Oliva is located just to the north of the Costa Blanca area about 10 kilometres from Gandia. Oliva is first and foremost a Spanish village and then a tourist destination so you need to speak at least a little Spanish when you visit here. Many people from Madrid have there summer houses and villas in the area. Being a Spanish village makes it just that much more interesting with all of the required facilities one may require while on holiday. The night life here is lively and the bars stay open late but if it is more lively entertainment you need then make a trip to the resort of Denis just 15 minutes down the road. Oliva has a story to tell in its city gates, fountains, buildings, gardens and walls indicating how it grew into what it is today. The two places worth a visit in the village is the churches of Sta Maria and St Roc. One of the biggest reasons people come to Oliva is to play on the course designed by none other than Seve Ballesteros. This exceptional 18 hole course is open to non members staying in there holiday apartment in Oliva as well as all the facilities on offer in the resort including the spa facilities. There is so much more to do here other than play golf, for example you can go sailing, windsurfing, kite boarding and in the mountains you can go walking, climbing, hang gliding and canoeing all of this is just behind the village.