How well do you know Jávea?
Fifteen questions, and every answer is drawn from our own Jávea guides — with the source shown each time. No trick questions, no invented trivia. How local are you, really?
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1. How high is the Montgó, the mountain that towers over Jávea?
The answer is 753 m. The Montgó summit stands at 753 m and is a protected natural park.
2. Roughly how many people live in Jávea?
The answer is ≈ 30,600. Jávea's population is about 30,600 (INE, January 2025).
Source: INE, Jan 2025 · Learn more →
3. What is Cala Granadella best known for?
The answer is Twice voted the best beach in Spain. Cala Granadella has twice been voted the best beach in Spain.
4. Which is Jávea's main sandy, Blue-Flag family beach?
The answer is Playa del Arenal. Playa del Arenal is Jávea's Blue-Flag sandy family beach — the coves like Granadella and La Grava are pebble.
5. Jávea is often said to enjoy roughly how many sunny days a year?
The answer is 300+. Jávea is often cited as having 300+ sunny days a year (an approximate figure).
6. When is Jávea's wettest window — the 'gota fría' season?
The answer is Autumn (Sept–Nov). Autumn — the gota fría season, roughly September to November — is Jávea's wettest window.
7. Jávea's medieval old town is built from which local stone?
The answer is Tosca sandstone. Jávea's old-town core is built from local tosca sandstone.
8. Which fortified Gothic church anchors Jávea's old town?
The answer is San Bartolomé. The fortified Gothic church of San Bartolomé (14th–16th c.) is the old-town landmark.
9. What was a traditional 'riu-rau' built for?
The answer is Drying muscatel raisins. A riu-rau is an open-sided, arcaded porch built for drying muscatel raisins in the 19th-century boom.
10. Which grape is the signature of Jávea's local wine?
The answer is Moscatel. Moscatel de Alejandría is the signature grape behind Jávea's local wine.
11. What is Jávea's signature local rice dish?
The answer is Arroz a banda. Arroz a banda — rice cooked in fish stock, the fish served apart — is the signature rice.
12. What time do locals typically sit down to dinner in Jávea?
The answer is 21:00 at the earliest. Dinner is 21:00 at the earliest — this is Spain.
13. As a rough guide, what transfer tax (ITP) applies when buying a RESALE home in Jávea?
The answer is ≈ 10% (banded ITP). Resale purchases pay the Valencian Community's banded ITP — a guide figure of about 10% (confirm the current rate).
14. Where is Jávea's nearest hospital?
The answer is Hospital de Dénia (~12 km). The nearest hospital is Hospital de Dénia (Marina Salud), about 12 km away.
15. When does Jávea's big bonfire night, Sant Joan, take place?
The answer is The night of 23–24 June. Sant Joan — midsummer bonfires on the beach — runs the night of 23 into 24 June, every year.
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