Villajoyosa, Costa Blanca
Rainbow-coloured fishermen's houses and Spain's chocolate town.
Costa Blanca · Alicante
About Villajoyosa
Villajoyosa is instantly recognisable from its row of brightly painted houses along the seafront, built so fishermen could pick out their homes from the water.
It is also the home of Valor chocolate, whose museum and factory shop make an excellent rainy-day stop.
Villajoyosa sits on the Costa Blanca in the province of Alicante.
Open the larger mapThings to do
- The coloured houses on the riverfront
- Valor chocolate museum and shop
- The old town walls and Gothic church
Best beaches
- Playa Centro — sandy, right in town
- Playa Paraíso
- Playa del Torres
Restaurants
- Fish and rice on the seafront
- Tapas in the old town
Family activities
- Chocolate museum tour
- Flat sandy town beach
- Seafront playgrounds
Walks
- The seafront promenade to Playa del Torres
Markets
- Thursday market
Hidden gems
- The Roman Torre de Sant Josep on the edge of town
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