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Km south of Valencia and 116 Km north of Alicante, Gandia
is the administrative centre of the La Safor county, an
area encompassing 31 towns and more than 150,000
inhabitants. The proximity and multiple relations among
the towns make La Safor comparable to an urban area or a
disperse city surrounded by green orchards mostly devoted
to orange crops.
The so-called Central Counties (La Costera, la Vall
d'Albaida, el Comtat, l'Alcoiá, la Marina Alta, la Marina
Baja together with La Safor) share many similarities and
traditionally complement one another, making up a suitable
map for the development of a really fruitful tourist
model.
With Gandia on the lead and right at the core of the
so-called Spanish Mediterranean Arch, La Safor is the most
important socioeconomic development area in Spain and one
of the regions with the greatest growth and expansion
prospects in the European Union. The county definitely
benefits from this strategic location.
The average temperature of the area results from mild
winters and moderately hot summers, this being typical of
the Mediterranean climate. |
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