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Moraira is a good place if your budget starts at around €400,000 and you are looking for a quiet, Mediterranean villa setting without high-rise — on a tight budget, or if you want urban amenities, you are better off looking elsewhere on the Costa Blanca.
Moraira has no high-rise, no big tourist strip and no sprawling new-build estates — the municipality of Teulada-Moraira deliberately keeps building heights low. That attracts a different crowd from Benidorm or Torrevieja: buyers looking for peace, sea views and a villa with pool, and prepared to pay for it. The bay with its little marina and the beach at El Portet give the village a Mediterranean feel that is closer to the French Riviera than to the average Costa Blanca resort.
The average asking price in Moraira in June 2026 was €4,673/m², with the dearest spots around El Portet-Pla del Mar (more than €5,100/m²) and the cheapest in Paichi (more than €4,300/m²). As a guide: for €300,000 in Moraira itself you quickly end up with a small apartment or a move-in-ready terraced house somewhat further from the sea; for €500,000 you are closer to a medium-sized villa with pool, provided you look further inland or in Teulada village — on the coastline itself that budget is tight. Use the calculator to factor in buyer's costs and notary fees, and read the guide to additional costs for a realistic overall picture.
Renting costs an average of €13.1/m² per month (July 2026), but that figure is an average over a small number of long-term listings — in practice the price differs greatly between summer and winter lets.
Many owners let by the week at tourist rates in summer and only in winter (November–March) for a fixed monthly amount, as a guide often between €1,000 and €1,600 excluding energy for an average apartment or small house. The supply of purely long-term lets is more limited than in larger coastal towns, simply because letting to tourists brings in more. Note the distinction: lets of up to 10 consecutive days to the same tenant count as tourist lets and require a licence (registration in the Registro de Turismo); wintering for several months falls under the tenancy law (LAU) and usually runs through a seasonal tenancy agreement (arrendamiento de temporada), with less tenant protection than a permanent tenancy — always check this in the contract before you sign. The guide to lettings goes into this in more depth.
The nearest hospital with an A&E department is in Dénia, about 30 minutes' drive away (roughly 23-30 km); for major procedures you go to Alicante or Valencia. Moraira itself has supermarkets, a weekly market and basic amenities, but international schools are mainly in Jávea and Dénia. Public transport is limited to a few bus services a day to Calpe and Dénia — for anyone living here, a car is indispensable in practice. Alicante airport is about 95 km away (a good hour's drive), Valencia around 120 km.
The price level is the first stumbling block: Moraira is among the more expensive places in the Marina Alta, and for that money you often get fewer square metres than in Jávea or Calpe. In July and August the village and the coast road are busy, with full car parks and queues at restaurants. Many villas in Cumbre del Sol, Pinar de l'Advocat and Cap Blanc are on slopes — lovely for the views, awkward if you have limited mobility or use a wheelchair. When buying, always check whether the plot is on urban land (urbano) or rural land (rústico), because the latter brings restrictions for alterations and sometimes for the mortgage; have a lawyer check the nota simple before you sign. Also read the guide to common mistakes and the step-by-step plan for the buying process before you pay a deposit.
Yes. At more than €4,600/m², Moraira is above the Marina Alta average — Jávea and Calpe are often somewhat lower, and only Altea and parts of the Marina Baixa come into the same order of magnitude.
Yes, many Northern Europeans do, but the supply of long-term lets is limited because landlords earn far more in high season — book your winter let well in advance. Wintering for several months usually runs through a seasonal tenancy agreement (arrendamiento de temporada) under the tenancy law (LAU), with no tourist licence; tourist lets (up to 10 consecutive days to the same tenant) do require registration in the Registro de Turismo of the Comunitat Valenciana.
That depends on your priority: El Portet for walking distance to the beach, Cap Blanc for sea views from a cliff, or Moraira centre if you want to be able to live without a car.
Yes, together with Belgians, Britons, Germans and Scandinavians, the Dutch form a visible group, with their own clubs and informal networks, although the community is smaller than in Jávea or Torrevieja, for instance.
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Updated on 11 September 2026. Figures are indicative; always check the latest figures.