On the Costa de Valencia, Gandia has a unique environment between the Mediterranean and the mountains. With its beautiful beaches, amazing heritage and gastronomy, it is one of the most attractive resorts in the province of Valencia.
Located on the Mediterranean coast, Gandia immediately seduces by the quality of its beaches. On either side of the pretty port, the coastline stretches over nearly five kilometres of fine sand. The busiest beach is Playa Norte and its seafront is lined with cafes, restaurants and shops where you can rent bikes, tandems or Rosalies to ride the huge bike path along the beach. It is also possible to rent equipment for surfing, windsurfing or pedal-boating. To the south, Venecia and Rafalcaid beaches offer, behind the dunes, a more peaceful setting for swimming or relaxing. You will also find some restaurants to taste the local specialties: fideuà, arroz a banda, arroz negro, fried fish, natillas, cuajada... On this subject : we recommend you the restaurant "Pepito la Flor" located on the seaside : a French-Spanish cuisine all in finesse... and a service at the height of the plate !
Renowned for its coastline, Gandia is also a historic city with a remarkable heritage. Reaching the rank of royal duchy in 1399, the city developed rapidly from that date and notably under the tutelage of the Borgia. While walking through the old town, you can admire the ducal palace, built on the remains of an Arab residence from the end of the 14th century, the old university, created in 1549 and the Gothic collegiate church of Santa Maria, built between 1250 and 1520, but also visit the town hall, the hospital of Saint Mark which today houses an archaeological museum and the convent of Saint Clare.
Gandia is also an ideal starting point and passage point for many tourist routes and an ideal place to discover the surrounding area. The Borgia Route, for example, will take you from Gandia to Valencia. Along the way you can admire the Monastery of St. Jerome of Cotalba in Alfauir, one of the most beautiful religious buildings in the community of Valencia, the Monastery of St. Mary in Simat de la Valldigna, built in the late thirteenth century, and the tower and walls of the Borgia in Canals. But take also, on foot, by bike, by horse or by car, the Monastery Route of Valencia which will allow you to discover three other splendid monasteries which do not appear on the Borgia Route.
