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Pinomar and Val de Sol

Last chance to join us on the day trip to Elche a few places left. Friday 17th April Depart: 09.00 Jávea bus station09.10 The Bridge, Avinguda Augusta, Jávea Port Pick up Mas y Mas N332 upon request. 16.30 Depart Elche ETA Jávea 18.30 Cost 17.00euros pp for bus, gratuities and 1euro for travel fund. Travel to Elche Old Town’s historic quarter All time in Elche is free time to explore and discover places of interest at leisure. A leisurely stroll…

Friday 19th June 2026 Come and join the fun at the Dine & Dance Summer Party which will be held in the Parador de Jávea where there is plenty of room for dancing to music provided by our favourtie DJ, James Hurst. We will have the Cap de la Nao Salon for our event, which is the room downstairs adjacent to the gardens, where a bar will be available for purchase of pre-dinner drinks (own cost), so you can mingle…

Places still available A visit to the Casa Sicilia bodega and estate Casa Sicilia is an historic farmhouse and winery established in 1707 by the Marquis of La Romana in the town of Novelda, Alicante. Leaving 9.15am from Javea Bus station and 9.30 from Via Augusta school Returning 17.30pm The cost is 65 euros which includes coach return to Novelda, Alicante; a tour of the winery with a guide that shows the traditional wine-making process, from pruning of the vines,…

Next Discussion Group meeting, as always, will be on the last Friday of the month, 27th of February, at the Javea Social Centre. We will talk about what ‘Integration’ actually means here. Spain today is home to nearly 50 million people, and almost one in five was born outside the country. In total, in Spain live 14% of foreigners, it is about 7 million of the total population. In some regions, international communities are highly visible in daily life, business,…

Report by Karen and Mark Brown, Photos by Steve Young With a great participation of eager attendees the wheels started rolling into a great afternoon. Our esteemed presenter for the day was Dave Johnson esquire, who introduced the anticipating group to 5 wines, 2 whites and 3 reds, produced in the region of Ribera del Duero in Castilla y Leon. Accompanying food paired by Elizabeth worked in unison with the aforementioned wines and everyone had a lovely afternoon. On a…

Wine & Health – Sipping Your Way to Wellness

Teulada to Benissa railway station and surrounding countryside Report and photos by Wendy Ranger A gloriously sunny day, although still a bit windy, for our walk this week. We met in Teulada to walk along the lanes towards Benissa Railway Station. At one point we had to walk along a busy road, and everyone behaved themselves and walked in single file as requested!! We passed beside a Hipico, then had a bit of a climb up until we had good…

Review of our Book of the Month – The Watchmaker of Filigree Strret by Natasha Pulley

Places still available A visit to the Casa Sicilia bodega and estate Casa Sicilia is an historic farmhouse and winery established in 1707 by the Marquis of La Romana in the town of Novelda, Alicante. Leaving 9.15am from Javea Bus station and 9.30 from Via Augusta school Returning 17.30pm The cost is 65 euros which includes coach return to Novelda, Alicante; a tour of the winery with a guide that shows the traditional wine-making process, from pruning of the vines,…

Restaurante El Campo, what a great night!

Bauhaus The next meeting of the Talking Art group will be on Tuesday the 24th of February when we will be looking at the Bauhaus, the German art and design school founded by architect Walter Gropius that flourished in the Weimar Republic from 1919 until closed down in 1933 by the Nazi party. Many of its teachers and students moved to Britain and the United States where its theory and design philosophy influenced the teaching methods and appearance/look of modern…

Amanecer – La Plana and the Windmills Report and photos by Wendy Ranger It was a lovely clear bright morning, but very, very blustery for our walk this week, and I’m sure it must have put some people off. However 17 members came out to join me to walk on the Plana and across to the windmills. As the walk progressed the wind died down, and good views were to be had all around. If anyone is out walking at…

Family History Group Just a reminder that our next meeting will be at Javea Players Studio next Tuesday, the 17th of February. 2.30 pm onwards for 3 – 5pm. There is a charge of €2 per head for the rent of the studio. We are going set the studio up with a tables and chairs format so we can have drinks and a chatty afternoon. It will be an opportunity for people to ask questions and tell us what exciting…

All members are invited to attend our annual group fair at Salones Carrasco on Friday 27th February from 10.30 till 12.00 It promises to be a big affair, in addition to the 33 group leaders manning tables to talk about their groups, we have invited some organisations, which often give assistance to our members. Organisations such as Cancer Care, Help of Marina Alta, The Weary Warriors, Mabs Cancer Support Foundation and RADARS from Javea Social Services. All ready to talk about…

Full house for Keith's wonderful talk on Dénia!

Places still available Join us for an exciting day in Alicante!  We will begin our journey at 9am in the Port by the bridge on the corner of Avenida dels Furs and Avenida d’Ausias March – fountain roundabout near Interiors. Other pickups will include the bus depot Javéa  and the MasyMas on the N332 if needed. Upon arrival in Alicante we will enjoy an unscripted day to explore the city as each of us wishes. From castles to cathedrals, casinos…