Living in Costa Azahar

Why move to Costa Azahar

Move here to experience authentic Spain and fill your days with medieval hilltop towns, fairytale castles, blue flag beaches and dramatic natural scenery.

Looking for a slice of authentic Spain? Well, this is it.

Nestled between Valencia and Castellon, the Orange Blossom Coast positively oozes classical Spanish charm and is one of the most unspoilt areas in Spain.

This is partly due to the fact that the Costa Azahar is not so well-known to tourists and partly due to strict building codes which have stopped the area from being over-developed. As a result, you’ll find a wealth of amazing natural scenery and rich history and culture here. Fairytale castles perch over medieval hilltop towns while the intoxicating scent of orange blossom permeates the grove-filled countryside.

Head to medieval Peñiscola, where you’ll find blue-flag beaches with water just the right depth for paddling and winding streets filled with tapas bars and quirky boutiques.

There is a romantic, olde-worlde feel here that makes the town feel as though it belongs more to the world of Game of Thrones than modern-day Spain – or perhaps it’s the other way around, as Peñiscola was indeed used as a filming location for the series in 2015.

Also worth a visit is Moorish Benicassim, a seaside town which is famous for hosting the annual FIB International Music Festival.

Atop its colourful facades and wide streets sits a 10th century Moorish castle, the Castillo de Montornés, which sits proudly upon one of the mountains of the the Desert de les Palmes national park. The crags and peaks of this beautiful ‘Desert of Palms’ have been trodden by barefoot Carmelites, seeking solitude and contemplation.