Town house

Two adjoining 19th-century townhouses in the heart of Jávea's old town, sold together: 600 m² over three floors with ten bedrooms, five bathrooms, a private courtyard and a ground floor already in use as a bar and dining rooms. They stand on a pedestrian lane one block from the fortified church of San Bartolomé. The price is €1,195,000. The property The houses date from 1830 and 1885 and keep the character of the old town: timber-beam ceilings, exposed tosca stone walls, a stone arch, original hydraulic tile floors, two street doors and a balcony over the lane. The ground floor works today as a bar with a lounge, dining rooms and booths, opening onto a private courtyard of about 42 m², with a terrace at roof level beside it. The upper floors hold a salon with balcony, further salons, a kitchen, ten bedrooms and five bathrooms, with an attic floor under the original roof beams. Built area is 600 m², with about 435 m² of usable floor space; the houses have individual heating, air conditioning and a storage room. The first 23 photos show the houses as they are today. The images after them, including the "today / could be" pairs, are concept illustrations of a possible renovation and are labelled as such; they are not a project or a licence. The area: Jávea old town The old town of Jávea is a compact centre of stone lanes around the fortified Gothic church of San Bartolomé, with the covered market, small squares, restaurants and shops, and a lively life all year round, not only in summer. The port and the Arenal beach are a short drive away, and the Montgó rises behind the town. The houses lie inside the protected setting of the church: facades, height and tiled roofs are preserved, and any exterior change needs heritage authorisation, which keeps the character of the street intact. Investment view At €1,195,000 for 600 m² built, the price is about €1,992 per square metre for two historic buildings in a protected old-town setting, where comparable stock rarely reaches the market. The ground floor already operates as a bar-restaurant and the upper floors could become guest rooms or a large family home: an opportunity for restaurateurs, boutique-hotel operators or a buyer looking for a historic home. Any change of use, the restaurant activity and tourist rooms are subject to licences, which a buyer should check with a lawyer before purchase.