charge activity will leave at 11:00 h. from the Tourist Info Centre Xàbia, located in the Plaza de la Iglesia (Church Square).

Yenling can speak English, Spanish, Chinese and Dutch, so all these languages ​​can be used to explain the route depending on the participants’ languages.

Those interested in attending can obtain information on any of the tourist offices of the town of Javea or by calling to 0034 96 579 43 56.

Jávea Music Conservatory

Music plays an important role in the cultural and leisure offer in the town of Javea this month of February.  You can attend open auditions for performers, concerts and the Young Musician Contest organized by the Music school of Javea.

The Music School of Javea will hold several auditions throughout the month for admission of new students:

- Wind and string instruments Audition: Monday 20 February at 19:00 h.

- Clarinet Audition: Tuesday 21 February at 19:00 h.

- Piano and Guitar Audition: Thursday 23 February also at 19:00 h.

Also on Friday, 24 February everyone is invited to the  Paco Estevez’ harpsichord concert at the Casa de la Cultura.

February ends with the First round of the Young Performers Competition on Monday 27 February at 16:30 h. In this event the participants of the contest will be chosen for the next stage of this musical competition.

Caritas Charity Concert

On Saturday 18 February, 2012 at 21:00 h. everyone is invited to enjoy of a refined musical session in the Church of Mare de Deu of Loreto. This temple  is hosting a benefit concert organized by Caritas and aimed to raise funds for the people in need in Javea.

This concert of Sacred Music of the Renaissance will be performed by the singers of Sanctis Diebus of Salisbury under the direction of Nicholas Hale.

The pieces chosen for this event are (among others) “Ecce Sacerdos Magnus and several anthems and Motets written by Thomas Tallis and William Byrd

Lectures at Casa de Cultura

During the month of February, several conferences, workshops and book presentations will be held in Javea that for sure will gather the interest of everyone in town, as we show below:

Today Wednesday 15 February at 20:00 h. the Casa de  Cultura will host a conference about  ”Experiences and Methodologies for Participatory Budgeting”,  a public information day by Francisco José Francés García, professor of sociology at the University of Alicante. This conference is organized by the department of public participation of the Town of Javea.

On Friday 17 February, there will be two book presentations in Jávea, both are at the same time (20:00 h.) but in different venues. The Casa de Cultura will held the presentation of the book “La Vall de Gallinera. Per Camins of Moriscos i Mallorquins “, by Vincent Morera and  Juanjo Ortolá. The Javea Public Library will be the place chosen for the presentation of the book “Ara Puc Alenar”, a book by Adriana Serlik and presented by Pepa Guardiola.

On Thursday 23 February we have another appointment in The Casa de Cultura at 20:00 with the workshop “Strengthening the Immune System” by Juan Cayuela Rodriguez and Juan Francisco Martinez.

Carnivals celebrations in Jávea

Join the celebration and enjoy this year’s Carnival Festival  in Jávea on Saturday 18 February.

The town of Jávea has organized plenty of activities throughout the day  for children and also for grown-ups, so everyone can  fully enjoy the carnival.

At 17:00 h. –just before the sun goes down- the Plaza of the Constitution will become the stage for a funny child costume parade. After the parade , everyone is invited to enjoy a music show for all the family.

Later at night, it comes the turn of events organized for adults: at 23:00h., another parade will take place, but this one will go along the town from the Convent Square to the Plaza de la Constitution of Jávea, where all attendees will enjoy of party with musical performances and many surprises.

Exhibitions in Jávea

This month several interesting exhibitions have opened in different venues of Javea.

The Casa del Cable  of Javea will host until next 18 of February a photo exhibition which celebrates the 50 anniversary of la Peña La Marina  (La Marina Popular Association). The exhibition is a photographic anthology that reviews the history of this association from 1961 to present.

Ca Lambert hall pleases us with the exhibition “Omplint el Buit” (filling the void), also open to the public until Saturday 18 February. This exhibition is conducted by artists from the “School of Experimental Plastic A. Vives “of Gata.

The Avima art gallery offers enjoy the exhibit “Fondo de Galeria” (Gallery bottom), an exhibition featuring only works of local artists that use to work in the gallery.

The At Marge Art Gallery surprises us with a second edition of the Al Marge-La Marina contest, following success in the first edition, Al Marge repeat the experience with a new call for all the artists from La Marina for a chance to showcase their work . The works will remain on display until 1 March.

From 24 February, Ca Lambert hall will offer a new exhibition with paintings created by students of the Laude Lady Elizabeth School. The exhibition will be open until 18 March.

Chess Championship in Jávea

Check below the information on upcoming events and activities that will take place during the next few days in the town of Jávea:

Thursday 9 February

- Lecture “Geometry in the Street: The works of Santiago Calatrava” at 20:00 h. in the Casa de Cultura. Lecturer: Olga Gil Medrano.

Friday 10 February

- Storytellers “A Tale of Carnival” at 18:00. Public Library.

- Violin and bass audition by students of the Javea’s Conservatory at 19:00 h. at Music Conservatory.

- Piano concert  by Juan Jose Munoz Cañivano at 21:00 h. in the House of Culture. Munoz Cañivano will perform works by F. Schumann, F. Chapin, E. Grieg and Moussorgsky.

Saturday 11 February

- Regional Chess Championship at 16:30 h in the ballroom of the “Miguel Andres Buigues” Sports Hall. Organized by Jávea Chess Club. Matches also on Saturday 18 and 25 February.

- Extreme Active Xàbia -Skate at 17:00 h. in the Old Town of Javea. From 17:00 to 21:00 h. you can enjoy skateboarding exhibitions, workshops and competitions. Venue: Portal del Clot Square.

- Charity Magic Gala by Ana Tamariz magic school at 19:00 h. Event organized by the Rotary Club and the “Visió Sense Fronteras” NGO. Venue L’Espai Cultural de Pedreguer. The money raised will go to a charity organization  that provides desks, chairs and blackboards to a poor neighborhood school of Lima.

Jayan movie theater billboard in Jávea

Enjoy a February full of movies in Jávea. Check below the February 2012 Billboard in Jayán cinema in Jávea.

Monday 6 February , 2012, 20:00 h. “La source des femmes” (The Source)

In a small town between Africa and the Middle East, tradition requires that women have to fetch water at a source that comes on top of the mountain, under a scorching sun. It has always been so, but Leia, a young housewife, proposes a “love strike” to other women: no sex until the men cooperate in the transfer of water.

Sunday 12 February at 19:30 h. and Monday 13 February at 20:00 h. “Drive”.

He is a stuntman by day and a delinquent at night. But no matter what job he has to do, he is always at ease behind the wheel. His whole world changes when he meets Irene.

Sunday 19 February at 19:30 and Monday 20 February at 20:00 h. “Le Havre”.

Marcel is a bohemian writer who has self-imposed an exile in the city of Le Havre, where he quietly lives with his wife as a shoeshine. But his fate changed when he met an immigrant child. When the police decide to locate the young Marcel decides it is time to confront injustice.

Sunday 26 February at 19:30 h. and Monday 27 February at 20:00 h. “Almanya”.

After living 45 years in Germany as “guest worker”, Huseyin decides to live in Turkey. His family does not share this idea at all and everyone starts to argue. To make matters worse, his granddaughter is pregnant by an Englishman that nobody knows.

Maroc Chalenge Rally

On Saturday, 31 March 2012, the second edition of the Maroc Challenge Rally will depart from Jávea traveling en route to Almeria,  where contestants will sail to Morocco.

Maroc Challenge is a genuine low cost raid, in which participants do not need a big sponsored team or a powerful car, but only to feel like stepping into a Moroccan adventure with an old or a classic car. It also has an added motivation, as participants take basic necessities products to African desert people in need they find along the rally route as they pass by.

This is the second edition of Maroc Challenge. The first edition was successfully held in December 2011 with loads of participanys and the victory of a team of Jávea in 4×2 SUV category. In this rally, participants will experience the same sensations as a driver in the Panafrica or the Dakar.

The Maroc Challenge runs along 2,000 kilometers of dusty routes and tracks of Morocco during  seven days, sleeping on camping or hotels (participant choice) in the way to reach the finish line at  Essaoira beach; all these driving a car registered before 1995 without exceeding the 80 km/h speed.

Registration is still open at www.marocchallenger.es

Those who are not going to participate, but  want to watch the cars can do that on 30 March during the technical inspection of vehicles and on 31 March at the start of the race.

Singular trees project in Jávea

The Town of Javea along with Cirne Cultural Foundation are working in a new project aimed to search and catalogue singular, centennial or unique trees in town and close areas of the Costa Blanca North.

The goal of this project is to conduct an inventory of local tree heritage and to promote actions which help to vindicate the historical natural resources of the town. One interesting way to inform the people about the valuable trees of the town is through the publication of a catalog which compiles the records of the specimens found, to be released along with an educational exhibition aimed specifically at schools.

Looking ahead, a documented guide to trees of interest could become a travel route for residents and tourists.

However, for all this could be possible, is essential the cooperation of citizens because most of these particular trees are located within private property and are difficult to locate if the owners themselves don´t report they have one or several in their properties.

The Mayor Office spokesperson has stated that having a monumental implies no duties or civil obligation different to not to cut it down. As a matter of fact, having a tree like these has the advantage to receive maintenance and pest management help from the Town

The data collection phase will last until next Autumn and will be centralized in the Department of Environment and Agriculture (Office of Citizen Services in Amanecer Avenue, # 2) and Cirne Cultural Foundation  offices (Avenida de Alicante, 18).

House of the month of January

Last month we recommend an apartment for sale in Cumbre del Sol, in Poble Nou de Benitachell, 7km. the town of Javea / Javea, and informed you about the details and features of that Estate and some others on th Costa Blanca.

Today we would like to introduce a newly built, unique and exclusive house, also in the Cumbre del Sol, with wonderful sea views and modern design.

This house designed by VAPF Group -developer and construction company of the Cumbre del Sol- is schedule to be built in one of the plots for sale in

Cumbre del Sol , and depending of the plot chosen, the price may change. For instance there is a villa for sale in the plot 85 of the Residential Magnolias for € 486,446 plus VAT.

One of the advantages of buying a modern house  in Cumbre del Sol, is that the owner has the option to customize every single detail of building materials, style and appliances included.

Those who wish more information about the modern-style houses built in  Cumbre del Sol (Poble Nou de Benitachell) check VAPF’s website www.vapf.com

Montgo Park views

Next Sunday 29 January you all are invited to participate in a hiking activity aimed to expand our knowledge of ancestral Spanish culture through the Iberian settlements trail of Jávea‘s Montgo Natural Park.

This path is full of remains and historical places where the Iberians settled from the eighth century BC and started a civilization based in the trade with the Greek and Phoenician. In  this path we can appreciate an important Iberian town by Benimaquia highs, where were found Phoenician amphorae related to the processing and trade of wine.

The archaeological findings in the form of pottery, coins and ornaments in the Coll de Pous area and Plana de Justa from 4^th century BC and the Peña del Aguila’s defensive walls, confirm the presence of the Iberians in the area until 1^st century BC, making the place one of the main strategic spots of South East Mediterranean early civilizations.

The route has a length of 9 km. to be done in about 3 hours of a medium difficulty trail. Those wishing to participate in this route can get a complete info calling at

 96 642 32 05   or  679 19 64 61.

Cycling Routes in Jávea

The new cycling guide has received high acceptance by tourists and residents of Jávea and today we want to share this information with you all.

This new guide includes 10 different tours throughout the Javea city limits, new routes with different difficulty level that run through beautiful places like Tossa, Gros, Tarraula, La Granadella Capsades Rebaldí and Les Planes aand several other thematic routes that invite us to know the history and beauty of Jávea parks and viewpoints, many of them easily reachable for the whole family.

The Department of Tourism of the city of Jávea specially recommends the following routes:

1. Route of Les Planes 17.77 km and moderate difficulty.

2. Miradors of 27.28 km route and classified as easy.

3. Port-Cala Blanca Road of 10.13 km and is considered moderate difficulty.

4. Rebaldí of 17.38 km route and moderate difficulty.

5. Route Volta Montgó of 26.49 km and classified as easy.

6. Capsades route of 13.33 km long and is considered hard.

7. Gross Tossal Route of 22.02 km, considered hard.

8. Tarraula of 18.65 km route distance and moderate difficulty.

9. Xàbia Parks Road:, 20.64 km  and moderate difficulty.

10. Granadella:  23.83 km route considered hard.

Those interested in making these cycling in Jávea can get more information (complete description, Bike kind, degree of difficulty, nearby roads, etc.) in http://es.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/find.do?q=turisme+xabia

Sant Sebastia, Jávea Patron Saint

This month is going to takes place the festivities in honor of Saint Sebastian, patron saint of Javea. To mark this celebration, the town of Jávea has prepared a program of events that includes many new features such as the “bous al carrer” (bulls on the street), after 20 years of banning by animal rights organization. The new mayor has lifted the ban and once again bullfighting related activities are legal in town.

The Javea festival in honor of San Sebastian will take place from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 January 22.

The street bull events will be back in town on Friday 20 January at 17:30 and 22:00 h, Saturday 21 at 12:30, 17:30 and 22:00 h., and Sunday 22 at 12:30 and 17:30 hours. A bullring will be located in the Town Hall Square and the Plaza de Baix and the bull pen will be installed between the church and the Celestino Pons square, all these thanks to the efforts of Javea Bullfighting Association, which is working to bring the bullfighting back to town as it was several decades ago.

On January 20 “Day of St. Sebastian” there will be a drums and flutes parade,  bell tolling and free sweets for everybody following the parade between the two chapels before the mass.

Saturday 21 will bring a magic show for children on Casa de Cultura at 11:00 h. An hour later, at Baix square, Taurine Association will offer bullfighting related activities for children like rides on bogies (trucks with bull horns).

Jávea Public Library

  Today Thursday, 19 January we are all invited to the Jávea’s Town Public Library for the workshop   “Welcome to Reading”. The idea for this workshop came from a group of parents concerned by the proper development of reading capabilities of the kids at very early age and the importance of this while they are growing.

In addition to this, In order to making young children get interested in reading, there will be , several storytelling sessions  in the framework of the program “Pluja de Contes” (Tales rain) in the following dates:

Friday 20 January at 18:00 h.: The Tooth Fairy

Friday 27 January at 18:00 h.: The Cinderella

Jávea’s Public Library (located at the old town, Calle Mayor # 9) was built in 1982 in order to house the headquarters of “Jesus of Nazareth” Agricultural Cooperative. This two floors building encloses an spacious inner patio that overlook a set of classical arches.

In addition, younger guests will also enjoy the representation classic theater play “Pinocchio” on Saturday 28 January at 17:00 h at Jávea‘s Casa de Cultura.

Jávea tours in English, German and French

Check below the schedule of guided tours for this year 2012 in Jávea. The Tourism bureau of Jávea has scheduled visits in English, German and French around Old Town in the following dates:

May: there are two scheduled visits, one on Tuesday 8 at 19:00 h.  in German language and  other on Tuesday 22 at the same time but with English speaking guides.

June: all three visits scheduled will be at 19:00h.: Tuesday 5 and June 26 will be in German and Tuesday 12 June in English.

July: There are four scheduled visits in July: Tuesday 10 and 24 July in English and Tuesday 17 and 31 in French.

August: In August there are 3 scheduled tours:  in French on Tuesdays 7 and 14  and in English on Tuesday 21.

September: Tour will be offered in English ( 4 and 18 September) and German (11 and 25 September).

All tours will depart from the Tourist Info Centre Xàbia and will follow the Old Town touristic route. The duration of the activity is about 1 hour and a half.

If you want to participate, you must register in advance at the offices of tourism of Jávea or phone calling to 965794356. The symbolic price of the tour is just € 2 for adults and 1 € for children.

Jayan movie theatre in Jávea

Once again, here we bring you the information about the movie screenings in Jávea’s Jayán Cinema / Sete Segell Film Club during Sundays  (at 19:30 h) and Mondays (20:00 h) in January, when the following films will be offered in original language and Spanish subtitles:

Sunday 15 and Monday 16 January: Another Year (UK 2010), directed by Mike Leigh and starring Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville and Ruth Sheen. Plot: Ferry and Tom have been happily married for many years, but they are concerned about their son Joe that is still single. Film in English with subtitles in Spanish.

Sunday 22 and Monday 23 January : Wer wenn nicht wir (If Not Us, Who) (Germany 2011). Directed and screenplay by Andres Veiel. In the early sixties, Guthrum and Bernwar live a passionate love story in Western Germany. They believe that the written word is crucial and founded a publishing house dedicated to publishing politics books, but circumstances around them makes them fallow very different paths.

Movie in German language with subtitles in Spanish.

Sunday 29 and Monday 30 January: A Dangerous Method (UK 2011). Film directed by David Cronenberg’s  and starring Keira Knightley, Vigo Mortensen and Michael Fassbender. Film based on true events from the stormy relationship between the young psychiatrist Carl Jung, his mentor Freud and Sabina.

English audio with Spanish subtitles.

San Antonio, Patron of the animals festival

Jávea -like many towns in the Costa Blanca- will celebrate in the coming days the Festival of San Antonio, patron saint of animals. This time, The Tiraset group of Javea is on charge of the organization of several events for the amusement of all who wish to participate.

The first event for the festival of San Antonio in Jávea takes place on Saturday 14 January in the historic center of town. At 18:30 h. there will be a parade through the downtown streets which ends with the burning of a Pine tree at San Antonio.

On Sunday 15 January at 13:00 hours, all you can take your pets for the traditional blessing of animals in Constitution Square.

The last act of the Fiestas of San Antonio in Jávea will take place on Tuesday 17 January at 12:30 h on the Paseo del Puerto with another Animal blessing ceremony.

We also take this chance to take this opportunity to congratulate all our readers called Antonio or Anthony.

Additionally to the religious festivities, an attractions fair will take place Jávea from 8 to 22 January.

La Marina Cycling Tour

The town of Javea will have the privilege to witness the kick-off of the twenty-sixth edition of the Marina Alta Cycling Tour.

This first Stage (that will be held on January 15) of Tour of the Marina Alta will also award the San Sebastian Patron saint of Jávea Trophy. The competition will start at 10:00 h from Plaza of the Constitution (Constitution Square), in urban circuit mode in the route as in 2011.

After departing from the Constitution Square, the tour will follow the Constitution Square-Rafael Echagüe Street, Turn left at Cami Canons , turn right in the roundabout to Colomer Ave., exit tol CV 735- CV 735  Jesús Pobre bound, Gata Ave., Palmela Ave and Pla Ave., and turn left at the Juan Carlos I Ave.

This sporting event is organized by the Cycling Club of Javea. For further information and registration for the competition, check www.voltaalamarina.com 

Trekking routes in Jávea

Last month, (Friday, 30 December, 2011), we posted the first part of the Calendar of hiking trails that Jávea town scheduled for this year. Check below the second part of the treks scheduled (so far) from July to December:

Sunday 8 July: Xàbia Port-Cape San Antonio Recreation Area -Windmills-Sanctuary-Jávea Port. Departure at 09:00 hours from the parking lot of the Port’s fish market. Hiking time: 3,5 hours. Difficulty:  low

Sunday 15 July: Tallada Cave in Kayak. Departure at 09:00 hours from the Esplanade in the Port of Jávea.Kayaking time: 5 hours. Difficulty:  medium

You have to bring your own Kayak.

Thursday 12 July: Cala Tango (PR-CV 355),  Departure at 19:00  hours from Port’s fish market. Hiking time: 1,5 hours. Difficulty:  low

Sunday 22 July:  Montgo  (PR-CV 355), departure at 08:00 h from the parking lot of the shooting range of Javea. This medium-high difficulty trek lasts approximately 5 hours

Thursday 26 July: Sardinero Cove (SL-CV98) route, departing at 19:00 hours from the Creu Portitxol viewpoint. Duration 1,5 hours and low demanding trail.

Sunday 29 July: Granadella Cove- Castell -Gurugú  trail(PR-CV 354). Departure at 09:00 h from Granadella cove parking. Duration 3 hours. Difficulty: medium.

Thursday 2 August: Prim cape (SL-CV 98). Departure at 19:00 from Creu Portitxol viewpoint, duration 1,5 hour. Low difficulty.

Saturday 4 August: Montgó night trek, departing from Xàbia Shooting Range at 22:00 h. Medium difficulty trek of 7 hours.

Thursday 9 August: Tango Cove (PR-CV 355) hiking departing at 09:00 h. from Jávea’s Port fish market. Trek duration: 1,5 hours.

Sunday 12 August: Sanctuary-M ª de Deu dels Angels- Tallada Cave- Gerro Tower –Windmills- Sanctuary (PR-CV 355).Departure at 8:00 h from the Sanctuary. Duration: 5 hours.

Thursday 16 August: Barraca Cove (SL-CV 97). Departure at 19:00 hours from Portitxol viewpoint. Duration: 1,5 hours.

Thursday 23 August: Santa Lucia Hermit (SL-CV 99). Departure at 19:00 from the Plaza de la Constitution (Constitution Square) Duration: 1,5 hours.

Sunday 26 August: Granadella (PR-CV 354). Departure at 8:00 h. from the Granadella cove parking. Duration: 5 hours. Difficulty: medium-high.

Sunday 16 September: From Barracal to Prim cape (SL-CV 97 + SL-CV 98). Departure at 9:00 h from Barraca cove parking.  Low difficulty 3 hours trek.

Sunday 7 October: Sanctuary-M ª de Deu dels Angels- Tallada Cave- Gerro Tower –Windmills- Sanctuary (PR-CV 355).Departure at 8:00 h from the Sanctuary. Duration: 5 hours.

Sunday 4 November: Xàbia Port-Cape San Antonio Recreation Area -Windmills-Sanctuary-Jávea Port. Departure at 09:00 hours from the parking lot of the Port’s fish market. Hiking time: 3,5 hours. Difficulty:  low

Sunday 9 December: Montgo  (PR-CV 355), departure at 08:00 h from the parking lot of the shooting range of Javea. This medium-high difficulty trek lasts approximately 5 hours

Charity photographic exhibition in Jávea

 Xàbia Photographic Association (www.afxabia.com) has organized a charity exhibition at the Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Soler Blasco of Javea, aimed to raise money to help in the purchase and training of an assistance dog for an autistic child of the town.

The members of Xàbia  Photographic Association have selflessly donated their photographs to be displayed at a museum Soler Blasco until 21 January, 2012. People interested in help for this cause can purchase any photographs for € 50.

Those interested in purchasing any of the images exhibited in the museum can get all the information about how to place an order for the pictures in the brochures found t¡in the same exhibition hall. Also it is possible to place the orders via e-mail through afxabia@gmail.com.

the Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Soler Blasco of Xàbia is located at Primicias Street # 6, and  is open from Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 20:00 h, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays open only in the morning . the museum is closed on Mondays.

The Three Wise Men in Jávea

Like every year, the Three Wise Men have found the time in their busy schedule to visit all the towns along the Costa Blanca, including a very special visit to the town of Javea.

On the occasion of this important visit, the town of Javea has organized several events for both children and grownups.

Tuesday, 3 January, 2012 at 17:00 h., everyone is invited to the theater play “Guyi Guyi” performed by Periferia Theater Group at the Casa de Cultura

Wednesday, 4 January, 2012 at 17:30 h. the “Proclamation of the Royal Pages of Their Majesties the Kings of the East” will take place on in Placeta the

convent (Convent square) in Javea. After the proclamation, the Royal Pages will collect the wish list from all children in town.

Thursday, 5 January, 2012, is the most expected day for all children and adults: the Three Wise Men’s day. This magical day begins with the screening of the Disney Classic film “Blackbeard’s Ghost” at 11:30 h in the House of Culture. Later, at 19:00 h., is scheduled the arrival of Their Majesties The Magi in a spectacular parade through the city from Juan Carlos I Ave. , Avenida de Alicante, Ronda Norte, Príncipe de Asturias and finishing at the Convent square.

Trekking routes in Jávea

This last post of 2011 goes to athletes and outdoors lovers of Javea and the surrounding towns: let’s check what the upcoming year has prepared in the hiking routes scenario from March 2012 (when it will be officially inaugurated the hiking deason) until June.

Sunday 18 March, 2012: Montgo summit (PR-CV 355). Kick off at 08:00 h from the parking area of Javea Shooting Range. This route takes approximately 5 hours to be completed and is considered of medium-high difficulty.

Sunday 1 April, 2012: Port Of Javea-San Antonio Cape- Recreation Area –Sanctuary-Windmills-Port Of Javea. Departure at 09:00 hours from the parking lot of the Lonja del Puerto (Port Fish Exchange), the route takes 3.5 hours and the difficulty is low.

Sunday 15 April. 2012: Les Valls. This low difficulty route departs at 09:00 h from the parking lot of the new cemetery, with duration of 4 hours.

Sunday 29 April, 2012: Sanctuary-M ª de Deu dels Angels-Cova Tallada-Torre Gerro- Windmills-Sanctuary (PR-CV 355 route). This route kicks off at 8:00 h. from the Sanctuary. This low difficulty route has duration of five hours.

Sunday 27 May, 2012: Granadella Cove-Castillo (Teuleria way PR-CV-354). This route departs at 9:00 h. from the parking Cala Granadella, and takes 3 hours to be completed. For trekking involving the coves of Jávea is recommended to bring a camera and swimsuit.

Sunday 10 June, 2012: From Barraca to Cap Prim (SL-CV97 and SL-CV98). The meeting points for this activity will the parking lot of the Cala Barraca at 9:00 h.

Keep tune for more information about new organized trekking trips or changes in the schedule. It is important to remember that all organized trekking trips are free of charge and you have to bring suitable clothing and footwear, water and some food, depending on the length of the path.

We soon will be posting updates about more outdoors and sporting events planned for 2012.

Tapas in Jávea

This holidays, the Merchants Association of Xàbia Histórica (Old Town) along with the Department of Economic Development of the City of Jávea have everything ready for the “Tapeo Day” in Jávea scheduled for this Friday 30 December, 2011.

The Christmas tapas crawling starts at 20:00 h. with street live music and the best local specialties. For 2 € you can taste a glass of wine or beer and a tapa in places  like Bar Jose, Casa Grau, Bar Montgó “La Picaeta”, Embruix, La Trastienda, Palau, Restaurante Pizzería La Musa, Tasca Cambalache, Bar Mercat and Panadería Pilar.

This is a great opportunity for spend a nice afternoon strolling through the historic center of Jávea, making some last minute shopping and discovering tasty dishes of Costa Blanca Norte cuisine.

Al Marge Espai d'Art

We all have an appointment with the art in Jávea at Al Marge  Exhibition Hall  to mark its first anniversary with a special exhibition with the works of 50 artists, each with three works under the name of “Treinta x Treinta x Tres Colectiva de Navidad” (Thirty x Thirty x Three Christmas Collective). All these artistic works are on sale starting at 30 € up to 330 €.

The exhibition is open until Thursday, 5 January  2012, and will display the best work of the inspiration of artists like Alicia Ripoll, Álvaro Tamarit, Amalia Dalmau, Amparo B. Hieden, Amparo Tortonda, Ana Álvarez, Ana Díez, Anna Perles, Andrés Delgado, Antonio Santacreu, Aurelia Masanet, Aurora Valero, Barry Horner, Carmela Saro, Joan Castejó, Diego Barquero, Don Nederhand, Elisa Torres, Eloy Velásquez, Ginestar, Guiomar, Hugo Wirz, Ignacio Valle,

Isabel de Clemente, Isabel Soler, Joaquín Martínez-Cano, Juan Carlos Ramírez, Juan Martín-Baranda, Luisa Zalbidea, Manolo Messía, Manolo Oyonarte, Manuel Navas, Mari Ruíz, María José Planeéis, María Luisa Pérez, Mery Sales, Miguel Barnés, Mónica Jover, Nacho Rodríguez, Orallo, Oscar Bento, Osvaldo Giuliani, Pedro Castrortega, Silvia Lerín, Simona Choulle, Susana García-Ungo, Tola Clérigues, Tonia Pérez Muñoz, Ulrike Weiss, Vicente Colom and Victoria Cano.

In the freamework ogf this exhibition you can see the unique collection of jewelry created by artist Anna Perles especially for Al Marge Exhibition Hall first anniversary with a selection of  silver made pieces decorated with stones and natural elements.

More information at http://www.almargeespaidart.blogspot.com

Also, as an advance from 2012, Al Marge Espai D’Art invites you from Saturday 7 January to Thursday 2 February, to the exhibition of the works of the seven finalists (Amalia Dalmau, Nacho Rodríguez, Susana García Ungo, Isabel Soler, Barry Horner, Ewa Urbanovick y Simone Choulle.) of the first Al Marge-La Marina art contest .

Al Marge Espai D’Art

Check  below the most interesting exhibitions available for the month of December in Jávea, one of the most important towns for enjoy a wide artistic offer thanks to   its  large number of art galleries with exhibitions throughout the year.

Avima Art Gallery: Collective Christmas exhibition, with works of Chype, Pity, Costa Tur and Teos. This exhibition will be open until 10 January, 2012.

Ca Lambert will continue exhibiting the exhibition “Un Cant a l’Esperança” (A song for hope) of Pepa Espasa, organized by the Department of Equality of the town of Jávea. This exhibition can be visited until 9 January, 2012. Check Ca Lambert schedule and news board for the dates of poems reading and piano concert of Marta Espinós.

Bento’s Gallery: Open exhibition of the artists from the gallery.

Fundación CIRNE: Recuerdo de una esperanza (Memories of a hope)  exhibition About the Second Republic in Alicante. Open until 10 January, 2012.

Casa del Cable (House of the Cable), exhibition, a philatelic exhibition about “2011: Year of Chemistry” open until 25 December.

Al Marge art gallery:  “30x30x3” Christmas Collective exhibition, open until 3 January, 2012. Here you can enjoy a complete exhibition of paintings, sculpture, printmaking and photography from 50 artists from different countries who will display  3 30×30 centimeters  pieces each  with prices ranging between 30 and 330 €

Late night chemists, December 2011

You can find below a list of late night chemists / pharmacies -with their corresponding addresses and phone numbers- that are going to be on duty in  Jávea from today until New Year’s Eve. Don´t forget to have that info on hand if you plan to travel to Jávea to spend the holidays.

Wednesday 21 December, 2011: Amparo Marsal Romany Pharmacy. Address: 33 Juan Carlos Avenue (city centre). Phone number: +34 965 791 955.

Thursday 22 December, 2011: Victoria Isabel Garces Castells Pharmacy. Address: 1 Sevilla Street (Port). Phone number: +34 965 791 520

Friday 23 December, 2011: Paz Uriol Batuecas Pharmacy. Address: Libertad avenue, Arenal, building 7 (Arenal Beach). Phone number: +34 965 793 839

Saturday 24 December, 2011: Juana Maria Ripoll Ripoll Pharmacy. Address: Cabo la Nao Road (Cala Blanca). Phone number: +34 965 770 900

Sunday 25 December, 2011: Maria Salome Martinez Pastor Pharmacy. Address: 12 Lepanto Avenue (Port). Phone number: +34 966 462 545

Monday 26 December, 2011: Rosa Maria Perez Ortuño Pharmacy. Address: Arenal Shopping Centre. 126 Pla avenue, Cabo la Nao, unit E. Phone number: +34 966 463 531

Tuesday 27 December, 2011: Antonio Vicente Almodovar Morell Pharmacy. Address: Amanecer avenue roundabout (city centre). 5 Joanet Martorell square. Phone number: +34 966 463 994.

Wednesday 28 December, 2011: Lydia Gil Esquerres Pharmacy. Address: Cabo la Nao Road (Cala Blanca). 18 La Fontana avenue. Units 3-4A (Moreras del Saladar residential estate). Phone number: +34 966 463 142

Thursday 29 December, 2011: Ana Maria Garcia Lillo Pharmacy. Address: 16 Palmela Avenue (Exit to enter Javea). Phone number: +34 966 463 947

Friday 30 December, 2011: Vicente Salort Miralles Pharmacy. Address: 165 Cabo la Nao Road. Phone number: +34 966 471 333

Saturday 31 December, 2011: Antonio Marin Lluch Pharmacy. Address: 30 Augusta Avenue. Phone number: +34 966 461 954

The Three Wise Men

Children are the ones who most intensely live the holiday season, especially when Santa Claus and the Three Wise Men come to town. For this reason Jávea town have organized many activities to celebrate these special days and keep everybody entertained during the holidays.

Today, Tuesday 20 December at Xàbia Històrica (Old Town), all children are invited to enjoy the “kids’ Christmas morning” with placement of Christmas cards and singing of carols all around the Old Town.

Also in the Old Town, the Red Cross of Jávea  has set up a Playroom in Casal de Fogueres (En Forn Street). This children playroom will be open on 23 and 30 December from 17:00 to 20:00 h, when -among other activities- kids can write a letter to Santa Claus and the Three Wise Men.

On Friday 30 December at 11:00 you can enjoy in the House of Culture of the free screening of the movie “Merlin el Encantador” (The Sword in the Stone). The screening will be in Spanish language.

From Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 December, “Nadal Jove” (Young Christmas) event will offer a space for RC cars track, bouncy castles, adventure games and workshops for kids. This event will take place at the “Miguel Buigues Andrés” sports hall. Outside the sports hall there will be an area for teenagers and grown-ups where they can enjoy activities such as skateboarding, Rollerballs, Paintball, Bungee Jumping and Active Extreme Xábia. On Thursday at 18:30 h children may submit their letters to the royal pages (Three Wise Men servants). The admission is free of charge. For more information visit www.monjove.net

“Guyi Guyi” children’s theater play will be performed at the Casa de Cultura on Tuesday 3 January, 2012 at 17:00 h.

On Thursday 5 January, 2012 at 11:30 h. also at the Casa de Cultura, everyone is invited to the screening of the classic film “Blackbeard’s Ghost”. The screening will be in Spanish language.

Christmas market in Javea

Today, Friday 16 December, the Xàbia Professional Music School’s Woodwind Orchestra will perform a Christmas concert by the Orchestra in San Bartolomé Church at 20:00h.

For tomorrow, Saturday 17 December, the Merchant association of Xàbia Histórica and Jávea’s Economic Development Department have organized the following activities in the old town:

11:00 h: Christmas Fun Race. Race in costumes through the old town. Those who wish to participate must be at 10:00 h in the Placeta del Convento (Convent square) to register. great prizes for participants.

From 11:00 until 18:00 h:  International Christmas Market also at Placeta del Convento (Convent square). This International Christmas market will be a display of Christmas customs and typical food and decoration of many residents of Xàbia originally from other countries. Also in this place, Santa Claus will collect letters from children.

18:00 h: Awards ceremony of the Nativity scene contest. Venue: Casa de la Cultura de Jávea.

At 19:30 h, the streets of Xàbia Old Town will witness the “dolçaina and Tabalet” (flute and drums) music event performed by the Colla Xirimitab’s musical group.

21:00 h: Christmas Concert performed by the Choir of Jávea at the Church of San Bartolomé

On Sunday 18 December, the celebration continues in the streets of Jávea with the 27^th edition of the “Turkey” bicycle race of Jávea, departing from the Placeta del Convento at 10:00 h.

Nativity scenes in Jávea

  The traditional Nativity scene of Jávea is already open for the visitors of the Soler Blasco Municipal Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography located at Plaça dels Germans Segarra square # 1 (contact telephone number 96 579 10 98).

The museum’s opening hours are Tuesday to Friday from 10:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 20:00 h. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 10:00 to 13:00 h. The museum will close on Mondays.

The reason for locating this year the nativity scene model in the Soler Blasco Museum is because in this way there is no need for glazing the entire scene for protecting it from the weather. With no glass, it would be easier to contemplate the magnificent details of craftsmanship and small details of the figures.

This scale model takes careful detail about several scenarios and traditional Christmas scenes, as the baby Jesus crib, the procession of the Three Wise Men or the daily life of the shepherds.

One of the scheduled events related to Christmas and nativity scenes is the Casa del Cable exhibition about the work done by those attending the courses of  Nativity scene making organized this year.  The other event is the 5^th Jávea’s Nativity Scenes Contest awards ceremony that will take place on Saturday, 17 December at 18:00 h at the Casa de la Cultura, where also will be a christmas carol concert performed by la Rondalla Choral group.

Sporting events

We already know that sports in Jávea is very important and the town and different organizations and clubs work real hard to promote and come up with funny events, elite sporting competitions and all sorts of activities in between.

During this month we have a lot to see in sport related activities in Jávea, as we show in the schedule below:

Saturday 17 December, 2011:

-   Jávea’s Old Town Christmas Race:  event organized the Llebeig Athletics Club together with Jávea’s Old Town (www.xabiahistorica.com) traders and merchants. The race will be held at 10:00 h in the Old Town in the framework of several activities suitable for all family members.

- 16^th Christmas Chess Tournament at the Palacio de Deportes de Jávea. The event will take place from 09:00 to 14:00 h and will be organized by Jávea Chess Club with the collaboration of the Department of Sports of the Town of Jávea.

Sunday 18 December 2011:

- 28^th “Turkey” Bicycle Race  (link to post 12/3/2011).

- 8^th Edition of the Javea Sports Gala to be held at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes at 19:00 h. This event award the most important and successful athletes of Jávea in 2011.

Apartment of the month in Cumbre del Sol

We are proud to introduce the javeaxabiacostablanca.co.uk apartment of the month:  a modern style furnished and decorated apartment in Cumbre del Sol residenial estates of Poble Nou de Benitachell, located about 7 km from the Costa Blanca town of Jávea.

The apartment has been furnished following the latest trends in contemporary style decor, specially designed to achieve a functional yet cozy place.

This 102 m² built place has 2 bedrooms and a comfortable 20.75 m² terrace where yo can enjoy spectacular sea views, as you can see in the photo of the right.

Cumbre del Sol is known for its magnificent sea views and exceptional areas. There are currently several 2 bedrooms – 1 bathroom and 3 bedrooms – 2 bathrooms apartments for sale. All apartments but two (furnished in rustic style) are built and decorated in modern style.

Groupo VAPF builds and promotes this apartment development. For further information you can visit the web of Grupo VAPF or call to +34 96 573 40 17.

La Cumbre Restaurant

Today, we would like to share with our readers a nice qdvice for a nice meal in town. La Cumbre Restaurant is  located at La Cala Road in Cumbre del Sol (Poble Nou de Benitachell) and for as little as  16 € (VAT included) you can have a nice lunch as detailed below:

Tapas:

Fresh Salad

Puff Pastry “Montadito” with goat cheese and caramelized onions

Potato croquette with shrimp curry

Mixed dish of beans, crispy ham and garlic

Mushrooms dumpling

Lemon snowball with cava

Main Dish:

Cordon Blue with mushroom sauce

Ragou beef with Thai Rice

Baked pork knuckle

Vegetable Paella

Redfish fillets with almond sauce

Tinfoil cooked Salmon with soy sauce

Dessert:

Coffee and liquor flan

Baked apple with nuts

Cabello de Angel Cake with Custard

Assorted Ice Cream

Plus all i oli bread and ½ bottle of wine.

The managment of La Cumbre Restaurant has organized spectacular lunch menu for Christmas day and a special New Year’s Eve dinner. If you are interested, you can make a reservation at +34 966493213 or to the e-mail address   rt.cumbre@hotmail.com

Have you been there already? Share your opinion about it!

Christmas Fair at the Port of Jávea

Today and tomorrow, Tuesday 6 December, everyone is invited to the Christmas Fair of the Port of Jávea organized by the Association of Merchants and Entrepreneurs of the Aduanes del Mar (ACEAM) in collaboration with the Department of Business Development ofJávea 

During these days, all the shops in the port area will display their products un the streets and will reward their customers who spend more than  € 15 with gift vouchers good for  horse carriage rides, bouncy castle admission and the children attractions installed in the Jaume I square.

You can tell the shops, bars and restaurants taking part in this fair for the red carpet at the front door and some stars located in the showcases.

Among the products available in this fair you can find clothing, jewelry, gifts, decoration items, books, delicatessen and perfumes and services like hairdressers and beauty salons.

Also, the bars and restaurants of the port area will offer special menus during the fair days (until 6 December) from 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 20:00 h.

You can visit the artisans stalls at Jaume I square, the Etreus witch’s magic shop or have a snack at the Oliva Negra mobile bar, where you can have crepes, soups, hot chocolate and wine.

Christmas Fair Jávea  Port will have a wonderful Christmas decorations, carols and of course the visit of the Three Wise Men, which will collect the Christmas wish lists from the children.

Don’t forget to visit the charity stalls of the Red Cross and Caritas.

Turkey race in Jávea

Next Sunday 18 December, Jávea will host the 28^th Annual “Turkey” bicycle race. The race will kick off at 10:00 h, from the convent square, and will be led by Santa Claus in his own bicycle instead of a sleigh.

This event is organized and sponsored by Jávea  Cycling Club and Jávea Town’ Sports Department.

This year the Turkey race will comprise 3 laps around the next urban circuit:

Departure from Placeta the Convent (convent square) at 10:00 hours

Route start along Doctor Borull Street, Ondara Avenue and will take the left to Palmela Avenue, Jorge Luis Borges and Cabo la Nao road (CV-742).

The race will continue by CV-739 road, Arenal beach and Duanes del Mar before arriving to Avinguda del Puerto (Port Avenue) and the finish line in Avenida de Alicante, just in front of The Red Cross building. The tour consists of three previously designated laps. The completion of the race is estimated to be at noon. 

As a preview of 2012 sport activities, we can inform you that everything is ready for the 26^th Marina Alta Cycling Tour and St. Sebastian Cycling Trophy. This event will take place on Sunday 15 January at 10:00 h departing from Constitution Square of Jávea

Trekking routes in Montgo

A free hiking activity is planned for the next Sunday 4 December 2011 in Jávea’s Molins trail of the PR-CV 355 route from Montgo to Jávea Port. The trail will follow the following route: Jávea Port- San Antonio Cape- area Recreational – Sanctuary – Windmills area and return to the Port of Jávea. The alternative route of the PR-CV 355 is the Tango Cove trail.

It takes about 3 hours to complete this low difficulty route and those interested in participating have to be on Sunday 4 December at 09:00 h in the parking lot of the Port fish marketplace. All people attending have to carry enough water, food, proper footwear and also would be a good idea to bring a camera to take nice pictures of the path. It is not necessary to register in advance; just make sure to be on time in the meeting point.

This route runs entirety by the Montgo Natural Park, the last spur of the Betic mountain range. Montgo Natural Park is very close to the coastline, and connects with the sea through a plain known as “Les Planes”, which ends at steep cliffs of San Antonio Cape. This area is considered as the most spectacular coastline scenery on Valencia Region.

The coast surrounding San Antonio Cape was declared a Marine Reserve in 1993 due to its rich ecological diversity.

Festival of the San Juan Bonfires in Jávea

 Javea has formally demanded the “Nit dels Focs” (night of the fires) —which takes place every year from midnight of 23 June— to be declared a Festival of Tourist Interest in the Region of Valencia.

The Nit dels Focs (also called San Juan festival) is a very special day in Jávea. The residents pride in it and agree that this important title is a very good way to helping them share this event with the rest of the Region.

For this, the Town Council has prepared a dossier with all the details of this event and has sent it to the Tourism Director of the province of Alicante, so that they start with the legal paperwork.

Together with the dossier, a documentary was provided about the Fiesta. It includes interviews with senior citizens who narrate the beginnings of this celebration in the yesteryears and how it is celebrated today.

The documentary also has testimonies of L’Escaut and El Gerrot club members and the Queen of the Nit dels Focs Bonfires.

Now that the legal proceedings have started, Javea residents have to wait at least 6 months for receiving a decision of the Department of Tourism of Alicante and the Region of Valencia.

Javea already has a fiesta (Jávea’s Living Chess) as declared of National Tourist Interest 10 years ago.

Parkour Exhibition in Jávea

 On Saturday 3 December 2011, a parkour exhibition and worksjop will take place at Plaça Portal del Clor Square in Jávea, from 17:00 h to 21:00 h. This activity is part of a larger programme called Extreme Active Xàbia organised by the Jávea Youth Council —Monjove.

This event is specially targeted at the active and adventuring youth of Jávea and for anyone who wishes not to laze out the day on a couch at home. In November, similar activities such as BMX and skate exhibitions and workshops took place. For updated information about these and similar events targeted at a younger audience, please visit www.monjove.net.

Because of the growing popularity of parkour, this workshop and exhibition will surely gather a big crowd.

Parkour is the art of moving from one point to another in the most fluid possible way, using the skills of your body. It is considered by many as an extreme sport, as it also implies avoiding obstacles, making your own way and overcome walls, trees, rivers, rocks, etc. It will all depend on the setting where parkour is practiced. There are not any rules. Only one thing is demanded: Spirit of self-improvement. Its motto is: “To be and to last” without putting oneself in dangerous situations, trying to go one step further every day and not to challenging others, but yourself.

Those interested in this subject can come and join the parkour exhibition and workshop on 3 december 2011 in Jávea.

Christmas Charity Bazaar in Jávea

On Saturday 26 November 2011, a Christmas Charity Bazaar will be held at the Parador de Jávea from 16:00 to 24:00 hours.

This Christmas bazaar is aimed to raise funds for “Condenados al Bordillo” and “Fembanda” charities and organized by Mediterránea Eventos in collaboration with Jávea Entrepreneur Women and sponsored by the Jávea sculpture Toni Marí Sart, a native of Jávea which will exhibit his work that afternoon. Toni Marí Sar artistic work is based in iron shaped figures that will for sure bring loads of people to the Bazaar.

The event will  start at 16:00 h. and the organization committee promises to offer an evening full of surprises with face painting workshop and exhibition of miscellaneous items and an afternoon where you can taste tea and canapés, a glass of champagne or even one of the new dishes offered by the Parador de Jávea. They have also organized a fall-winter collection fashion show for women and children at 17:30 h., live performance of the “Orfeón de Vergel” Choir at 20:30 h. and the performance of “Atrescuerdas” group at 22:00h. There will be two raffles to raise funds for the charity at 21:30 and 22:30 hours.

The admission to this event (bazaar, exhibitions and performances) is free of charge.

Celia Mur Concert

Next Thursday 24 November at 20:00 h we are going to have the opportunity of enjoy a concert of Celia Mur  in the framework of the Cycle Women, Music and Love, in the Casa de Cultura de Jávea.

Celia Mur is a Spanish singer of jazz and fusion, with modern and flamenco-classical training. She started her adventures in the music inspired by his father, the composer and flamenco guitarist Antonio Moya Fernandez, who guided her in her first contact with the Spanish music and flamenco.

In her performance in Jávea, Celia Mur will present her work “Simpatía” recorded in New York and Zurich, directed a produced by Celia Mur herself  and Swiss pianist Chris Wiesendanger, and with the collaboration of musicians of international relevance, such as Mark Turner, Antonio Sanchez and Ben Street. Celia pays special tribute to her father -the composer Antonio Fernandez De Moya from Granada- through the performing of modern jazz sound hand in hand with flamenco and Brazilian sound.

Mur has just released a new CD of Coplas music with Cadiz flamenco guitarist Nono García.

Certainly Celia Mur is a versatile singer who will make enjoy all those attending her concert in Jávea.

The Casa de Cultura de Jávea is located at Plaça de Baix, 6. Contact phone 0034 96 579 43 44.

Exhibitions in Jávea

Since Last Friday 11 November, the Pepa Espasa Art Exhibition is open to the public at Ca Lambert Exhibition Hall.

The exhibition was named “Un Cant a L’Esperança” —A song for hope— as a reflection of the empathetic links between women, the magic ability to interpret their silence and the need of expressing it. The exhibition is organised to remember and honour Nadia Anjuman, who was killed by her husband because of the publication of a poetry book, which was considered a crime. The exhibition includes alternative activities such as a poetry recital and a piano concert by Marta Espinos.

The exhibition will be open to the public until 9 January 2012 and is organised by the Equality Council of Jávea.

Ca Lambert, Centre d’Arts Andrés Lambert is on 41 Major Street. The phone number is 0034 965791862 and opens Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10:00 h to 13:00 h and from 17:00 h to 20:00 h. Sundays and Mondays closed.

Tribute to the International Brigades

Tomorrow, Friday, 18 November, 2011 will be held in Jávea a tribute to the International Brigades that fought in the Spanish Civil War. This event will be organized by a group of residents of Javea from 19:30 h at the Casa de Cultura in Plaza de Baix and all interventions will be in English and Castilian Spanish.

Linda Palfreeman -British historian and writer based in the province of Alicante and professor at the University Cardenal Herrera de Elche- will open the  act with a lecture titled “Health: the British contribution to the medical Republican Spanish Civil War from 1936-1939″. This lecture is the same she imparted in the Memorial Trust Conference of the International Brigades which took place in March at the Imperial War Museum of London.

After Palfreeman ‘s speech Maggie Morgan and John Catanach –both residents in Xàbia- will contribute with their  memories about their relatives who fought in Spain with the International Brigades, an organization that gathered thousands of people from over 50 countries who traveled to Spain to fight for the Republic.

Al Marge Espai d'Art

 As we all know, Jávea is a regional reference when it comes to art. It is the town with most galleries and where more exhibitions are organized during the year.

Today we would like to share details on the exhibitions currently being held in Jávea: themes, dates and location so that you can arrange your schedule and set yourself to spend a different afternoon:

Bento’s Galeria will host the “Art Outlet”, a collection of artworks collected during the last 22 years. Open until 30 November.

AVIMA art gallery presents the Autumn Collective —Colectiva de Otoño, with works from Pity, Chype, Costa Tur y Teos; the exhibition is open until 30 November..

Casa del Cable exhibits Jorge Carbonell’s paintings; open until 27 November.

Al Marge Espai d’Art presents a photograph and installations exhibition from Elisa Torres and Loek Groendendÿk until 24 November.

The Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum Soler Blasco hosts the 25^th Anniversary IECMA (Institute of Regional Studies of the Marina Alta area) exhibition. This event is open to the public until 25 November.

Click on this link. It will take you to a previous post with contact details and opening hours of the galleries and exhibition halls of Jávea.

Jayan movie theatre in Jávea

Below we show you the information about Jávea’s Film Screenings in November 2011 offered by Sete Segell Film Club in theaters  Jayan of Javea. The sessions will take place on Sundays at 19:30 h. and Mondays at 20:00 h.

On Sunday 13 November and Monday 14 November, “No habrá paz para los Malvados” (“No Peace for the Wicked”) will be on in Cine Jayan. This Spanish film -directed by Enrique Urbizu and starring Jose Coronado- tells the story of a police inspector involved in a triple murder, and the only witness of the crime who managed to escape from the cop who wants to kill him.

On Sunday 20 November and Monday 21 November, the movie “Jodaeiye Nader az Simin” (“A separation”, as titled in English) deals with a new wave of free conception of Iranian cinema and an open critic to the role of the segregated women in the Persian society. This movie was banned in its own country because it was considered offensive for Iranian moral parameters.

Sunday 27 and Monday 28 November, the film “The tree of life” will tell the story of a American Midwest family in the fifties. This film follows the life journey of Jack, the eldest son,  from the innocence of childhood to the disappointment of his adult years in an attempt to reconcile the complicated relationship with his father. 2011 American film starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain.

Jayan Cinema, Cristo del Mar St. # 14, Jávea Port. Phone:  96 579 01 47

Lectures at Casa de Cultura

Today we share with our readers the program of Jávea’s Casa de Cultura scheduled for this month (November 2011), so you can choose among a very wide range of culture and leisure activities in town.

Tomorrow, Friday, 11 November at 20:00 h. lecture “Pills or Freud: chemical remedies for the ills of the Soul”, by Dr. Adolf Tobeña, Professor of Psychiatry at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Tuesday 15 November at 19:00 h: Cineforum:  screening of the film that about psychological and physical abuse suffered by a mother and her son, a highly conflictive relationship with an unexpected ending.

Thursday 17 November, 20:00 h: Presentation of the book “Imagina que eres una mariposa” (Imagine you are a butterfly) by Annie Sabathé.

Friday 18 November, 20:00 h: lecture “Health, the British contribution to the Republican medical service during the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939″, by Linda Palfreeman.

Story Telling in Javea

Below you can find the scheduled children activities that are organized for  in Jávea during the month of November.

Friday 11 November: storytelling session:  the classic tale of The Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perraultat

Venue: Public Library

Time: 18:00 h.

Friday 18 November: storytelling session:   the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, a story documented by the Grimm Brothers (German original title is Der Rattenfänger von Hameln, which translates as the rat catcher of Hamelin).

Venue: Public Library

Time: 18:00 h.

Saturday 19 November:  Buffo Theatre Group brings the puppets to Jávea with the play “Contes del Caballet de Fusta” “(Tales of the wooden horse).

Venue: House of Culture

Time: 17:00 and 18:30 h.

Friday 25 November: storytelling session:   The Vain Little Mouse

Venue: Public Library

Time: 18:00 h.

Municipal Public Library in Jávea is located at Carrer Major # 9. Phone 0034 96 579 39 38, e-mail: biblioteca@ajxabia.org.

9, 22 November :Antonio Marin Lluch Pharmacy. Address: 30 Augusta avenue. Phone number: +34 966 461 954

15, 28 November :Juana Maria Ripoll Ripoll Pharmacy. Address: Cabo la Nao Road (Cala Blanca). Phone number: +34 965 770 900

18 November :Antonio Vicente Almodovar Morell Pharmacy. Address: Amanecer avenue roundabout (city centre). 5 Joanet Martorell square. Phone number: +34 966 463 994.

11, 24 November :Belchi Cholbi Pharmacy. Address: 4 Ronda Colon (city centre). Phone number: +34 965 791 099

8, 21 November :Vicente Salort Miralles Pharmacy. Address: 165 Cabo la Nao Road. Phone number: +34 966 471 333

14, 27 November :Paz Uriol Batuecas Pharmacy. Address: Libertad avenue, Arenal, building 7 (Arenal Beach). Phone number: +34 965 793 839

17, 30 November :Rosa Maria Perez Ortuno Pharmacy. Address: Arenal Shopping Centre. 126 Pla avenue, Cabo la Nao, unit E. Phone number: +34 966 463 531

10, 23 November :Consuelo Espinos Soliveres Pharmacy. Address: 11 Church Square -Plaza de la Iglesia- (city centre). Phone number: +34 965 791 801

16, 29 November :Maria Salome Martinez Pastor Pharmacy. Address: 12 Lepanto avenue (Port). Phone number: +34 966 462 545

13, 26 November :Victoria Isabel Garces Castells Pharmacy. Address: 1 Sevilla street (Port). Phone number: +34 965 791 520

7, 20 November :Ana Maria Garcia Lillo Pharmacy. Address: 16 Palmela avenue (Exit to enter Javea). Phone number: +34 966 463 947

12, 25 November :Amparo Marsal Romany Pharmacy. Address: 33 Juan Carlos avenue (city centre). Phone number: +34 965 791 955.

6, 19 November :Lydia Gil Esquerres Pharmacy. Address: Cabo la Nao Road (Cala Blanca). 18 La Fontana avenue. Units 3-4A (Moreras del Saladar residential estate). Phone number: +34 966 463 142

Bike lane in Jávea

Next Sunday 6 November will be held the 9^th  Javea Bike Day, a fun sport event for both children and adults to enjoy a nice outdoors morning.

Those interested in participating should be at the sports track of the Graüll Public School (Pda. Freginal) at 10:00 h, from which all participants will depart with destination Pinosol Park.

This recreational family activity is organized by the Cycling Club of Javea with the collaboration of the Sports Council of the Town of Jávea.

Last week ( October 23, 2011) was held the Eighth Bicycle Day in Javea and was a total success, where more than 500 people -both children and adults- gathered in the athletic track of the  Graüll school and had fun driving their bikes through  Augusta Avenue and El Arenal,  reaching Pinosol Park, where the Jávea Cycling Club offered sandwiches and drinks to all participants.

Help Jávea Cycling Club set a new record on Sunday, 6 November 2011, and enjoy all the surprises that are preparing to that day.

Jávea Town Hall

Residents of the town of Javea now can use the indoor pool located in Poble Nou de Benitachell at a spacial price, thanks to an agreement formalized by the Town of Jávea and the Poble Nou de Benitachell wich allows neighbors town residents to pay cheaper fees for use of the swimming pool.

The agreement, -which must be endorsed by the plenary of the two towns-, includes discounts for all registered  residents of Jávea, after a top  payment of € 12.000  fee  that Jávea town will pay to Benitachell, depending of the Javea residents affluence.

The special admission fee for Jávea residents will be as follows:

Single entry to the pool area: € 2 (€ 2.70 regular rate).

Monthly Pass: € 15euros (€ 20 regular rate).

Quarterly Pass: € 70 Euros (€ 90 regular rate).

There will also be different activities at the Municipal School such as swimming lessons for children aged 5 to 12 years and swimming therapy, aimed at people with health problems or who need physical rehabilitation.

Jávea Yacht Club

Lovers of fishing sports have an appointment this weekend with the XX Jávea local trolling fishing contest organized by the sport fishing office of Jávea Yacht Club.

Participants will depart from Port of Jávea on Saturday 29 October at 08:00 h. and return at 18:00 h., when they have to perform the weighing of the catch taken by each one of them and establish the winner of each category, both in total weigh and largest single catch categories.

The competition categories are shallow and deep trolling with artificial bait and it is totally forbidden to use living bait and Spinning.

Those who want to see how the fish weighing it’s done have to know that only pieces form 40 cm length and longer will count, so fishes smaller than that won’t be considered valid pieces for the contest. Fishes as albacore, big-eyed tuna, marlin and sailfish need to meet the Mediterranean fishing law of protected species. The Fishing of Bluefin tuna and swordfish are forbidden.

Good luck and good sea to all participants!!!!!!!!!

Traditional Boats

The 9th annual Meeting of Traditional Boats will take place in the port of Jávea from Saturday 29 October, 2011, organized by the Associació de Barques tradicionals (Association of traditional boats) of the town. The meeting will begin on Saturday 29 and end on Monday 31 October (All Saints Day) and during these three days are scheduled activities like sailing, traditional fishing, screening of documentaries, traditional food and music performances, art exhibits and sailing workshops.

The Association of traditional boats of Jávea is composed by a group of people from different professions but with a common interest: the love of maritime heritage, vintage boats and the almost forgotten tradition of the sea related occupations.

During the year, this association carries out different projects to restore old boats, organize traditional boats meetings of in the port of Javea, restoration workshops, and exhibitions of crafts.

Those interested in learning more about the Association of traditional boats of Jávea can visit their Web www.tradixabia.org, or contact them to e-mail address: tradixabia@gmail.com

Vocapella Concert in Jávea

Vocapella is a choral group from Bielefeld (Germany’s largest city in the region of East Westphalia-Lippe) formed by about 40 singers who gather to rehearse and sing in Municipal Hospitals Bielefeld, Christmas fairs, private parties for members of the choir and also for international tours every two or three years.

This time the cities of Denia and Jávea were chosen for this group to perform as a part to the Spanish leg of their international tour 2011.

Vocapella will perform in Denia on 27 October at 20:30 h in the Social Centre Auditorium of  Denia and on Friday 28 October at 20:00 h in the Jávea’s Academy of Music (C / Rafael Echagüe # 5) .

Their repertoire includes madrigals (songs from the 1920’s films) under the direction of Annegret Rey.

In Vocapella performances we can enjoy well known pieces as “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” from the The Wizard of Oz, “As Time Goes By” from Casablanca or “Hallelujah” from Shrek.

Definitely this will be a real good opportunity of enjoy a high level concert of one of the best vocal groups of central Europe.

You can check more information such as their repertoire in their website: www.vocapella-bielefeld.de

The Rotary Club Javea

On 24 October, Rotarians in Spain are launching a campaign to create awareness for the eradication of the polio virus. UNICEF and World Health Organization have now the support of Rotary International, the largest organization of entrepreneurs and professionals who provide humanitarian services around the world.

Celebrities from television, film, music, fashion or sports have joined this initiative. Locally, the Rotary club of Jávea has the support of the extreme athlete Ignacio Cardona, Ana Watt, sculptor Toni Marc  and avant-garde artist Teo San José.

Since 1985, the eradication of polio has been the main goal of Rotary worldwide . Rotarians around the world through The Rotary Foundation (based in USA) has contributed more than $ 800 million and countless volunteer hours to the protection of more than two million children in 122 countries . The disease remains endemic in only four countries – Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan – although other countries remain at risk of imported cases.

Polio is a viral disease that can affect nerves and lead to partial or total paralysis.

Between 1840 and 1950, polio was a worldwide epidemic, but since the developed of polio vaccine, the incidence of this disease is greatly reduced. Polio -which has already been eradicated in many Western countries- is still present in several countries in Africa and Asia. Outbreaks still occur in developed countries, usually in groups of people who have not been vaccinated.

Next 24 October marks the World Day against Polio, a battle that needs a last effort to be won. Rotary Xàbia wants to take this opportunity to raise funds for this fight. Xàbia’s Rotarians, along with UNICEF, will gather next Sunday 23 October at noon by Rotary roundabout in  Pla road (front of the  Iceland supermarket), where there will be a gastronomic festival to raise funds for the cause.

Exhibition in Jávea

Today Monday 17 October at 20:00 hours, you can enjoy a film night at Jayan Theatre in Javea with the screening of the movie “Le code a changé” (Change of Plans), a  French film in original language with Spanish subtitles part of the film series “Sete Segell Film Club”

On Friday 21 October at the Casa de la Cultura de Jávea, Pia Tedesco will perform her musical show “Caberet” in the framework of the “Women, Music and Love” entertainment cycle. Time: 20:00 h.

On Saturday 22 October also at the Casa de la Cultura of Jávea, Edu Borja will perform his puppet show “Gerontoshow” at 17:00 and 18:30 h in the Valencian language cycle “Titelles in la nostra llengua” (puppets in our language). This show is aimed to children from 2 to 12 years old.

On Sunday 23 October there will be a new movie session of the “Sete Segell Film Club” in Javea’s Jayan theaters, with Argentinean movie “The Man Next Door”, directed by Mariano Cohn y Gastron Duprat.

Also from Saturday 15 October you can enjoy the paintings and sculpture exhibition of Antonio Santacreu and Alicia Ripoll at Al Marge Art Gallery and the fast painting display at the Casa Del Cable, open to the public until November 1.

Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012

The Race Village of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 will open at the port of Alicante on 14 October, the same day that will begin three busy weeks of activities in Alicante in the framework of the regattas and races of the Stage 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012 that will connect Alicante to the South African port of Cape Town in a route of 6,500 nautical miles (12,038 kilometers) on 5 November 2011.

There are 40 different activities scheduled to fully open access,among  we can highlights the museum of the Volvo Ocean Race, which will have one permanent exhibition and a temporary one, where you can  observe the work in the control room of the race where the fleet is monitored 24 hours a day until the arrival to Galway (Ireland) next July 2012.

After enjoying all the events programmed in the framework of the regattas, the real kick off will be on 29 October with the In-Port Race or shore Regatta, a fast and tactic race that will take place at the spectacular Alicante’s waterfront. The winner of this event will be the first leader of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012.

On 30 October the Pro-Am Race will take place as an special event  with the presence of guests on board the ships, and later from 1 to 5 November, the Legends Regatta and Reunion will gather racing boats and crews who participated in the 38-year history of the race.

The last day of activities will be on 5 November with the starting of the Stage 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 with destination Cape Town port.

If you are interested in attending to the concerts that will take place at the port of Alicante check here.

Storytelling in Javea

Here you can check what you can do this week in Jávea, including all information about acts, events and other leisure options in town from 11 to 16 October 2011:

Thursday 13 October: lecture “The Science Thursday: Move for Health”.

Lecture at the Casa de Cultura of Jávea at 20:00 h by Dr. Adolfo Aracil Marco, trained physician and professor of the School of Social Health Sciences Miguel Hernández University of Elche.

Friday 14 October:  Children’s Story telling “The Brave Little Tailor.”

Story telling at Jávea’s the Public Library at 18:00 h. based in the famous story by the Grimm’s Brothers.

Sunday 16 October: Speed Painting Contest at the port area of Jávea, the meeting point and time is yet to be determined.

Sunday 16 October: IX annual Bicycle Day. Biking route staring at 10:00 h. in the track of C.P. Graüll and running to the Pinosol Park. This sports event is organized by the Club Ciclista Jávea and sponsored by the Town Sports Council.

Sunday 16 October: Sete Jayan Segell Film Club presents “Le code a change” (Dinner of Friends), a French broadcast in original version with subtitles. Screening at

Jayan movie theatre in Jávea

With the advent of October the cinema comes back to Javea in the Sete Segell Film Club at Jayan theaters.

Check below the movies scheduled for this month:

Bridesmaids (2011)

Sunday 9 October at 19:30 h and Monday 10 October at 20:00 h

Directed by Paul Feig

Cast: Rose Byrne, Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph.

Her life is a mess, but Annie decides to be a bridesmaid for her friend. All what is weird is strange and difficult for her, happen to be easy for Helen, the other bridesmaid. life.

Film in English with Spanish subtitles.

Le code a change (2009),

Sunday 16 October at 19:30 h and Monday 17 October at 20:00 h

Directed by Daniele Thompson

Cast: Karin Virad, Dany Boon and Marina Fois.

At a dinner with friends, if you follow the codes and show appropriate respect, warmth, hypocrisy and good manners for the other guests it is likely to have an enjoyable evening. But the masks use to dropp on the way home.

Film in French with Spanish subtitles.

El hombre de al lado (2009)

Sunday October 23 at 19:30 h and Monday 24 October 24 at 20:00 h

Directed by Gaston Duprat and Mariano Cohn

Cast: Daniel Araoz and Rafael Spregelburd.

A simple wall divides two worlds. Leonardo is a fine and prestigious designer who lives in a house made by Le Corbusier. Victor -who sells cars- is vulgar, rustic and rude. When Victor decided to open a window for having more light, the problems begin.

Film in Spanish

Gianni e le donne (2011)

Sunday October 30 at 19:30 h and Monday 31 October 24 at 20:00 h

Directed by Gianni Di Gregorio

The plot revolves around the life of Gianni, a pensioner. His wife ignores him, his daughter feels pity for him and her mother lives in a luxury mansion while Gianni does not have enough money to pay the bills, but still walks the neighborhood dreaming of an affair with a young woman.

Italian film with with subtitles in Spanish

Valencia Region Day

Once again like every year,  the town of Jávea has organized several events to celebrate the Day of the Valencia Region on 9 October, as this day marks the entrance to the city of Valencia by King James I in 1238.

The scheduled events will start on 6 October at 20:00 h, with a Ignaci Mora Lecture in the House of Culture about the Arab-Valencian Poetry.

On 7 October  there are two scheduled events: one at 10:30 h in the C.P. Graüll, starring Scura Splats performing  the play “Monsters”, and  the other  will be the “Musical Arts Center Concert” which will take place at 22:00 pm in the Church of Sant Bertomeu.

Parallel to the events organized to commemorate the Valencia day, the following acts will also take place in Jávea:

Friday 7 October at 18:00: Storytelling in the library of Jávea with the tale “The Princess and the Pea”

Saturday 8 October from 17:00 to 20:00 h: XXIV Miguel Buigues Memorial basketball championship at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes, organized by the Club Básquet Juventud of  Xàbia with sponsorship  of the Sports Council  of Javea.

Sunday 9 October form 9:00 h: Montgò Summit Hiking trail (PR-CV355) departing from the parking lot of the Javea’s shooting range. The route takes about 5 hours and is considered upper-medium difficulty. It is recommended to bring water, lunch, appropriate footwear and camera.

Baix Montgò Race

On Saturday October 8, 2011 we all have a sport appointment in Jávea. This time all cross country competition enthusiasts will enjoy the The 11.4 km Annual Baix Montgó Cross Country race from Jávea to Jesús Pobre town.

The event will take place on Saturday 8 October at 18:00 h from the Marina Alta square in Jávea (just in front of the post office) to the finish line at the Plaça del Poble in Jesús Pobre.

This race is already a well-established sport meeting in Jávea and Jesús Pobre towns as well as the rest of the Marina Alta. This year’s edition is organized by the Llebeig Xàbia Athletic Club and La Faixa Athletic Club of Jesus Pobre town. This event is sponsored by the Festers del Cabrerot, City of Javea and Jesus Pobre Parrish.

Those interested in participating in this competition have to sign up before 6 October at 20:00 h, because there won’t be registrations the same day of the test. Runners who already have the Circuito Marina Alta 2011 Red Chip won’t be charged with enrolment fee, the rest must pay enrollment a € 4 fee.

There will be two hydration points at km 4 and 8, and the showers will be available at the Jesus Pobre’s Sports hall (just 150 meters to the finish line).

A shuttle bus service will be available to take the runners back to Jávea at the end of the race.

I Gymnastics Exhibition in Jávea

Today Sunday October 2, 2011 you have the opportunity to enjoy the I Jávea Gymnastics Exhibition and see the athletes competing at national level in rhythmic gymnastics. Fans can enjoy an exhibition in the Palau Miguel Buigues Andrés from 11 in the morning.

This event is organized by the Rhythmic Gymnastics Club of Xàbia. The show will begin at 10:00 h and will be a great opportunity to monitor progress of the gymnasts training after summer and before the pressure of national competitions.

As the club states, this is going to be a  good opportunity to see  athletes both from the club and coming from  the international competition circuit who are not easy to see competing, at least if you don’t travel to a big city. They are gymnasts as Natalia Cholbi, Sheila Doblado, Marta Villar or Lucia Caballer.

In addition to these athletes, infantile athletes such as Aitana Martínez, Clara Caballer, Laura Jaque, Vera García y Lucia Batalla, En alevines Lauren Douglas, Elena Mari, Maria Signes, Nera Chorro, Cristina Gallego and Lorena Bertomeu will be participating in this event.

In addition, on 15 October 2011, we will have the opportunity to see them at full capacity, in an official, nation valid competition at the Miguel Buigues Andrés sporte palace from 09: 00 to 14:00 h.

The Municipal Sport palace is Jávea is located at Furs Avenue, number 8. For further contact you can call to telephone number 965 792 000.

Art exhibitions in Jávea

During the month of October we will have the opportunity to enjoy a good example of fine Art in Jávea with the exhibitions organized on Al Marge and Ca Lambert.

Al Marge exhibition hall (Virgen del Pilar St,  9. Historic Center of Javea): This place brings the work of two great Bosnian-Serbs artists Mirjana Lucic and Milivoje Unkovic.

MilijoveUnkovic , Doctor of Fine Arts, is a prestigious and renowned artist in the Balkan area.  Unkovic exhibits his works in Spain for the first time, presenting a series of paintings and engravings made during the last two years. His magnificent work parts from Central European influences enriched by an absolute mastery of drawing and using more varied techniques. His extensive work experience contributes to a strong, mature and unique artistic expression.

Mirjana Lucic,  who also has a PhD in Fine Arts,  presents a intense, developed and personal work in the solitude of her Andalusian studio, diving into her soul with no concessions to the outside and getting influences from new sources which are continuously updated.

In the Ca Lambert exhibition hall (Major St., 42), we will enjoy until the exhibition of the sculptor Remigio Vidal until 30 October. This sculptor shows his great modeling skill due to its more than 30 years experience in creating sculptures for different sectors. Now, through the creation of his own collection, the author brings his personal vision of the world of sensations, lighting changes and interrupted surfaces. The creative process of each of its limited and numbered series, includes design, modeling, casting, and subsequent hand polishing, making each piece unique. The exhibition opens on Friday 7 October  at 20:30 h.

Tapas tasting in Jávea

The 5^th Edition of “Tapeo” Tapas tasting in Jávea will take place in the historic old town of Jávea in the Plaça de la Constitució (market square) on the weekend of 1 and 2 October.

The idea of making a Tapas route was undertaken by the Association of Merchants and Businessmen of Xàbia Historic Center with the sponsorship of the Economy Council and Jávea Town for the fifth consecutive year of good work, superb dishes and the nicest service.

It is estimated that 12,000 people from all nationalities who lives in the region, enjoyed the “Tapeo” weekend last year amidst a great atmosphere, performances and of course the local cuisine.

This year the TAPEO 2011 schedule will be Saturday, 1 October 2011 from 11:00 to 16:00 h and 18:00 to close and Sunday 2 October, 2011 from 11:00 to 16:00 h. Besides tasting tapas, visitors can enjoy the following performances:

Saturday morning: Xirimitab’s, bouncy castle and children’s entertainment.

Sunday morning:  bouncy castle and children’s entertainment

Saturday afternoon: SAXàbia, Jávea Rock Academy, Cristóbal Cholbi and Paquita DJ Disco-Mobile.