Dénia
If you are looking for a smaller city, with a quieter lifestyle, and a nice beach, we strongly recommend you Dénia. Your Spanish course will take place in a city with a population of 36.000, on the Costa Blanca. Dénia has a stunning characteristic, the partial ruin of a fortress standing in the middle of the city. Moreover, during the spring months and summer your language stay will be enriched with many festivities. Dénia offers you the possibility of studying Spanish in a authentic Spanish city.The City
Denia is a beautiful town which stands on the Mediterranean coast, between the cities of Valencia and Alicante, where the sun shines 322 days a year and the average temperature is 18º C or 65º F. Denia has 20 kilometres of beaches which are awarded the European Blue Flag every year for their water quality.
Denia’s calendar of cultural events and festivities is one of the richest in Spain. Both visitors and locals enjoy the Carnival in February, the Fallas in March, Easter in April, Fogueres de Sant Joan (Saint John’s beach bonfires) in June, our Patron’s festivity in July, the famous Moors and Christians festival in August… and more…
Denia’s port and its daily fish market, the fishermen’s quarter and, especially, its delicious cuisine, bring us the flavours of the Mediterranean sea.
City review
Pros:
Beautiful landscape of the city.
Beautiful beaches of Costa Blanca.
A good place for surfing.
Cons:
Small city, with 36.000 inhabitants. Of course this feature might be a “pro” for somebody.
Very high temperatures during summer.
How to get to Dénia
Dénia is about 100 Km away from Alicante and Valencia. Both cities have international airports and are connected to Dénia by motorway (less than an hour drive).
There are direct buses from Alicante and Valencia to Denia. The journey takes about 1,5 –2 hours. And the price is about 17 Euros. For more information, please visit www.alsa.es .
There is also a possibility of travel by train. For the train schedule please visit the following web site: www.fgv.es.
