About Jalón

The wine-growing region of Jalon lies just a little back from Spain's prettiest Costa Blanca coastal regions. This region of Spain is incredibly green and appealing and boasts a typical subtropical Mediterranean climate, with cool breezes in summer and protection by surrounding mountains against the cold North winds in winter. In 1986 the World Health Organisation recommended the climate of the area as one of the most equitable in the world - neither too hot in the summer nor too cold in the winter. On average it can boast 325 sunny days each year making it an ideal all year round destination.

Jalon town lies in a fertile valley surrounded by beautiful and majestic mountains and gets its name from the Jalon river which flows through the town and valley. The famous Jalon wines, strong red and the sweet mistela or moscatel wine, are sold in bodegas, where they encourage you to try out their products. You buy the wine by the litre, so take your bottle(s) along. Every Tuesday a market - vegetables, clothes, shoes etc. - is held in the square and the adjacent streets. On Saturday mornings an enormous car boot sale and antique market is held on the riverbank opposite the co-operative bodega under the huge eucalyptus trees, and is well worth going to.

From Jalon, the seaside towns of Javea, Calpe, Denia and Moraira are easily reached by pretty drives on local roads. Furthermore, nearby access to the N332 trunk road plus the AP-7 motorway at Benissa mean that all of the region's resorts including Altea and Benidorm are only a short trip away.

The nearest restaurant to the villa is Riu Rau, which apart from being within easy walking distance, is a good place to go to for regional specialities. As you walk down towards Jalón, just before you get to the river turn right into a road that soon leads to the restaurant.

In Jalón town there are a number of good restaurants and bars tucked away down the narrow streets, and there are also several large eating places on the edge of the town.

A special tip for wine lovers are the bodegas mentioned above. You can find one just opposite the tourist office, near the river. The Cooperativa Valencia Virgen Pobre produces mainly wine, but also olive oil, locust beans and almonds. As in most bodegas, you can taste the wine here but also you can take guided tours through the whole winery. You can buy wine either in bottles or directly from the barrel.

Jalón also boasts a wine museum where traditional and antique wine making equipment is preserved.