{"id":5001,"date":"2013-10-09T13:44:03","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T13:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/?p=5001"},"modified":"2013-10-15T15:04:46","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T15:04:46","slug":"pictures-from-the-costa-blanca-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/pictures-from-the-costa-blanca-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictures From The Costa Blanca, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"thede-386026990\" class=\"thede-before-content thede-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2337972821559110\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2337972821559110\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5013879607\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>Something a bit different today.\u00a0 If you are one of my <strong><a title=\"The Detox Specialist\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedetoxspecialist.com\" target=\"_blank\">detox &amp; health newsletter subscribers<\/a><\/strong> you will know that I have been in Spain for the past 3 weeks. So, today for a change, I thought I would\u00a0 post some pictures from my vacation near Javea on the Costa Blanca, Spain.<\/p>\n<p>This olive tree is growing in the tiny front garden of where we are staying. There are olives on the tree but you can&#8217;t eat them straight from the tree. They are far too bitter and have to go through quite a long process to make them edible.\u00a0 More&#8217;s the pity as I love olives, especially the black ones. I managed to find some marinated ones which are soooo yummy I have a hard time not eating the whole pot in one go!<\/p><div id=\"thede-1250349761\" class=\"thede-content thede-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2337972821559110\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2337972821559110\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5013879607\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5017\" alt=\"Detox Diet plan\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/OliveTree1.jpg\" width=\"337\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/OliveTree1.jpg 337w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/OliveTree1-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a close up of the olives. One is still green while the other has turned black. They are really a sort of purple color. If you see ones that are black they have been dyed with an iron solution. They sometimes dye the green ones too but you can easily spot those because they do not look at all natural. You want to avoid those of course.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5018\" alt=\"Detox your body\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/OliveClose.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/OliveClose.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/OliveClose-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the organic stand at the Denia indoor market where I get some of my organic fruit &amp; veg. Unfortunately he&#8217;s only there on a Friday and Saturday.\u00a0 They don&#8217;t have any organic produce in the supermarkets here.\u00a0 Can you believe that they say there is no demand for it here from the Spanish people?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5020\" alt=\"Detox your body\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DeniaOrganic.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DeniaOrganic.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DeniaOrganic-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s nothing quite like freshly picked produce. On Wednesdays and Saturdays I can get organic fruit and vegetables straight from\u00a0 Oscar&#8217;s farm in Javea. Thank goodness there are some people in Spain who believe in growing <strong><a title=\"Organic foods vs non organic for detox\" href=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/detox\/organic-foods-vs-non-organic-foods-for-detox\/\" target=\"_blank\">organic<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5079\" alt=\"Detox Diet food\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/OscarOrganic1.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/OscarOrganic1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/OscarOrganic1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\nThe fruit and veg from Javea Street Market is high quality and much cheaper than the supermarket produce although it&#8217;s not organic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5023\" alt=\"Detox Diet Food\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaStreetMarketJVeg2.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaStreetMarketJVeg2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaStreetMarketJVeg2-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5024\" alt=\"Detox Diet food\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaStreetMarketJAubergines.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaStreetMarketJAubergines.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaStreetMarketJAubergines-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><br \/>\nThese Sapia Melons, also known as Santa Claus or Christmas melons,\u00a0 were delicious. The stallholder had cut up one for tasting and it was ripe and very juicy. Ideal for my morning green smoothie!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5025\" alt=\"Detox Diet Food\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Melons.jpg\" width=\"426\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Melons.jpg 426w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Melons-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><br \/>\nThis is one of two health shops I have discovered in Javea but this one sells organic goods.\u00a0 George, who runs this shop, speaks English which is an advantage as my Spanish is very limited.\u00a0 I know the names of most\u00a0 fruit and vegetables and can read most things on a menu but that&#8217;s my limit. Lol!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5027\" alt=\"Detox diet food\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaHealthOrganic2.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaHealthOrganic2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaHealthOrganic2-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I discovered this wonderful tea shop in Calpe. They have a huge variety of loose leaf black, herbal and green teas. Not a bag in sight! They have a lot of organic <a title=\"Can you really detox with green tea?\" href=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/detox\/green-tea-detox-can-you-really-detox-with-green-tea\/\" target=\"_blank\">green teas<\/a> that I am gradually working my way through, buying\u00a0 different one each time we come here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5028\" alt=\"Green Tea detox\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/TeaShopCalpe.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/TeaShopCalpe.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/TeaShopCalpe-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love the taste of this organic green gunpowder tea and I have just discovered this Lung Ching tea, also known as Longjing or by it&#8217;s literal translation, Dragonwell tea. You can apparently eat the leaves after infusing them but I have never tried that! Have you ever eaten green tea leaves?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5029\" alt=\"Detox Diet Food\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GreenTeas.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GreenTeas.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GreenTeas-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s my pot of Gunpowder Green Tea.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5032\" alt=\"Green Tea Detox\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GunpowderGreenTea.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GunpowderGreenTea.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GunpowderGreenTea-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\nThis is me with a pot of Jasmine Tea at Noray Caf\u00e9 in Javea. Most of the the green tea that they serve\u00a0 in the caf\u00e9s here is made from a teabag and is tasteless. It made a nice change to find this place that serve Jasmine tea made from loose leaves.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5034\" alt=\"Green tea\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/SandyGreenJasmineTea.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/SandyGreenJasmineTea.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/SandyGreenJasmineTea-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My husband is more of\u00a0 a coffee lover so we had to visit the first micro roasting coffee\u00a0 shop to open in Spain in Albir, which was about a 45 minute drive from us.\u00a0 It only opened last week. We were lucky enough to be greeted by the owner Michael Ulig who spent some time with us telling us about\u00a0 coffee growing and roasting which I found very interesting.\u00a0 He had a few varieties of organic coffee too. Did you know that coffee beans are one of the most pesticide sprayed crops in the world?<\/p>\n<p>If you think you have a <a title=\"How to Quit Coffee before your detox diet\" href=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/caffeine-detox\/caffeine-addiction-how-to-quit-coffee-before-your-detox-diet\/\" target=\"_blank\">caffeine addiction<\/a> you might like to read my post about how to quit coffee. It is one of the things that you should avoid when you are detoxing.<\/p>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t drunk any coffee for years and luckily he had a range of loose leaf teas as well.\u00a0 I tried an organic white tea for a change but I really prefer green tea. White tea is too subtle for my taste. Have you ever tried white tea? How did you like it?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5035\" alt=\"Coffee Detox\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DOrigenCoffeeShop.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DOrigenCoffeeShop.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/DOrigenCoffeeShop-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a picture of the micro coffee roaster at the back of the shop. Michael explained that you get a much better flavor when you roast the beans in small amounts rather than in the huge amounts that they do for the commercial coffee brands.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5038\" alt=\"MicroRoaster\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MicroRoaster.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MicroRoaster.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/MicroRoaster-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re bored\u00a0 with all this talk of tea and coffee how about this restful waterfall?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5040\" alt=\"detox waters\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/WaterFall.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/WaterFall.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/WaterFall-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\nWe had a pleasant walk around these falls one morning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5041\" alt=\"detox water\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/WaterfallGeneral.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/WaterfallGeneral.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/WaterfallGeneral-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We were surprised to find this avocado tree growing here. We saw a lot of these trees covered in nets in the area and wondered what they were. I had never seen an avocado tree before. Have you?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5042\" alt=\"Detox Diet Food\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Avocados.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Avocados.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Avocados-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also saw this carob tree. Carob is often used as alternative to cocoa powder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5043\" alt=\"Chocolate alternative\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Carob.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Carob.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Carob-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We spent one Saturday morning at the Altea Ecofair that&#8217;s held every year. It wasn&#8217;t advertised well this year and there weren&#8217;t as many intresting stalls as when we have been before. A sign of the economic times they said. This is a picture of the woman who with her husband grows some organic produce which she sells in her shop in Benissa. It&#8217;s a bit further afield for us or I would go there more often.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5047\" alt=\"detox diet\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BenissaHealth.jpg\" width=\"434\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BenissaHealth.jpg 434w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BenissaHealth-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BenissaHealth-280x165.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Natural products stall at the Eco Fair.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5049\" alt=\"Detox diet\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/AlteaEcoNaturalHerbals.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/AlteaEcoNaturalHerbals.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/AlteaEcoNaturalHerbals-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5054\" alt=\"olive oil \" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/AlteaEcoOliveOilProducts.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/AlteaEcoOliveOilProducts.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/AlteaEcoOliveOilProducts-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I spotted this Stevia plant for sale on this stall. Stevia is a good natural sweetener and an alternative to sugar, which is not good for your health, and should be avoided when you are on a detox diet. Here&#8217;s <strong><a title=\"How to detox sugar\" href=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/detox\/sugar-detox-detox\/detox-how-to-detox-sugar\/\" target=\"_blank\">how to detox sugar<\/a><\/strong> if you eat a lof of it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5052\" alt=\"sugar detox\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/SteviaPlant.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/SteviaPlant.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/SteviaPlant-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now for some pictures of the local area. Here is the recently upgraded promenade in the Javea Port area. The beach here is pebbled but there is a sandy\u00a0 beach in the Arenal area of Javea.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5045\" alt=\"detox diet\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaPortPromenade.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaPortPromenade.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaPortPromenade-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is one my husband took of the calm sea\u00a0 one evening while we were out having dinner in Javea Port.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaSea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5046\" alt=\"JaveaSea\" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaSea.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaSea.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/JaveaSea-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, here is one of Grenadella Beach which was recently voted the best in Spain. It&#8217;s located not too far from us on the very outskirts of the Javea District. We had a plesant drive through an area of pine trees to find it. It&#8217;s very picturesque and unspoiled but is a pebbled beach so I am not sure why it was voted the best beach. Give me a sandy beach any day. What sort of beaches do you like?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5057\" alt=\"how to detox \" src=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GrenadellaBeach.jpg\" width=\"349\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GrenadellaBeach.jpg 349w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GrenadellaBeach-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GrenadellaBeach-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GrenadellaBeach-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/thedetoxspecialist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/GrenadellaBeach-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 349px) 100vw, 349px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve plenty more pictures but I think you will have had enough by now and I am worried that the page will take ages to load.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been to Spain? What parts have you been to? I would love to hear so let me know in the comments below.\u00a0 If you like some of these pictures don&#8217;t forget to share them using the share buttons below or pin them to your Pinterest boards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something a bit different today.\u00a0 If you are one of my detox &amp; health newsletter subscribers you will know that I have been in Spain for the past 3 weeks. So, today for a change, I thought I would\u00a0 post some pictures from my vacation near Javea on the Costa Blanca, Spain. 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