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October '04

Hello Lee, we thought it might be useful for your other visitors to see how we spent our time in Jalon. We stayed for 10 days and did something different most days, and I am sure there is much more besides what we discovered!

We arrived in Jalon on Tuesday night, just before midnight, and immediately stopped in at the Lemon Tree pub for a much-needed drink! The pub is English run serving a range of English beers and light snacks, oh, and it stays open late!

Wednesday
We spent the day in Jalon looking around the town then enjoying lunch in Riu Rau a smart restaurant with both inside and outside eating. We had the rabbit and fish, both were delicious.

Thursday
Visited the waterfall, Fuentes de Algar. Don’t park at the first parking service you find, as people will charge you a small fee. If you drive all the way up the waterfall it’s free to park and it’s undercover. You might want to take your swimming trunks as many people dive off the rocks into the clear blue water.

Friday
We went to Benidorm, which I can’t say I liked very much. The beach was over crowded. There were too many English people and it felt more like a British seaside resort rather than somewhere on the Med. Back in Jalon it was the start of a five day fiesta, which lasts until Tuesday, but I should warn you it doesn’t start until at least 10pm!

Saturday
Saturday morning saw the arrival of a fairly large flea market in Jalon town, it was nice to take an hour to walk around and we found a couple of bargains

In the afternoon we took the short drive to Calpe. The yachts are a lovely sight in the harbour with the sun reflecting back from the sea, a very relaxing place! The town itself is very clean and smart looking with a lovely big promenade running along the sea front. A perfect place to go running, but just stop ever so often and catch a glimpse of the waves crashing against the rocks, and of course take time to see the impressive Peñon de Ifach rock soaring out of the sea.

The Fiesta in Jalon moved on with all the locals out in the town square where a huge dish of paella was being prepared, and when I say huge I’m talking about a 7-foot wide wok!

Sunday
The fiesta carried on with church members parading through the street. We set off for Denia, which has a very long beach and is definitely worth a walk along. If you like cats you find plenty of them hiding in the rocks at the sea front. For lunch we stopped and ate at a restaurant called “Restaurante La Taverna” which was where we had my first, and most enjoyable, taste of Tapas.

If you fancy some horse riding you can go to nearby Les Albardaneres Blanques which is on the outskirts of Denia.

Back in Jalon we decided to eat at “Restaurante Chino-Indonesio”, which is a fabulous Chinese restaurant in the heart of Jalon town, well worth a visit as the food and service are excellent.

Monday
We went to Altea and this was the most Spanish feeling big town that we visited. You must walk through the Old Town and visit the church high upon the hill. The view from the top is lovely.

The fiesta was into its fourth day back in Jalon. Tonight they had a firework display, which we had a fantastic view from the villa as you will see the fireworks at eye level.

Tuesday
Orba is a very small Spanish town. A town you could drive through in less than 2mins, but you must stop at the pottery shop/factory. They don’t make everything on site but their selection is quite impressive if you are looking for a little something to take back home.

Tuesday was the last night of the fiesta and as normal, the party starts late and goes on well into the night. If you are hungry you can sample wild boar amongst many other local dishes.

Wednesday
We visited the prehistoric caves of Benidoleig, although not very big, I still found it impressive. There are also caves a little further out at La cova del Rull that we were told are even more impressive.

On the way to Pedreguer there are many shops selling plates and pots, all of which are very attractive but look a little to commercial, and are designed to tempt the tourist eye. Remember to pay a visit to Orba and you’ll know it was worth waiting for.

We went to Xabia (Javia) and in my opinion this was the best beach out of all the ones that we had visited.

We visited the local wine cooperative where you can try out local wines, and buy wine very cheaply. If you go to Jalon in September you can actually see the wine being made.

Thursday
Sadly, we came home. Lovely vila Lee, nothing wanting at all.

D & K Cartlidge

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