El Portet is ideally placed on the Costa Blanca coastline, approximately one hour's drive from Alicante Airport to the South, or Valenica Airport to the North.
BeachesPlaya del Portet is a shell shaped beach with clear waters and a sandy beach. The beach is great for children and for swimming away from any waves. The beach offers car parking and showers and there are several small bars and restaurants along the sea front.
L'Ampolla is the largest and most popular beach in Moriara, located close to the castle. It is a golden sand beach and has a lifeguard in summer.
Platgetes a lovely part sand and rocky beach with ample parking area, restaurants, showers.
L'Andragó is a superb beach with good parking area and a picturesque bar and restaurant next to the sea.
Cap Blanc has a great beach at the bottom of cliffs.
There are well over one hundred restaurants in the Moraira - Teulada area, the following are a selection offering excellent food, surroundings and value.
Le Dauphin - On the beach in Portet. Beautiful presentation in sophisticated restaurant with panoramic views of the sea. www.ledauphin.com
Options - Moraira, a good set three-course meal, excellent food and friendly service.
Pisces - Moraira, an upmarket fish restaurant, excellent service, Spanish family owned. With contemporary interior to compliment their seafood specialties.
Devesa Villa Da Vinci - Sophisticated restaurant, very good food
La Bona Taula - Very good for a special occasion, service a little bit slow but worth it. Lovely views of El Portet, right on the sea front.
Axe-Brazil - If you like spare ribs this is the place, not at all expensive and probably the best ribs you have tasted with a choice of sauces on them.
Wok Restaurants - There are two Wok Restaurants in Moraira. Both are self service and very reasonable at €10 for three courses.
The Deli - English owned, in the middle of Moraira opposite the church. Excellent value 2 courses with wine. Also offer a wide selection takeaways. All good home cooking.
The Olive Tree - Owned by the same English family as the Deli, a bigger more sophisticated restaurant, good set menu of 2 courses.
Club Nautico - You do not need to be a member of the Yacht Club to enjoy a meal, drink or coffee at this superb restaurant, day or evening. Also above this is The Upper Club cocktail lounge, which is open late and offers superb views over the marina, well worth a visit.
The Marina Restaurant - You do not need to be a member to enjoy a meal, drink or coffee at this superb restaurant, day or evening. Also above this is a cocktail lounge all open air with the Bali feel open for drinks till late with views over the marina, well worth a visit.
The Nepali - This is a Indian/ Nepalese restaurant, great set menu, good value, on the right hand side as you go into Moraira from El portet.
La Sella - Denia (25 minutes from villa)
La Sella Golf is located on the slopes of a mountain, next to the Montgó natural park, surrounded by Mediterranean woodland and hills. Pine trees, orange trees, olives and almonds add colour to the course and, although they are pretty to look at, will cause big problems for less accurate players.
www.lasellagolf.com/es/golfdenia.html
Real de Faula - Benidorm (30 minutes from villa)
Real de Faula Golf Club is located close to Benidorm and hosts two 18-hole courses, designed by the great Jack Nicklaus.
Levante Course - The Levante is the championship layout at Real de Faula, and is widely regarded as one of the Costa Blanca's most challenging and enjoyable tests.
Poniente Course - This is Real de Faula's second course comprising a par-62 layout of 4,017 yards. It is a great course for skilled golfers with a good shortgame.
www.villaitana.com/en/golf-benidorm-spain.html
Oliva Nova, Denia (40 minutes from villa)
A par 72 Seve Ballesteros designed course situated close to the resort town of Oliva. Water plays a major part in any round with a number of lakes strategically positioned on 15/18 holes.
http://golf.olivanova.com/uk/index.aspx
Javea (15 minutes from villa)
A beautiful 9-hole course which offers a challenging rounds due to the number of strategic bunkers around the course. The clubhouse has good facilities including bars and a restaurant, a driving range, putting green and practice bunker.
http://www.clubdegolfjavea.com/
Moraira (1.5km)
Originally a small fishing village, Moraira has grown into an ideal holiday retreat of perfect proportions, retaining much of its original character and atmosphere. It has attractive and colourful main streets, a picturesque Marina and wonderful blue flag sandy beaches. The combination of terraced vineyards, wonderful mountains and blue sea, combine to make this an area of spectacular beauty.
There are no high rise holiday hotels and no package holiday hotels. Instead, beautiful private villas and 'pueblo style' developments line the slopes of the valley, which gently decline towards the beach and town. This dictates to a degree, the type of holidaymaker found in Moraira. Those attracted to this resort, tend to be family units, using or renting privately owned villas.
Javea (20 minutes drive)
Javea is a historic town situated behind a wide bay and sheltered between two rocky headlands. The town is split into three distinct areas: the old town, the port and the Arenal.
The Old Town was once a walled town to protect the inhabitants from marauding pirates that once sailed this coast. In the centre of town, mostly built in original Tosca stone hewn from the rocky shore, sits the Church of Sant Bartolomé which dates back to the late 14th century.
The port also has a number of restaurants (some on the sea front), a gravel beach and marina.
The sandy beach area of the Arenal is an arc of wide white sand flanked by a promenade of shops, bars and restaurants. Many of the bars offer live music and stay open until the early hours.
Denia (25 minutes drive)
Denia lies approximately 7km north of Javea along a spectacular winding mountain road watched over by Montgo Mountain. It is an attractive resort with a fascinating old town, fine restaurants and magnificent beaches stretching for miles to the north.
There is a ferry to Ibiza and the Balearic islands from Denia daily.
Guadalest (40 minutes drive)
Twenty-five kilometres inland from Benidorm in the foothills of the Sierra de Aitana mountain range is the picturesque village and 'Castell de Guadalest'. This famous fortress was built by the Moors nearly 1,300 years ago and it was then only accessible through a 15 meter long tunnel through solid rock.
Aqualandia is an amazing water park located close to Benidorm which is open from late May through to early October. With over 20 rides and area the park has something for the whole family. There's a huge range of attractions such as the huge Atlantic wave pool, the springboards of Laguna, the beach and caves of Niagara and Adventureland which are great for young children. www.aqualandia.net
Terra Mítica - Theme Park (Benidorm)
Mundomar - Marine and Exotic Animal Park (Benidorm)
www.everythingmoraira.com/placestogo.html
FiestasMoraira hosts many different fiestas throughout the year. The most famous is the 'Moors and Christians' festival, usually held over the 3rd weekend in June. The elaborate customs and parades are great entertainment. The Patron Saint fiestas in July are colourful and finish with a spectacular firework display.
