What to see in Xàbia
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- 🗿Monument · FREEIglesia-Fortaleza de San BartoloméXàbia — casco antiguo, Marina Alta
San Bartolomé Fortress (1513) combines the defensive function of the Reconquista with Gothic architecture.
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Viewpoint · FREEMirador del Cap de Sant AntoniXàbia — Cap de Sant Antoni, Marina AltaNatural reserve since 1993, Cap de Sant Antoni shelters a lighthouse in operation since 1855.
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Beach & nature · FREECala de la GranadellaXàbia — extremo sur, Marina Alta · 💶 Free access · parking €9/day (15 Jun–15 Sep, 9:00–19:00)Blue Flag since 1989, Cala de la Granadella was chosen Spain's best beach two consecutive years.
- 🏘️Town · FREECasco Antiguo de XàbiaXàbia — centro histórico, Marina Alta
Xàbia's old town preserves the Gothic architecture of seven centuries.
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Church · FREEIglesia de Nuestra Señora de LoretoBarrio marinero de Duanes de la Mar (puerto), XàbiaOpened in 1967 in the seafaring neighborhood of Duanes de la Mar, this avant-garde church has a ceiling that resembles the inverted hull of…
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Church · FREEErmita de Santa Llúcia i Santa BàrbaraAlto de Santa Llúcia, colina al noroeste del casco urbano, XàbiaAt 163 meters of height, the Santa Llúcia hermitage crowns the highest point of Xàbia.
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Church · FREEErmita del Calvario (de Jesús Nazareno)Calle Finisterre, sobre una loma a la entrada del pueblo (carretera CV-736 desde Dénia), XàbiaBuilt in 1770 and reformed between 1849-1857, the Calvary Hermitage raises a dome on a Greek base covered in glazed blue tiles.
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Church · FREEErmita del PópulCamino de la Ermita del Pópul, en el campo a las afueras del casco urbano, XàbiaHermitage of the Conquest from the 14th century, the Pópul holds an interior with ogival arch that evokes the Reconquista.
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Museum · FREEMuseu Arqueològic i Etnogràfic Soler BlascoXàbia — casco antiguo, Marina Alta · 💶 Free admissionHoused in the palace house of Antoni Banyuls, the Soler Blasco Museum displays 13 rooms of collections from the Neolithic onwards.
- 🏔️Viewpoint · FREEMirador del Cap de la NauXàbia — casco antiguo, Marina Alta
Set over 100 metres above the cliff, the Mirador del Cap de la Nau houses a lighthouse with Mediterranean views.
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Monument · FREEEls Molins de la PlanaXàbia — casco antiguo, Marina AltaEleven stone windmills stand on the Planas, built between the 14th and 18th centuries.
- 🗿Monument · FREEBanys de la ReinaXàbia — casco antiguo, Marina Alta
Banys de la Reina were not royal baths but a 1st-century Roman factory producing garum.
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Castle · FREECastell de la GranadellaXàbia — casco antiguo, Marina AltaAn 18th-century coastal battery declared of Cultural Interest in 1996, the Castell de la Granadella defended Xàbia with a garrison of three…
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Beach & nature · FREECala del Portitxol (Cala de la Barraca)Xàbia — casco antiguo, Marina AltaAt 900 metres of shale between the cliffs of Cap Negre and Cap Prim, Cala Barraca offers views toward Portitxol.
- 🗿Monument · FREEMercat Municipal d'AbastosXàbia — casco antiguo, Marina Alta
Built in 1946 over the ruins of the convent of Discalced Augustinian Sisters (destroyed in the Civil War), the Mercat Municipal spans 800…
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Beach & nature · FREECala BlancaXàbia — casco antiguo, Marina AltaCala Blanca takes its name from the pale rocks that define this 80-metre virgin cove.
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Beach & nature · FREECala SardineraXàbia — bajo el Cap Prim, entre Cala Blanca y la BarracaCala Sardinera, 200 metres of shale, takes its name from the sardine nets fishermen lowered at dawn and dusk.