A Balcony Over the Mediterranean: the Beautiful Village of Polop in the Marina Baixa, Alicante

The Alicante-born writer Gabriel Miró found his inspiration among its streets and natural surroundings — the privileged balcony overlooking the Mediterranean, and the summit of the mythical Ponotx mountain, which the author christened the 'Sleeping Lion' owing to its distinctive shape.

This village of Polop, in the Alicante region of the Marina Baixa, gazes out to sea over the city of Benidorm. Just over ten kilometres from the Costa Blanca's great tourist capital, Polop sits at the midpoint between the Alicante mountains and the finest beaches on the Mediterranean. A place where the most cosmopolitan spirit of the Alicante coast blends perfectly with the age-old tradition of living well in a location that makes it wonderfully easy. With its Mediterranean cuisine, its mild climate, its safety, its amenities, and a way of life rooted in health, peace, and tranquillity for those who seek to live more and live better.

This village — overlooked until the late twentieth century — has today become an exceptional place to live, where the traditional way of life of a small Mediterranean town, rich in public and private services, combines perfectly with the advantage of having major tourist cities nearby, yet at a comfortable enough distance to enjoy the peace of those who cherish its calm, its aura of serenity, and its unhurried pace of life.

In this setting, Polop Hills Nature is one of the options that allows its residents to savour the very best of this village. An exclusive residential development of detached homes — exquisite villas finished to the finest detail, inside and out. Located here, in a village with educational provision both locally and in the nearest cities, offering the full range of shops, culture, healthcare, and leisure for all ages. And a privileged, natural, agricultural landscape that looks to the future without forgetting its traditions.

For those seeking to live on the Mediterranean, Polop is the finest option. Making your home here is the best choice for those who want to truly live life and enjoy their time to rest. It means choosing tranquillity and distance at the same time, knowing that everything is close at hand. An international airport forty minutes away; a high-speed railway station nearby; and a motorway network connecting southward across the peninsula, towards Madrid in the heart of the country, and onwards to Europe via Barcelona.

Polop Hills Nature is situated very close to the village centre of Polop, with excellent transport links. Behind this development of detached homes rises the Ponotx mountain, and from its gardens the sea is visible — both the bay of Benidorm and the bay of Altea on the other side of Serra Gelada, a protected natural park between Benidorm and L'Alfás del Pi.

The design of the homes at Polop Hills Nature is conceived to make the most of the mild Levante winters, the long summers, the warm autumns, and the magnificent springs that the Alicante mountains have to offer.

From there, Polop Hills Nature provides easy access to the village centre, from which one can climb the hill that crowns the old town — its summit home to the remains of a medieval castle and a literary cemetery. Wandering from the centre through its web of alleyways and squares up to the top is a true delight for the body and a pleasure for the soul, such is the sense of peace it conveys. An unmissable sight is the square of the 211 fresh-water spouts, which offers one of the most singular scenes in the village — the Font dels Xorros. Nearby stands the Casa Museo de Gabriel Miró, another of the village's great attractions.

On Sundays, the whole village — along with visitors from every corner of the province — gathers at the Polop flea market. A street market where it is possible to find a little of everything, and everyone, it has become a social meeting point. Polop is one of the finest options for those who want it all, are unwilling to compromise, and know that the perfect balance lies in finding a place to live where everything is within reach — above all, the peace and tranquillity of choosing one of the most beautiful corners of the entire Mediterranean.