The full size tennis court with general purpose rackets and used balls are available for your use, if you are a serious player you may want to bring your own racket. We also provide, at additional cost, the following:

• New balls
• Racket re stringing.
• LTA Coach to provide lessons

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Comprehensive structured art courses designed specifically for the "complete beginner" with Start Art Spain

Start Art Spain offers courses which are designed specifically for the complete beginner.

This is a residential 1-week painting holiday, staying at Estrella Lodge, assume no previous artistic ability.

The course will take you, by demonstration and practical experience of styles and techniques, to a level of skill which you probably never thought possible.

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We have a table tennis table with bats and balls, you can choose where to play as the table is portable, so under the carport in the shade or perhaps at the end of the orchard.

A range of fiction books are available for relaxation either around the pool or on one of the terraces in either sun or shade - you may like to try the hammock, we also have available some magazines and sometimes local news papers.

We have a number of golf courses near us, in Javea we have the School of Golf run by Ben Christey-Clover, see our School of Golf page for more details.

We have a number of golf courses near us:

• Javea Club de Golf is 10 minutes away and has 9 holes. Fax: +34 966 460 554 or email goldfenjavea@wanadoo.es
• La Sella is 5 minutes away and has 18 holes, putting green and driving range. Fax +34 966 454 201 or email lasella@arrakis.es
• Oliva Nova Golf is 30 minutes away and has 18 holes + 5, driving range and practice facilities. Fax +34 962 857 667 or email golf@chg.es

Located between the capes of San Antonio and Nao, Jávea is one of the most important tourist destinations on the Costa Blanca. The historic quarter, located two kilometres away from the coastline, preserves a beautiful architecture, with emblematic monuments such as the church of San Bartolomé, the city's neuralgic centre.

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We can arrange bicycle hire for the duration of your stay, or for just a few days if you wish. We are ideally situated for many forms of cycling being 5 Km outside Javea you do not need to worry about navigating the town. There are footpaths and roads throughout the valley and up into the mountains.

If you wish to take a walk for an hour or so there are many routes walking directly from Estrella Lodge through the valley, passing vineyards and farms. Montgo provides the most strenuous walk within 5 minutes drive. There are numerous walks within 1 hours drive and you can combine a car tour with walking and picnicking.

There are a number of nature parks in Javea, Montgo Natural Park, Cape San Antonio Marine Reserve, La Granadella Cove, Portitxol Bay, a little further north there is also the Marjal de Pego-Oliva (Pego-Oliva Marshalnd Natural Park) and to the south at Calpe the Peńón de Ifac all giving you a wide variety of environments to explore both flora and fauna

We are ideally situated between Gandia and Calpe giving easy access to many climbs in the Jalon (Xalo) valley and Calpe area, please see our climbing page for more details.

The Ondara Riding School is run by Jodie Darrick-Hayter, a qualified British Horse Society groom. The school can cater for all ages and any ability, including the disabled. Individual or group sessions can be taken.

The school has teaching lessons in its own sand school, there is a menage and a cross country course. Hacks in the local area or up into the mountains can also be arranged. Occasionally there are special events that provide the excuse for dressing up riders and horses, events such as the Mayor's Parade in Pedreguer or the Blessing of the Animals in San Antonio.

Finally, the horses and ponies have been chosen with care for their temperament as well as their ability and are a joy to work with. They vary from Star, an ex-trotter, to Freddy, a little Pyrenean Mountain pony and all the way up to the big boys like Harry, a Friesen and Sultan, trained for dressage.

We can arrange for a day out with a photographer, who will take you to places of interest locally and help you to understand your camera to enable you to take the perfect picture.

There are a number of parks in the area, you can go on safari at El Vergel or enjoy the rides at Terra Mitica, if you would like to see more information please go to www.infoparks.com click on the Valencia region and then click on the park links on the map.

In the local area the following land based activities can be found, some of which need to be booked prior to your arrival:

• quad biking
• go-carting
• bird watching
• flora and fauna