What you can see on the Tavernes webcam
The camera on the beach changes position during the day. One view looks straight out to sea from the top of the sand, so the waves fill the picture. Another turns north along the seafront promenade, with its lamps, a beach bar and low holiday homes on one side and the sand on the other, while the coast curves away to a headland on the horizon. Between them they show the state of the sea and how busy the seafront is.
Tavernes de la Valldigna beach webcam
This tourist-board camera on the beach of Tavernes de la Valldigna changes its view during the day. One position looks straight out to sea from the top of the sand, with the waves filling the frame; another turns north along the seafront promenade, with its street lamps, a beach bar and the low houses of the beach district on the left, and the long curve of the coast running away towards a headland on the horizon.
The sea view is the one to check before a swim: it shows clearly whether the waves are breaking in one line or several. The promenade view tells you more about the weather and how busy it is, from joggers on the paving to umbrellas on the sand.
The worthy valley
Legend has it that King James II of Aragon, seeing the valley, called it worthy of a monastery, and so it became Valldigna, the "worthy valley". The Cistercian Monastery of Santa Maria de la Valldigna, founded in 1298, still stands in the neighbouring village of Simat. Closer to the beach, the Torre de la Vall is a sixteenth-century watchtower, one of the chain built along this coast against raids from the sea, and now protected as a heritage monument.
When to watch Tavernes
The coast faces east and the sea view looks almost straight into the sunrise, so the early pictures are full of glare; mid-morning onwards the colours are truer. Mainland Spain is one hour ahead of the UK. Winter brings easterly gales that pile the waves high on this open shore, while summer mornings are often glassy calm.
Around Tavernes
The Monastery of Valldigna is a short drive inland. Walkers head for Les Creus and the Massalari peak above the town, or south to Mondúver. Cullera, with its castle and lighthouse, is the next resort north, and Gandia lies about 9 miles (15 km) south.
Visiting Tavernes
Tavernes is about 35 miles (56 km) south of Valencia, with a station on the Valencia to Gandia line and an exit on the AP-7. The beach district is spread out and low-rise, with a long promenade that is pleasant for walking and cycling.
