Spanish Landscape Editorial
Javea (or Xàbia in Valenciano) is located on the east coast of Spain, along the coastal stretch known as the Costa Blanca and is just 80 km from Alicante. It lies between Denia and Altea.
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The Montgó, which shelters Xàbia, is the highest summit of the region at over 750m tall. From the Xàbia side, it is said to resemble an elephant. The Natural Park of Montgo was declared in 1987 and it stretches across the area of La Plana to the Cape of Saint Antoni. The view of Javea from the top is breathtaking. As you climb the tiny coastal road that heads towards Denia you will find Els Molins. These are the remains of several windmills dating from the 14th century. They were built to grind wheat, using the fresh sea wind as power. There were originally 10 of them here. Since as far back as the 1970’s Javea has been a popular place for British ex-pats to buy property and make it their home. Many new housing estates have been built to satisfy the demand.
Javea (or Xàbia in Valenciano) is located on the east coast of Spain, along the coastal stretch known as the Costa Blanca and is just 80 km from Alicante. It lies between Denia and Altea. The Montgó, which shelters Xàbia, is the highest summit of the region at over 750m tall. From the Xàbia side, it is said to resemble an elephant. The Natural Park of Montgo was declared in 1987 and it stretches across the area of La Plana to the Cape of Saint Antoni. The view of Javea from the top is breathtaking.
As you climb the tiny coastal road that heads towards Denia you will find Els Molins. These are the remains of several windmills dating from the 14th century. They were built to grind wheat, using the fresh sea wind as power. There were originally 10 of them here. Since as far back as the 1970’s Javea has been a popular place for British ex-pats to buy property and make it their home. Many new housing estates have been built to satisfy the demand.
Based around the marina are several fine restaBased around the marina are several fine restaurants where fish is top of the menu. The Balcon urants where fish is top of the menu. The Balcon del Puerto Restaurant has a balcony overlooking del Puerto Restaurant has a balcony overlooking the sea with stunning views and all day sunshine. the sea with stunning views and all day sunshine. Idealspain reviewed the restaurant in January Idealspain reviewed the restaurant in January 2011. The menu of the day is excellent value, sta2011. The menu of the day is excellent value, starting at just 6.95€ and the fish is first class. There’s rting at just 6.95€ and the fish is first class. There’s also a scuba diving centre at the port. also a scuba diving centre at the port. The port of Javea offers a wide range of berths for The port of Javea offers a wide range of berths for pleasure vessels. pleasure vessels. The 12th century church of San Bartolomé is worthy of a visit. It suffered great damage during the Spanish Civil War and shell damage can still be seen today. The Museum Soler Blasco has a copy
The 12th century church of San Bartolomé is worthy of a visit. It suffered great damage during the Spanish Civil War and shell damage can still be seen today. The Museum Soler Blasco has a copy
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The Coast A coastline or a seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean.A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the Coastline paradox. The term “coastal zone” is a region where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs. Both the terms coast and coastal are often used to describe a geographic location or region; for example, New Zealand’s West Coast, or the East and West Coasts of the United States. A pelagic coast refers to a coast which fronts the open ocean, as opposed to a more sheltered coast in a gulf or bay. A shore, on the other hand, can refer to parts of the land which adjoin any large body of water, including oceans (sea shore) and lakes (lake shore).
Similarly, the somewhat related term “bank” refers to the land alongside or sloping down to a river (riverbank) or to a body of water smaller than a lake. “Bank” is also used in some parts of the world to refer to an artificial ridge of earth intended to retain the water of a river or pond. In other places this may be called a levee. While many scientific experts might agree on a common definition of the term “coast”, the delineation of the extents of a coast differ according to jurisdiction. With many scientific and government authorities in various countries differing for economic and social policy reasons. According to the UN atlas, 44% of people live within 150 kilometres (93 miles) of the sea.
Palm Trees Palm trees are a botanical family of perennial lianas, shrubs, and trees. They are in the known palm trees are date palm and coconut palm. There are about 2600 species of and warm temperate climates.
Palms are one of the best known and most widely planted tree families. They have held an important role for humans throughout much of history. Many common products and foods come from palms. They are often used in parks and gardens that are in areas that do not have heavy frosts. In the past palms were symbols of victory, peace, Today palms are a popular symbol for the tropics and for vacations. Most palms are a times a branching stem, or even a creeping vine, such as the rattan. They have large e leaved’ or ‘feather leaved’ and arranged in a spiral at the top of the trunk. The leaves usually splits open on one side when it is grown. The flowers grow on an inflorescence, a number of tiny flowers. The flowers are generally small and white, and are star-shaped. three each. The fruit is usually a single seed surrounded by flesh. The familiar coconut is kinds may contain two or more seeds in each fruit.
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The Coco de mer has the largest seeds of any plant, 30-50 centimeters in diameter and kilograms each. Raffia palms, with leaves up to 25 meters long and 3 meters wide, have the largest leaves of any plant. The Corypha palms have the largest inflorescence (flowering part) of any plant, up to 7.5 meters tall and containing millions of small flowers. The wax palm, Colombia’s national tree, is the tallest palm in the world, reaching heights of 70 meters.
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A beach is a landform along the coast of an ocean, sea, lake, or river. It usually consists of loose particles, which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, or cobblestones. The particles comprising a beach are occasionally biological in origin, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae. Some beaches have manmade infrastructure, such as lifeguard posts, changing rooms, and showers. They may also have hospitality venues (such as resorts, camps, hotels, and restaurants) nearby. Wild beaches, also known as undeveloped or undiscovered beaches, are not developed in this manner. Wild beaches can be valued for their untouched beauty and preserved nature.
beaches are awarded Blue Flag status, based on such criteria as water quality and safety provision. Subsequent loss of this status can have a severe effect on tourism revenues. Beaches are often dumping grounds for waste and litter, necessitating the use of beach cleaners and other cleanup projects. More significantly, many beaches are a discharge zone for untreated sewage in most underdeveloped countries; even in developed countries beach closure is an occasional circumstance due to sanitary sewer
In more than thirty countries in Europe, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada, Costa Rica, South America and the Caribbean, the best recreational
A coral reef offshore is a significant source of sand particles. Some species of fish that feed on algae attached to coral outcrops and rocks can create substantial quantities of sand particles over their lifetime as they nibble during feeding, digesting the organic matter, and discarding the rock and coral particles which pass through their digestive tracts. The composition of the beach depends upon the nature and quantity of sediments upstream of the beach, and the speed of flow and turbidity of water and wind.
Beaches typically occur in areas along the coast where wave or current action deposits and reworks sediments. Beaches can be popular on warm sunny days. In the Victorian era, many popular beach resorts were equipped with bathing machines because even the all-covering beachwear of the period was considered immodest. This social standard still prevails in many Muslim countries. At the other end of the spectrum are topfree beaches and nude beaches where clothing is optional or not allowed. In most countries social norms are significantly different on a beach in hot weather, compared to adjacent areas where similar behaviour might not be tolerated and might even be prosecuted.
erosion of rocks offshore, as well as from headland erosion and slumping producing deposits of scree. Some of the whitest sand in the world, along Florida’s Emerald Coast, comes from the erosion of quartz in the Appalachian Mountains.
overflow. In these cases of marine discharge, waterborne disease from fecal pathogens and contamination of certain marine species is a frequent outcome. Beaches are the result of wave action by which waves or currents move sand or other loose sediments of which the beach is made as these particles are held in suspension. Alternatively, sand may be moved by saltation (a bouncing movement of large particles). Beach materials come from
Sediments are moved by moving water and wind according to their particle size and state of compaction. Particles tend to settle and compact in still water. Once compacted, they are more resistant to erosion. Established vegetation (especially species with complex network root systems) will resist erosion by slowing the fluid flow at the surface layer. When affected by moving water or wind, particles that are eroded and held in suspension will increase the erosive power of the fluid that holds them by increasing the average density, viscosity and volume of the moving fluid. The nature of sediments found on a beach tends to indicate the energy of the waves and wind in the locality. Coastlines facing very energetic wind and wave systems will tend to hold only large rocks
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