Information about Moraira and the Area located in Alicante Spain

Villa La Laguna is conveniently located within easy reach of both Alicante and Valencia airports. The surrounding area has a quiet and relaxing atmosphere, with beautiful and unspoilt scenery and many small Spanish villages to explore. There are also some larger resorts nearby that are easily reached by car and are well worth visiting: Javea, Calpe, Denia and Altea are all within 15km, while Benidorm is just a stone’s through away.

Moraira lies in a bay, on the South Eastern coast of Spain, between the larger resorts of Javea and Calpe, 1 hr to 1hr 15 from Alicante and 1hr 50 to 2hrs from Valencia airports with excellent motorway and coastal roads making it an easy drive from either airport. The town of Moraira has pleasantly grown from a small fishing village to an attractive holiday and retirement resort retaining its considerable Spanish charm that attracts visitors from all over Europe and is particularly popular with Spanish residents who come from Madrid and Valencia. It has an impressive marina, excellent variety of local shops, weekly open markets, harbour-side fish restaurants and bars still retaining their Spanish character.

Moraira enjoys a typical subtropical Mediterranean climate, with cool sea breezes in summer and protection by surrounding mountains against the cold North winds in winter. The area averages nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine each year and the average temperature easily exceeds 20 degrees. 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.

There are many places of interest all over this region of Spain, to see on day excursions, apart from the other coastal resorts of Javea, Calpe, Denia, Altea, Benidorm, Villajoyosa and Alicante there is also the spectacular scenery to see inland including the wonderful mountain-top fortress of Guadalest, the Vergal Safari Park near Denia, Europes largest palm forest at Elche and the ancient city of Murcia. Valencia (third largest city in Spain) is one and a half hours away and Barcelona (second largest) and the capital Madrid are four hours away, all reached by easy motorway access. Spain’s answer to Euro Disney, Port Adventura near Barcelona, is about four and a half ours away.  The famous `Lemon train’ has also to be experienced as it has been described as one of the great train journeys of Europe, running between Alicante and Denia.

If you like open markets then, apart from the weekly Friday market held next to the beach, you could plan a visit to the various markets held at nearby resorts for each day of the week! Apart from the buzzing activity you would see cheap fresh fruit and vegetables, local specialities, herbs and spices, leather goods, clothes, rugs, fresh and silk flowers, souvenirs, pottery and a whole variety of other goods.

Golf is also well catered for, with 13 excellent clubs on the Costa Blanca and having 4 within, and around, the Moraira area.

As in all of Spain there are numerous Fiestas held in this region throughout the year with specific ones held in April, June, July and November in Moraira.

The Spanish people of Moraira are extremely friendly and patient with foreign visitors to the area although they do not depend on tourism for their livelihood as agriculture is the predominant feature. With a large European resident community existent, there is a pleasant international feel to the area. Most people are pleased to speak English with you and even more pleased if a small attempt to speak Spanish is made.