Celebs and where to find them: North Costa Blanca's star homeowners
Monday, October 1, 2018 @ 11:49 AM
'MAN on the moon' Pedro Duque hogged this week's headlines about his Jávea holiday villa – in fact, the last time Spain's new-ish science minister drew so much media hype was when he followed in Neil Armstrong's small steps and giant leaps 15 years ago. But many residents on the northern Costa Blanca were unconcerned about his tax affairs; they were just excited to hear they had an astronaut as a neighbour. Many more were rather blasé about it: celebrities in Jávea and its orbit are fairly commonplace: plenty of stars are known to have holiday homes, or even to film Hollywood blockbusters nearby.
Silver screen and sporting stars
Jávea has never been a stranger to celebhood. Acclaimed 19th-century painter Joaquín Sorolla and global fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga holidayed and lived there; although its most famous living resident even has a seafront esplanade named after him.
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