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	Casa Buena - a house FOR SALE in Oliva, Spain

WHO (the World Health Organization) designated this area as having one of the best climates in the world, temperatures rarely drop below 8C, sea temperature remains above 20C from May untill October. You will find it a good place for a long relaxing holiday in the part of Spain where it is still all 'mañana', where the people are friendly, the days are long and time doesn't seem to matter.

this may look like three churches, but is actually only two: San Roc and Santa Maria, both are in the old town and are quite stunning inside. Oliva is still a proper Spanish town of 21,000 inhabitants, not yet commercialised by tourism, so no big theme pubs or bowling alleys, and the discotheques are out-of-town. Oliva is a blend of old and new, the coloured domes of a moorish church surrounded by ancient narrow streets is only a minutes walk from trendy boutiques and fancy coffee bars. There are plenty of shops, a weekly Friday morning street market (one of the biggest in the area) with wonderful fresh fruit and vegetables, and plenty of restaurants. Food is good and cheap.

a turning water wheel is quite engrossing to watch. This little zoo and play area is open all year round, housing animals to interest the little kids. Kids have no worries here, they are safe on the streets, welcome in restaurants - the Spanish love family life. Children seem to stay out as late as their parents. You will find small play areas in most parts of the town. There is also a sports centre with indoor and outdoor pools, tennis, badminton, pitch and put, byke hire, a kids zoo. Nearby is horse riding (Oliva and Gandia), a safari park (El Vergel), go-kart racing (towards Denia), a quad track (towards Gandia), a championship golf course at Oliva Nova or the salt-marshes at Pego, and more.

the beaches are so lovely here, walking along the water line is a traditional way of taking excercise, especially at dusk when the water is calm and with violet hues Ten kms of clean and smooth golden sand makes Oliva beach, it is a blue flag area, the sand is cleaned regularly and life-guards are on-watch during the summer months. It has a harbour with restaurant and pool, first aid post, sailing schools with boat and windsurf hire. From June to September the Cheringuitas (bars actually on the beach) are open, welcoming you to relax under a shady canopy with a long cool drink whatever the time - day or night. Or you could try a natural spring fed bathing pool to cool off in, with the health giving waters of Font Salada (Oliva).

this is Palm Sunday, there are maybe eight 'brotherhoods' in Oliva, all with different costumes and colour schemes parading the streets. Fiestas abound here, every month there seems to be a fiesta when the whole town appears to take part, the best ones being: Fallas in mid March, Easter processions the week before Easter, Moors and Christians in mid July. They all wear wonderful costumes, and parade the streets with music and bands, well worth experiencing. If there is no fiesta there is bound to be fireworks - huge wonderful displays, often you can see them the roof terrace of Casa Buena.

orange blossom smells divine, and wafts through the air in spring, although oranges occupy most flat land here there are still plenty of little lanes and paths amongst the groves Walkers and hikers find plenty of trails up into the hills and mountains or through the orange groves and valleys inland, most places have unresricted access. We belong to a couple of walking groups, so can suggest routes. You will come across marvellous views, fascinating old villages, mediaeval castles and great architecture. There are some wonderful old buildings in Spain. Or you could go exploring by public transport which is cheap, clean and frequent (return train Gandia to Valencia is less than 6 euros)

	Oliva is still a proper Spanish town of 21,000 inhabitants, not yet commercialised by tourism, so no big theme pubs or bowling alleys, and the discotheques are out-of-town. Oliva is a blend of old and new, the coloured domes of a moorish church surrounded by ancient narrow streets is only a minutes walk from trendy boutiques and fancy coffee bars. There are plenty of shops, a weekly Friday morning street market (one of the biggest in the area) with wonderful fresh fruit and vegetables, and plenty of restaurants. Food is good and cheap.
	Kids have no worries here, they are safe on the streets, welcome in restaurants - the Spanish love family life. Children seem to stay out as late as their parents. You will find small play areas in most parts of the town. There is also a sports centre with indoor and outdoor pools, tennis, badminton, pitch and put, byke hire, a kids zoo. Nearby is horse riding (Oliva and Gandia), a safari park (El Vergel), go-kart racing (towards Denia), a quad track (towards Gandia), a championship golf course at Oliva Nova or the salt-marshes at Pego, and more.
	Ten kms of clean and smooth golden sand makes Oliva beach, it is a blue flag area, the sand is cleaned regularly and life-guards are on-watch during the summer months. It has a harbour with restaurant and pool, first aid post, sailing schools with boat and windsurf hire. From June to September the Cheringuitas (bars actually on the beach) are open, welcoming you to relax under a shady canopy with a long cool drink whatever the time - day or night. Or you could try a natural spring fed bathing pool to cool off in, with the health giving waters of Font Salada (Oliva).
	Fiestas abound here, every month there seems to be a fiesta when the whole town appears to take part, the best ones being: Fallas in mid March, Easter processions the week before Easter, Moors and Christians in mid July. They all wear wonderful costumes, and parade the streets with music and bands, well worth experiencing. If there is no fiesta there is bound to be fireworks - huge wonderful displays, often you can see them the roof terrace of Casa Buena.
	Walkers and hikers find plenty of trails up into the hills and mountains or through the orange groves and valleys inland, most places have unresricted access. We belong to a couple of walking groups, so can suggest routes. You will come across marvellous views, fascinating old villages, mediaeval castles and great architecture. There are some wonderful old buildings in Spain. Or you could go exploring by public transport which is cheap, clean and frequent (return train Gandia to Valencia is less than 6 euros)

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