The 300-year old dam at Relleu is set in the mountains behind Villajoyosa. It's an easy walk with a spectacular gorge - now they're building a walkway along the ravine for even better views. And it was the source of a real miracle!
Category: Top walks around Villajoyosa
Climbing el Peñon d’Ifach, the Rock of Gibraltar lookalike
El Peñon d'Ifach is an icon of the Costa Blanca - a huge rock rising over a thousand feet out of the sea. It looks impossible to climb. But if you're fairly fit and not afraid of heights, you can get to the top for fantastic views.
Top walks around Villajoyosa: Torre de Les Caletes
A beautiful walk which takes you away from the crowded beaches of Benidorm into the Sierra Helada, ending at the ruined watchtower of Les Caletes. Spectacular cliff views.
Top walks around Villajoyosa: Torre del Barranc d’Aigües
The Torre del Barranc d'Aigües is a lonely watchtower perched 140m feet (450 feet) above the sea, about halfway between Alicante and Benidorm. Views from up here are spectacular; on a clear day, you can see 40km up the coast.
Top walks around Villajoyosa: the five-beach walk from Malladeta to Xarco watchtower
A gentle coastal walk southwards from the tower at the Malladeta headland on the outskirts of Villajoyosa, taking in five of La Vila’s beaches on the way.
Top walks around Villajoyosa: La Ermita up to the Amadorio dam
An easy walk inland from the village of La Ermita up to the imposing dam on the Rio Amadorio with beautiful views of the mountains, catching a few curiosities on the way.
The myths and legends of Puig Campana
If you look into the mountains behind Villajoyosa, one peak dominates the skyline; the one with the square gap in the summit, like a missing tooth. The Puig Campana. But how did that gap get there? Find out more about the legends of La Vila's mountain.
Exploring the old town of Villajoyosa
The brilliantly colourful fishermen's houses in the old town are the iconic image of Villajoyosa. But there's much more to the "casco antiguo" than just the picture postcard seafront. Take a stroll through the narrow streets and pretty squares to sample the atmosphere of the old town and absorb a little of its history.
Top walks around Villajoyosa: the harbour to Malladeta
Stroll along Villajoyosa seafront, across the river and out to the ruined clifftop tower at Malladeta for a spectacular view along the coast.
Top walks around Villajoyosa: Playa de Torres to (almost) Benidorm
Spectacular walk from the pleasant shingle beach of Torres along the rugged coastline to the 16th century watchtower of Torre d’Aguiló, from where you get stunning views of the skyscrapers of Benidorm.
View from La Vila 