What to see in Oliva
🚆 How to get there from València
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Castle · FREECastell de Santa AnnaOliva — La SaforA 16th-century Renaissance fortress raised by the Count of Oliva atop a limestone hill in the middle of town, with two circular towers and…
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Town · FREECasc Antic d'Oliva (Vila Comtal i Raval)Oliva — La SaforOliva's old town barely makes it into guidebooks, but it has cobbled lanes, manor houses and an old Moorish quarter carved into the rock.
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MuseumMuseu Arqueològic d'OlivaOliva — La Safor · 💶 ≈€2 (check reduced rate)A restored manor house in the old town that walks you through Oliva's history from prehistory to the 16th century, with pieces from the…
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Church · FREEEsglésia de Santa Maria la MajorPlaça de l'Església, centre històric, OlivaBuilt largely through the 18th century (1705-1787) over an earlier Gothic church, it is one of the finest examples of Valencian…
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Church · FREEEsglésia de Sant RocCasc antic, OlivaRaised on the foundations of a former mosque that was turned into a Christian temple when the parish was founded in 1535, the present…
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Church · FREECapella del Crist (Capilla del Cristo)Junto a l'església de Sant Roc, casc antic, OlivaThis Baroque gem (1725-1749) adjoining the church of Sant Roc has an unusual Greek-cross plan and houses the venerated image of the Holy…
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Church · FREEEsglésia-Convent de la Mare de Déu del RebolletPlaça Joan Baptista Escribà, OlivaThis is Oliva's oldest religious building and it guards the oldest Marian image in the Valencian Community, dated to between the late 12th…
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Church · FREEErmita dels Sants AntonisPeriferia del centre històric, OlivaA small 18th-century hermitage dedicated to the two Saint Anthonys, built so that locals could keep up their devotions even on rainy days.
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Museum · FREEMuseu Casa de Maians (subseu del MuVIM)Oliva — La Safor · 💶 FreeAn 18th-century manor on Calle Mayor that was the home of the Enlightenment scholar Gregorio Mayans i Siscar, now a branch of Valencia's…
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Museum · FREEMuseu Etnològic d'OlivaOliva — La Safor · 💶 FreeSet in a group of noble houses on Calle Tamarit (15th–18th c.), saved from demolition in 1985, sharing its building with the Central…
- 🏛️Museum · FREEForn Romà d'Oliva (Horno Romano)Oliva — La Safor · 💶 Free (by appointment)
At Calle Santíssima 15 an in-situ Roman pottery kiln from the 1st century AD survives, part of a workshop that made amphorae, common…
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Beach & nature · FREEParc Natural de la Marjal de Pego-OlivaOliva — La SaforA protected wetland of around 1,250 ha between Oliva and Pego, with exceptionally clean waters.
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Beach & nature · FREEFont SaladaOliva — La SaforA natural spring beside the Pego-Oliva marsh whose slightly sulphurous waters stay at a mild 21–24 °C for most of the year.
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Monument · FREEL'Enginy (antic ingeni sucrer)Oliva — La SaforA 16th-century former sugar mill, a reminder of the days when Oliva processed sugar cane, today a landmark of the town's industrial…
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Monument · FREETorre de la Comare (restes del Palau Comtal dels Centelles)Oliva — La Safor · 💶 Free (by appointment)A cylindrical 16th-century tower, one of the four corner towers that defended the castle-palace of the Centelles, counts of Oliva from…
- 🏔️Viewpoint · FREEMirador del Tosalet del DoixOliva — La Safor
A viewpoint atop the Raval Morisc, the former Moorish quarter outside the walls, reached through steep lanes such as the picturesque Calle…
- 🌿Beach & nature · FREEPlatja de l'Aigua BlancaOliva — La Safor
A golden-sand beach at the southern end of Oliva's coast, next to the mouth of the Bullent river and the Pego-Oliva marsh.
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Beach & nature · FREEPlatja dels Marenys de RafalcaidOliva / Daimús — entre Gandía y Oliva, junto al marjal Pego-OlivaA short, low-key stretch of sand south of Gandía, cut off from the world by a cordon of low dunes with Mediterranean vegetation and backed…
🏖️ Beaches
Frequently asked questions
How do you get to Oliva from València?
By ALSA bus, direct from València's main bus station, or by car on the N-332 or the AP-7. There's no direct train: the closest option is the C-1 Cercanías to Gandia, then a bus on to Oliva.
How long does it take from València to Oliva?
By car it's about 80 km, just over an hour. The direct ALSA bus takes 1 h 20 min to 1 h 30 min depending on the service.
What is there to see in Oliva?
The old town, with the Vila Comtal and the Raval quarters, the Castell de Santa Anna above the village, the church of Santa Maria la Major and the Archaeological Museum. There's also the Casa de Maians, the Ethnological Museum and several chapels scattered around the town.
Is Oliva worth a day trip with kids?
Yes. Pair a walk through the old town and the castle with one of the longest beaches in the area and its dunes: culture in the morning, sand in the afternoon.