STORIES
Articles about our region, culture and people
CASA BENAVENT
Benavent is one of the few local shops in Jávea that still remain open while shopping malls offer globally produced items at cheaper prices. We dig into this iconic grocery,-and everything else- store that many locals cherish.
MAGDALENA CODINA
Our leading role in this story was a baker woman from Jávea/Xàbia defended her way of living against the Napoleonic soldiers during the French invasion in 1812.
CASTILIAN FURNITURE
Castilian furniture was born in the middle of the 20th century, at a time when artistic trends were seeking the splendour of past centuries.
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT DAMASCO FABRICS?
During local festivities in Jávea, the neighbourhood's custom is to decorate with ephemeral coloured fabrics the windows, doors and balconies. Harmonic beauty on the streets that you will love.
BALENCIAGA : ARCHITECTURE & FASHION
As Bataille Living, Architecture and Fashion go hand in hand. When creating and designing, we see ourselves reflected in Balenciaga
THE NIGHT OF SANT JOAN
the night of Sant Joan continues to harbour that pagan mysticism covered by the traditional Christian saint's day, to welcome the summer, and in Jávea, it is full of magic...
THE MILLS OF LA PLANA
La Plana has always been one of the most magical and mysterious areas of Jávea. Many local children’s stories and unsolved mysteries surround this place, which is sheltered by the Montgó and on the mound of Cabo de San Antonio, with its many legends…
SOROLLA IN LLUCA
Whenever you do research on a subject, wonderful things happen, some of them qualified as serendipity, finding something you were not looking for. This is what happened when researching some of the stories of the people of Jávea.
A WALK THROUGH SOROLLA'S JÁVEA
With the help of David Gutiérrez Pulido, a graduate in Art History and creator of the Sorolla in Jávea website, we take a tour of those emblematic places that every lover of the work of the Valencian painter Joaquín Sorolla should visit on their trip to Jávea.
HOW TO REDUCE PLASTIC CONSUMPTION
Seminar by The Isbjorn Collective for Jessica Bataille The Lifestyle Company