Antiques markets and fine villages

Pego is lying just inland from the northern Costa Blanca resort of Dénia, the town of Pego sits in a depression, surrounded by mountains. A part of the Marina Alta comarca of Alicante. It is a little town with a nice main place and many small restaurants. In plaza de la font, you will found typical tapas restaurants. Casa Nova is one of those little beauties. They serve mouth-watering dishes for competitive prices.

 Worth visiting in Pego are the Arciprestal Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (16th century) built in the Renaissance style, built on the ruins of an earlier church, the Chapel of Ecce Homo (18th century) in the Baroque style and designed by the Valencian architect Fray Francisco Cabezas, the Church of the Sagrada Família, the hermitage of San José (19th century), the hermitage of San Miguel (17th century), the Castillo de Ambra (Castle Ambra) thought to originate from the early 13th century and the Parque Natural de la Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Natural Park of the Pego-Oliva Marshes)

Then we headed for the Rastro market in Javea, every Saturday you will find a large choice of antiques, bric-a-brac, and even new stuff. Amongst the antiques stallers you will find the local produce, oranges, avocados, tomatoes. There is a special staller with all kinds of dried seeds and fruits. It is well worth a visit. There are approx. 350 different stallers. Many foreign tourists are regular visitors. Always looking for a bargain.