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Orba lies 154 metres above sea level and it is only18 km to the coast. It´s at the centre of the Marina Alta, It is the same distance to Valencia and to Alicante making both both airports around an hour away approximately 100 km. The beauty of the Orba valley is compounded by its location, you couldnt choose a better location, there is approximately the same distance between Orba and coastal towns as the inland towns making Orba within easy reach of the beaches and coastal towns, easy reach of the motorways to both airports and above all its location gives you the real Spanish feel away from the coastal tourist areas. Another major plus point.....The property is cheaper!!!

Orba is located in the Marina Alta, in the South-West of the Retoria´s Valley. OPrba is situated in the Metropolitan Area of Denia. It is in a more central location in this area surrounded by several quaint smaller Spanish towns/Villages.
It was constructed in 1904, the Mayor being D. Celestino Llopis Llopis. We must emphasize the works of "silleria" made it by the man who works with stone of this town Lorenzo Torrens Reig. He imitated the gothic style in the water pipes, and you can still see the date stamped on thgese.

From the regional road C-3318 from Pego to Benidorm, and from provincial road AV-1412 from Ondara; it has access by both from the national road N-332, from Alicante to Valencia.

Pego, Ondara and Pedreguer is 10 km away. Denia is 18 km, Gandía a 30 km, Benidorm is 40 km and all easy driving through spectacular countryside.

ORBA TODAY
Orba is located 18km (11m) inland from the Mediterranean coastal town of Denia. It lies at approximately 39deg N and is almost on the Greenwich meridian (0deg W). Orba is roughly equi-distant between Alicante and Valencia airports and it takes about one and a half hours from either by road, that is mainly on the A-7 autopista then on the N332 to Ondara and then on the CV-731. Warning - the turning for Orba is off the N332 (look for the CUEVA BENIDOLEIG signs) and immediately where the two-way road becomes one-way when travelling south. The town of Orba is situated at the head of a large fertile valley that grows mainly citrus fruit of a quality that is the best in the world. It has an altitude of about 160m above sea level and houses some 2000 residents. Most employed persons are in agriculture, the Torrens Hermanos handbag factory, or in the service and construction industries. Picturesque mountains form a backdrop and there are wide, uninterrupted, magnificent views from most villa properties. Orba is relatively unaffected by tourism and retains its Spanish agricultural identity. Yet despite this, or perhaps because of it, a significant number of English, Dutch, German and Swiss have made Orba their home town and many have integrated well with the friendly local Spaniards. The church (iglesia), situated at the plaza, was built on the site of an old mosque. It is not much to look at from the outside but the inside is a delight. There were several paintings by local artist Carlos Ruano Llopis added when the church was extended and restored in 1917. Unfortunately the ravages of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 destroyed them all except what is now the altar piece (The prophet Abraham). The bell tower (torre campanario) built earlier, around 1850, is said to have been designed by Toribio Iscar Saez who was also the architect of the unsuccessful dam (known as Isbert’s folly) in the Barranc I’Infern near Fleix. The bell gallery is faced with yellow Tosca sandstone and holds 3 bells, La Grosa 108cm 729Kgs east (1917), La Menuda 70cm 198Kgs north (1941) and La Mitjana 90cm 422Kg south (1978). The earlier bells were made by Manual Roses Vidal and La Mitjana by Salvador Manclus both being from Valencia. You will never hear them rung in harmony. The tower also houses the town clock and the bells strike on the quarters and on the hour, which is repeated after a short interval (to confuse the devil or to give you a second chance to count the strikes – take your pick). Orba is now a small town and Orbeta, which is a few minutes walk away, is its satellite village.