San Sebastián - the Patron Saint of Javea
Few foreigners know that San Sebastian is the patron saint of Javea. You could easily attend the week of festivities surrounding the San Sebastian feast day – 20th of January – and have no idea what everyone is celebrating about. In fact, it was only in 2012 that a dedicated group of Javea historians resurrected the forgotten feast day and made it one of the highlights of the Javea festival calendar.  As it turns out, many Javea locals had forgotten the story of San Sebastian too.

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