Gill’s guidebook

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Gill’s guidebook

Restaurants

The Jalon valley and the surrounding areas, including Calpe, Moraira, Benissa, Denia and Javea have lots to offer both in terms of quality and quantity of restaurants. There are also a good choice of takeaway style venues nearby if you would rather eat at home.
Great pizzas, great atmosphere. Choose to eat there, or ask for them to take away.
Pizzeria Capriccio
57 Avinguda Rei Juan Carlos I
Great pizzas, great atmosphere. Choose to eat there, or ask for them to take away.
Great restaurant in the heart of Alcalali, one of our favourites. Good menu and great food. Reserve your table outside in the summer (especially if live music or a festival is on) to avoid disappointment and sit outside the church in the main village square. The interior is ideal for a cosy night during the winter too. From a full dinner to a few beers and a pizza, it's well worth a visit.
La Torre
8 Plaça del Ajuntament
Great restaurant in the heart of Alcalali, one of our favourites. Good menu and great food. Reserve your table outside in the summer (especially if live music or a festival is on) to avoid disappointment and sit outside the church in the main village square. The interior is ideal for a cosy night during the winter too. From a full dinner to a few beers and a pizza, it's well worth a visit.
Fabulous cafe/restaurant in Jalon, opposite the carpark next to the river. Perfect for a summer lunch outside the rear of the building if you book a table. Great food, including some lovely salads and sandwiches.
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Casa Aleluya
51 Avinguda Rei Juan Carlos I
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Fabulous cafe/restaurant in Jalon, opposite the carpark next to the river. Perfect for a summer lunch outside the rear of the building if you book a table. Great food, including some lovely salads and sandwiches.
Although the interior is fairly small there is outside seating and the food and atmosphere are well worth a visit.
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Casa Caty
6 Av. Sant Domènec
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Although the interior is fairly small there is outside seating and the food and atmosphere are well worth a visit.
A popular restaurant just on the outskirts of Jalon on the way to Benissa.
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Bistro Selene
17 Partida Cutes
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A popular restaurant just on the outskirts of Jalon on the way to Benissa.
Our favourite Indian restaurant that also delivers!! Just in the next village of Orba next to the petrol station as you come down the hillside into the village.
New India Gate
km 12 Ctra. d'Orba
Our favourite Indian restaurant that also delivers!! Just in the next village of Orba next to the petrol station as you come down the hillside into the village.
The best place to go for paella and tapas. Located in the mountains with fantastic panoramic views
Casa Rural El Peón De Pinos Bar-Restaurante
9 Partida Pinos
The best place to go for paella and tapas. Located in the mountains with fantastic panoramic views

Villages & Towns to visit

The Jalon valley is perfect for those seeking a quieter location, with lots of outdoor pursuits to enjoy. However one of the draws of this area is that it's also so close to so many other lovely places on the Costa Blanca. These villages and towns nearby all have something to offer.
Whilst you probably drove through Benissa on your way to Alcalali, there is more to it than the main road with the array of supermarkets, including the Overseas Store for all those UK goodies. The old part of Benissa around the church towards the centre is typical Spanish architecture and has a great playpark, some great cafes and an ice cream parlour that is worth the trip alone! Benissa also stretched down to the coast, with some great views of the Mediterranean.
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Benissa
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Whilst you probably drove through Benissa on your way to Alcalali, there is more to it than the main road with the array of supermarkets, including the Overseas Store for all those UK goodies. The old part of Benissa around the church towards the centre is typical Spanish architecture and has a great playpark, some great cafes and an ice cream parlour that is worth the trip alone! Benissa also stretched down to the coast, with some great views of the Mediterranean.
Jalon (Xaló) is the next village to Alcalali and is about 5 minutes away by car. The village is bigger and there are more amenities. The Rastro (second-hand market) held there every Saturday is very popular with tourists. The area around where this is held has a playpark and a scattering of shops and cafes opposite. Also a Massymas supermarket. The centre of the village is also worth a visit with cafes and restaurants down typical narrow streets. The bakery near the edge of the village is great for morning croissants.
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Jalón
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Jalon (Xaló) is the next village to Alcalali and is about 5 minutes away by car. The village is bigger and there are more amenities. The Rastro (second-hand market) held there every Saturday is very popular with tourists. The area around where this is held has a playpark and a scattering of shops and cafes opposite. Also a Massymas supermarket. The centre of the village is also worth a visit with cafes and restaurants down typical narrow streets. The bakery near the edge of the village is great for morning croissants.
The village is clearly visible from the apartment in the middle of the Valley. During the festival season in the summer, they regularly put on a great firework display for us.. and the village. Not as big as Jalon, it does have a Chemist and a mini 'supermarket'. And some great cafes and restaurants to discover.
Parcent
The village is clearly visible from the apartment in the middle of the Valley. During the festival season in the summer, they regularly put on a great firework display for us.. and the village. Not as big as Jalon, it does have a Chemist and a mini 'supermarket'. And some great cafes and restaurants to discover.
Probably the nearest larger coastal town. With two long sandy beaches, hotels and all the amenities and attractions you would expect. Summertime is always busy with a lot of visitors, both foreign and Spanish descending on the town. Offseason it is a lot quieter and more peaceful.
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Calp
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Probably the nearest larger coastal town. With two long sandy beaches, hotels and all the amenities and attractions you would expect. Summertime is always busy with a lot of visitors, both foreign and Spanish descending on the town. Offseason it is a lot quieter and more peaceful.
A more upmarket town with some really nice smaller beaches and some fabulous places to eat and drink. A marina full of fabulous yachts with some great seafood available nearby. An old castle on the edge of the beach with one of the best 'Moors and Christians' reenactments in the region. Some great shops in the small wandering streets around the rear of the beachfront venues. El Portet, just on the way out of Moraira, has a lovely little beach, ideal for a day in the sea or for just having breakfast overlooking the Mediterranean.
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Moraira
0 Carretera
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A more upmarket town with some really nice smaller beaches and some fabulous places to eat and drink. A marina full of fabulous yachts with some great seafood available nearby. An old castle on the edge of the beach with one of the best 'Moors and Christians' reenactments in the region. Some great shops in the small wandering streets around the rear of the beachfront venues. El Portet, just on the way out of Moraira, has a lovely little beach, ideal for a day in the sea or for just having breakfast overlooking the Mediterranean.

Places to visit

The Jalon valley and the surrounding area is not short of places to visit to make your stay memorable.. here are just a few of our favourites.
A very beautiful location in the mountains nearby to the Jalon Valley. Sometimes a little busy during the summer, the group of natural water pools, were once the location for a Timotei advert. You can swim and explore all day, for a small fee. The narrow mountain roads to get there are difficult at times, so don't rush and don't stay out after dark!
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Водоспад Альгар
s/n CV-715
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A very beautiful location in the mountains nearby to the Jalon Valley. Sometimes a little busy during the summer, the group of natural water pools, were once the location for a Timotei advert. You can swim and explore all day, for a small fee. The narrow mountain roads to get there are difficult at times, so don't rush and don't stay out after dark!
What to do when the wall to wall sunshine and endless heat gets too much for you? Why not explore some of the finest prehistoric caves around?
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Печера Калаверес
s/n Ctra. Pedreguer
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What to do when the wall to wall sunshine and endless heat gets too much for you? Why not explore some of the finest prehistoric caves around?
A perfect place to fix that shopping craving should it develop during your stay. Plenty of shops, including a Carrefour supermarket, restaurants, cafes and its all airconditioned. Make sure you park underneath during the summer!
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Portal de la Marina
2 Av. Costa Blanca
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A perfect place to fix that shopping craving should it develop during your stay. Plenty of shops, including a Carrefour supermarket, restaurants, cafes and its all airconditioned. Make sure you park underneath during the summer!