Pedreguer

Areas

Where to live in Pedreguer

Pedreguer combines a lively town centre with green residential areas:

• Town centre – traditional townhouses and apartments around the main street, close to the market, schools and services.
• Monte Pedreguer and the hillside urbanisations – villas on the slopes above the town with panoramic views over the valley, the Montgó and the sea.
• La Sella – a residential golf resort with villas, apartments, a hotel, tennis club, restaurants and nature all around.
• Countryside – fincas and detached villas among citrus and almond groves in the valley, offering space and privacy.

Nature

Mountains, caves and castle

The Muntanya Gran rises behind the town, crowned by the remains of the Moorish castle of l'Ocaive, and the Montgó Natural Park lies opposite. The area is full of caves, springs and underground rivers – the Cova del Comte even contains Upper Palaeolithic rock paintings – and offers excellent hiking trails with views over the whole Marina Alta.

Schools

Schools and services

Pedreguer has public nursery and primary schools and a secondary school, with lessons in Valencian and Spanish. Several international and British schools in Dénia, Jávea and Benitachell are within a 15 to 25-minute drive. The town also has a health centre, a sports centre with an outdoor pool and a cultural centre in the historic old school building.

Culture & festivals

Festivals and heritage

Highlights of the year are Sant Antoni in January, the Porrat market and Sant Blai festivities on 3 February, and the patron saint festivities of Sant Bonaventura in mid-July, with bull runs, music and fireworks.

Pedreguer's 18th-century raisin boom left elegant buildings such as Els Pòrxens and the Repés building, and the Ermita de Sant Blai offers lovely views over the town.