Guide to the Orba Valley

The Orba Valley is located in the River Gerona Valley, Orba is around 1 hour and 15 minutes from Alicante Airport, a 20-minute drive to Denia, or 30 minutes to Javea. Orba is one of the larger towns in the Orba Valley of which Benidoleig, Sagra, Tormos, Sanet y Negrals, Beniarbeig, Rafol d’Almunia and Benimeli are also part of.

Beaches

The nearest beaches to the Orba Valley are in Denia, only a 20-minute drive, these are Las Marinas, and Les Bovetes

Restaurants

Each of the eight villages has its own restaurants and cafe bars, including Cal Morell, the New India Gate, and the Pizzeria Piscina de Orba. 

Golf Courses

There is a 9-hole course located at Golf Ifach in San Jaime or you can visit The La Sella Golf Club and Resort where you can choose from three distinct courses. The "Llebeig," a 9-hole south-facing course surrounded by lovely pine trees and with sweeping views of the Montgó. The "Gregal," a flatter 9-hole course with difficult water hazards, or the "Mestral," a north-facing 9-hole course with spectacular sea vistas. There is also the 9-hole course in Javea, or only 1.5 hour's drive and you can visit the Golf Courses in Villamartin, close to Torrevieja.

Shopping

In each village in the Orba Valley, there are all local services from a bakery, butchers and Vegetable shops, however, if you are looking for a little bit more then you can visit the Centro Commercial in Ondara, which also houses a large Carrefour Supermarket, as well as a Sports and Activities shop, Decathlon 

Education

Each of the eight villages has access to schools, to consult on a village-by-village basis then this website is provided by the Department of Education 

There are also two Private schools in Javea and Benitachell

Xabia International College (XIC)
 
Laude Elizabeth 

Medical

Each of the nine villages has access to basic medical services, though for more serious injuries it is only a 15-minute drive to the Denia Public Hospital and its own Emergency care unit. 

Area

The Orba Valley has some of the most magnificent scenery in Spain, with its landscape of olive and pine trees, orange groves, and vineyards, in late January and early February, the whole of the Orba Valley is covered with pink and white almond blossoms,s and is the best time to see it.

The village of Orba is at the heart of the Orba Valley, and is proud of its Moorish past, which is still evident today through the architecture of the town. Orba is a bustling town in the interior of Spain with all the activity one would anticipate from a typical Spanish town.  

Orba also has a municipal swimming pool which is open from the Middle of June to September, details can be found on the Town Hall Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ajuntamentorba

The Orba Valley averages nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine each year and the average temperature easily exceeds 20 degrees. The World Health Organisation, in 1986, confirmed the climate of the Orba ValleyOrba Valley as one of the most equitable in the world, not too hot in the summer nor too cold in the winter. On average the Orba Valley can boast 325 sunny days each year making it an ideal all-year-round destination. 

The Orba Valley is the perfect location to purchase a property in Spain, to use as your family home, or for a rental investment property. 

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