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Key Ready Modern Villa in Javea with Panoramic Sea Views | Villa Cartamo
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EUR 3,995,000
307 m² Living Area
Javea
Costa Blanca North's most established coastal town: old-town squares, harbour life and Arenal's beachfront, all within a few minutes' drive
Javea (Xabia) is really three towns in one, and which one suits a buyer says a lot about what they're looking for. The hilltop Old Town (Casco Antiguo) is the quietest and most authentically Spanish - whitewashed streets, a 14th-century Gothic church, a Thursday market - and tends to suit buyers prioritising value and year-round Spanish life over beachfront convenience . The Port (El Puerto), built around a working fishing harbour and the landmark ship-hull-roofed church of Ntra. Sra. de Loreto, is the year-round social hub - restaurants, a cinema, schools and medical centres nearby - and suits families and sailing owners wanting daily life within walking distance . Arenal, home to the only true sandy beach in the municipality, is the resort strip: beach bars, summer nightlife and the highest concentration of short-let investment stock . Javea's buyer base has genuinely shifted in the last two years: Dutch buyers are now the largest international group (27% of transactions in the year to September 2025), ahead of British buyers (14%), with the town ranked nationally as the #1 Costa Blanca municipality for Dutch purchases . Resale dominates over new-build, at 80%+ of transactions, reflecting how little developable land remains near the protected Montgo massif . The town suits retirees and lifestyle buyers wanting an established, walkable coastal community; families drawn by British-curriculum schooling; and investors targeting the Arenal short-let market - less a fit for buyers wanting urban nightlife or a big-city feel, which is more Denia's territory (see FAQs).
Javea's coastline runs from urban sand to hidden rock coves. Playa del Arenal is the only true sandy beach in the municipality (~480m) and the main family/social hub. Moving round the coast: La Grava (urban, port-district), Cala Blanca and Cala Sardinera (rock and gravel, quieter), Cala Barraca/Portitxol (rocky cove beneath the famous blue fishermen's houses), and Cala Granadella, renowned for its water clarity. Cala Ambolo, the only naturist beach on this stretch, is currently closed to swimmers pending a rockfall-risk assessment, with no reopening date announced . For 2026, three beaches hold Blue Flag status - Arenal, La Grava and Granadella - alongside the Club Nautico Javea marina .
Montgo Natural Park, shared with neighbouring Denia, protects 2,117.68 hectares as its core zone (declared 1987) plus a 5,386.31-hectare buffer added in 2002 - 7,503.99 hectares in total, reaching 753m at its peak . Nine marked hiking routes and a mountain-bike circuit cross it; the summit trail is roughly 8km round trip. Just offshore, the Cap de Sant Antoni marine reserve protects Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows and marine caves along the cliffs below the park; diving here requires a permit .
Javea holds genuine Michelin recognition: BonAmb, chef Alberto Ferruz, holds two Michelin stars , and Tula Restaurante in Arenal holds one Michelin star (since 2019) - a stronger position than the town's reputation as primarily a paella-and-seafood destination might suggest. Beyond the starred tier, the everyday dining scene centres on daily-landed seafood and rice dishes (arroces), with several further restaurants carrying the Michelin Guide's unstarred "Recommended" listing .
Club Nautico Javea, the town's marina at Muelle Norte, runs its own sailing school alongside standard marina facilities . Golf is well served without being inside the town itself: Club de Golf Javea is a 9-hole course within the municipality (established 1981) , with La Sella Golf (27 holes, Jose Maria Olazabal design) and Club de Golf Ifach (Benissa) both a short drive away. Tennis and padel are covered by Club de Tenis Javea in Arenal, which hosts a Valencian Community padel tournament , and diving operators run permitted trips into the Cap de Sant Antoni marine reserve.
Javea's own tourism material describes the town as having "the world's second-best microclimate" We do not repeat that claim as fact. What is verifiable: using the nearest AEMET station with published normals (Alicante, 1981-2010 period), the average annual temperature is 18.3C, ranging from a January average of 11.7C to an August average of 26.0C, with roughly 2,851 hours of sunshine a year - figures for the wider Alicante region rather than a Javea-specific reading, stated here with that caveat. Outdoor life centres on Montgo's hiking and cycling trails, the Old Town-to-Arenal coastal path, and water sports - sailing, scuba diving and padel - supported by the marina and the town's sports clubs.
Javea's average asking price sits somewhere between 3,300-4,400/m2 depending on the index used, and sources disagree meaningfully on the exact figure - treat any single number with caution. Engel & Volkers' valuation index (updated June 2026) shows houses at 3,482/m2 (+5.8% YoY) and apartments at 3,312/m2 (+5.1% YoY) ; Idealista's May 2026 luxury-market report puts the town at 3,436/m2 (+13.3% YoY) and explicitly calls Javea "the most expensive town in the Valencian Community" ; Fotocasa's June 2026 index shows 4,076/m2 . Premium zones are consistent in ranking even where exact /m2 figures vary by source: Montgo, Cap Marti, Tosalet and Portichol command the highest prices in town, while the historic Old Town is reliably the most affordable zone . Buyer nationality has shifted structurally, not just anecdotally: Dutch buyers overtook British buyers as Javea's largest international group by 2025, and the town is now ranked the #1 Costa Blanca destination nationally for Dutch purchasers, ahead of British buyers (second) and a longer tail of Belgian, German, Polish and French buyers . 72% of buyers are non-resident . Javea and neighbouring Moraira compete for the title of Costa Blanca North's most expensive town, and sources genuinely disagree on which comes out ahead - one cross-town snapshot puts Moraira marginally higher (4,097/m2 vs Javea 3,958/m2, April 2025 data) , while Idealista's separate report names Javea outright as the region's priciest . Denia, by contrast, is reliably the most affordable of the three towns on every source checked, running roughly 4-25% below Javea depending on the comparison used .
For most of what buyers are looking for, yes. It combines an established international community, genuine Michelin-level dining, protected natural surroundings in the Montgo park, and three distinct neighbourhoods - a quiet Old Town, a working Port, and the resort-style Arenal - that suit different lifestyles. It's not the place for buyers wanting big-city amenities or nightlife on Denia's scale; for a quieter, more residential Mediterranean coastal life, it's one of Costa Blanca North's strongest options .
Yes - Javea and neighbouring Moraira are consistently the two priciest towns in Costa Blanca North, with average asking prices somewhere in the 3,300-4,400/m2 range depending on the index . The reasons are structural: very little developable land remains near the protected Montgo park, which caps new-build supply and keeps resale dominant (80%+ of transactions) , while international demand - increasingly led by Dutch buyers - keeps pushing prices up (+5-13% year-on-year depending on the source) .
They suit different buyers rather than one being objectively "better." Denia is the larger of the two towns - roughly 1.5 times Javea's population - with a genuine working ferry port to Ibiza and Mallorca, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy title, and average prices that run somewhat below Javea's (Denia is reliably the cheaper of the two on every index checked) . Javea is smaller, quieter and more residential, with a markedly higher British-resident population share - Denia's British community is only around 3% of its population, well below Javea's . Buyers wanting year-round urban life, transport links and a lower entry price tend to choose Denia; buyers wanting a quieter, more affluent residential coastal lifestyle tend to choose Javea.
Less than it used to be, and less than local reputation suggests. British buyers were historically Javea's dominant international group, but Dutch buyers overtook them by 2025 and Javea is now ranked the #1 Costa Blanca destination nationally for Dutch purchasers . British residents remain a substantial community (a 2023 padron count put it at 4,954, around 17% of the population) , but the buyer base today is genuinely more mixed - Dutch, British, Belgian, German and Polish buyers all feature in the top five .
Depends on the priority. The Old Town suits buyers who want authentic, quiet, year-round Spanish town life and the best value for money. The Port is the most practical year-round choice - daily amenities, schools and medical centres within reach, plus a working harbour atmosphere - and suits sailing owners and families. Arenal suits those who want beachfront living, summer social life, and the strongest short-let rental demand, at a premium price .
Yes - Xabia International College, founded 1994, is based in the town itself and teaches the British National Curriculum from ages 2 to 18 . Families further along the coast, in Benitachell/Cumbre del Sol, also have access to LAUDE The Lady Elizabeth School, a short drive away
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