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Find sources: "Gandia" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message) City and municipality in Valencian Community, Spain Gandia Gandía City and municipality Flag Coat of arms Motto: Sic luceant opera tua Interactive map of Gandia Gandia Location of Gandia Show map of Province of Valencia Gandia Gandia (Valencian Community) Show map of Valencian Community Gandia Gandia (Spain) Show map of Spain Coordinates: 38°58′N 0°11′W / 38.967°N 0.183°W / 38.967; -0.183 Country Spain Autonomous community Valencian Community Province Valencia / València Comarca Safor Judicial district Gandia Government • Alcalde (Mayor) José Manuel Prieto (PSPV-PSOE) Area • Total 60.8 km2 (23.5 sq mi) Elevation 22 m (72 ft) Population (2025-01-01)[1] • Total 83,135 • Density 1,370/km2 (3,540/sq mi) Demonyms Gandian • gandià, -ana (Val.) • gandiense (Sp.) Official language(s) Valencian Spanish Linguistic area Valencian Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 46700–46702, 46730 Website www.gandia.org **Gandia**,[a] also known as ***Gandía***,[b] is a [city](/source/City) and [municipality](/source/Municipality) in the [Valencian Community](/source/Valencian_Community), eastern [Spain](/source/Spain) on the [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean). Gandia is located on the [Costa de Valencia](/source/Costa_de_Valencia), 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of [Valencia](/source/Valencia) and 110 km (68 mi) north of [Alicante](/source/Alicante). Vehicles can access the city through [road N-332](/source/N-322_road_(Spain)) and [AP-7 highway](/source/Autopista_AP-7). Gandia operated as an important cultural and commercial centre in the 15th and 16th centuries: in the 15th century it had a university. It was home to several important people, including the poet [Ausiàs March](/source/Ausi%C3%A0s_March) (1400-1459) and the novelist [Joanot Martorell](/source/Joanot_Martorell) (1410-1465). It is perhaps best known for the Borja or [Borgia](/source/Borgia), through their family [title](/source/Noble_title), [Duke of Gandia](/source/Duke_of_Gandia) (originally created in 1399). As of 2020[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gandia&action=edit) Gandia is one of the largest coastal towns in Spain, with a population of over 200,000 during summer, and a centre of commerce and tourism in its region. There are two main zones, Gandia City, which has all the historical monuments, commercial activity, and shopping, and Gandia beach, which has apartments and summer residences used during the summer season. The bars and nightclubs are concentrated in the beach area. As is normal for Spain, nightlife does not begin until well after midnight. The beach and town are actually some 2 km (1 mi) apart, which succeeds in separating summer tourism from day-to-day living. ## Culture For culture, there are literary contests, the Summer University (*Universitat d'Estiu*), the International Festival of Classical Music and art exhibitions; sports include water, golf, tennis and hiking. [*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Gandia hosts the annual Cortoons Gandia animation festival in April, which celebrates international animation and short films.[2][3] ### Tourism Beach in Gandia With its long, wide, golden, sandy beaches Gandia is one of the major tourist destinations in Spain. Traditionally Gandia's tourism has a domestic base, with the majority coming from Madrid, although in recent years it has been an increasingly popular destination for international tourists, mainly French, German and British.[4] There are some popular Spanish restaurants around the beach. Gandia has a number of shopping facilities including shopping malls and chain supermarkets like [Carrefour](/source/Carrefour), [Carrefour Express](/source/Carrefour_Express), [Lidl](/source/Lidl), [Mercadona](/source/Mercadona) and [Aldi](/source/Aldi).[5] #### Main sights - [Collegiate Basilica of Gandia](/source/Collegiate_Basilica_of_Gandia) - [Ducal Palace of Gandia](/source/Ducal_Palace_of_Gandia) - [Convent of Santa Clara of Gandia](/source/Convent_of_Santa_Clara_of_Gandia) - [Archaeological Museum of Gandia](/source/Archaeological_Museum_of_Gandia) - [Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba](/source/Monastery_of_Sant_Jeroni_de_Cotalba) - [Route of the Borgias](/source/Route_of_the_Borgias) - [Route of the Monasteries of Valencia](/source/Route_of_the_Monasteries_of_Valencia) - [Route of the Valencian classics](/source/Route_of_the_Valencian_classics) ## Geography A lake in the marjal Gandia has an important regional wetland with an extension above 1.2 square kilometres (0.46 sq mi) in the outskirts of the city, called Marjal de La Safor.[6] This natural area is home to several water plants such as [Lemna gibba](/source/Lemna_gibba), [Lemna minor](/source/Lemna_minor), and specially many species of water lily plants, such as [Nymphaea alba](/source/Nymphaea_alba), [Utricularia australis](/source/Utricularia_australis) and [Potamogeton fluitans](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Potamogeton_fluitans&action=edit&redlink=1). Underwater plants also exist, such as [Myriophyllum](/source/Myriophyllum) and [Ceratophyllum](/source/Ceratophyllum). Native land plants are mostly formed of various [Phragmites](/source/Phragmites) species, [Typha domingensis](/source/Typha_domingensis), various [Scirpus](/source/Scirpus) and [Cladium](/source/Cladium) species. Various species of palm trees are naturalised in the area, and they are also found widely in the marjal due to seed dispersion, either wind or animal dispersion. The most common naturalised palm trees in the area are [Phoenix dactylifera](/source/Phoenix_dactylifera) (African date palm), [Washingtonia filifera var. robusta](/source/Washingtonia_filifera_var._robusta) (Mexican fan palm) and [Phoenix canariensis](/source/Phoenix_canariensis) (Canary Island date palm). There are some specimens of the native palm tree [Chamaerops humilis](/source/Chamaerops_humilis) (European palmetto), although very few compared to the naturalised species. This natural zone is also rich in fauna, with many species of birds, fish, amphibian and reptiles, with some mammal species. The most common species of birds are [Tachybaptus ruficollis](/source/Tachybaptus_ruficollis), [Anas platyrhynchos](/source/Anas_platyrhynchos), [Falco tinnunculus](/source/Falco_tinnunculus), [Fulica atra](/source/Fulica_atra) and [Gallinula chloropus](/source/Gallinula_chloropus) amongst many other species. The most common fish and amphibian species are [Cobitis maroccana](/source/Cobitis_maroccana), [Anguilla anguilla](/source/Anguilla_anguilla), [Syngnathus abaster](/source/Syngnathus_abaster), [Bufo bufo](/source/Bufo_bufo), [Bufo calamita](/source/Bufo_calamita) and [Rana perezi](/source/Rana_perezi). The most common reptiles are turtles, with a native species ([Emys orbicularis](/source/Emys_orbicularis)) which is in critical condition due to the heavy expansion of the [Trachemys scripta scripta](/source/Trachemys_scripta_scripta) and [Trachemys scripta elegans](/source/Trachemys_scripta_elegans), most known as [Florida](/source/Florida) turtles, which are introduced species in [Spain](/source/Spain). Other species of reptiles are [Tarentola mauritanica](/source/Tarentola_mauritanica), [Podarcis hispanicus](/source/Podarcis_hispanicus) and [Natrix maura](/source/Natrix_maura) amongst others. The most common and native mammals are the [European rabbits](/source/European_rabbits) ([Oryctolagus cuniculus](/source/Oryctolagus_cuniculus)), the European hedgehog ([Erinaceus europaeus](/source/Erinaceus_europaeus)), the greater white-toothed shrew Musaranya comuna ([Crocidura russula](/source/Crocidura_russula)), the European bat ([Pipistrellus pipistrellus](/source/Pipistrellus_pipistrellus)) and the wild hog ([Sus scrofa](/source/Sus_scrofa)) amongst others. ### Climate The climate of Gandia is [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean_climate) ([Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification): *Csa*) with mild winters, and hot summers. The annual average temperature is between 18-19 °C. Gandia receives about 600mm of rain per year, the majority falling from September to November. [Autumn](/source/Autumn) is the wettest season. Climate data for Meteorological station of the beach of Gandia, Valencia province, Spain.) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 29.6 (85.3) 29.8 (85.6) 34.2 (93.6) 32.4 (90.3) 40.4 (104.7) 40 (104) 39.7 (103.5) 40.8 (105.4) 38.3 (100.9) 38.1 (100.6) 33.1 (91.6) 26.1 (79.0) 40.8 (105.4) Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.68 (67.42) 19.03 (66.25) 21.07 (69.93) 23.35 (74.03) 25.57 (78.03) 29.28 (84.70) 32.33 (90.19) 32.05 (89.69) 30.85 (87.53) 28.79 (83.82) 22.32 (72.18) 19.26 (66.67) 25.30 (77.54) Daily mean °C (°F) 14.37 (57.87) 14.27 (57.69) 15.91 (60.64) 18.30 (64.94) 18.90 (66.02) 23.95 (75.11) 27.03 (80.65) 27.02 (80.64) 25.82 (78.48) 23.17 (73.71) 17.82 (64.08) 13.54 (56.37) 20.01 (68.02) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.06 (48.31) 9.5 (49.1) 10.77 (51.39) 13.26 (55.87) 14.69 (58.44) 18.63 (65.53) 21.74 (71.13) 21.99 (71.58) 20.8 (69.4) 17.45 (63.41) 13.3 (55.9) 8.09 (46.56) 14.94 (58.88) Record low °C (°F) 3.1 (37.6) 2.2 (36.0) 3.9 (39.0) 7.7 (45.9) 8.4 (47.1) 14 (57) 17.9 (64.2) 17.3 (63.1) 14.8 (58.6) 7 (45) 4 (39) 2.4 (36.3) 2.2 (36.0) Average precipitation days 4 3 4 4 4 2 1 1 3 4 4 4 38 Average snowy days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Source: The information for the extreme temperatures are for the last 3 years.[7] The rain data are for the nearest station which records rain data to Gandia, because the weather station of Gandia only records temperatures.[8] Vegetation with [Phragmites](/source/Phragmites) ## Sports The local football team is [CF Gandía](/source/CF_Gand%C3%ADa). ## International relations See also: [List of twin towns and sister cities in Spain](/source/List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Spain) ### Twin towns – Sister cities Gandia is [twinned](/source/Twin_towns_and_sister_cities) with: - [Laval](/source/Laval%2C_Mayenne) in [France](/source/France) ## Public transport Gandia has an extensive bus network and two [Renfe](/source/Renfe) stations that connect the city with [Valencia](/source/Valencia) (despite the fact that one of them only has three daily services). Buses in the Gandia area are operated by the company La Marina Gandiense and L'Urbanet. There are two La Marina Gandiense lines: line 1 that connects Gandia with the nearby municipality of [Real de Gandia](/source/Real_de_Gandia) (and sometimes with the University) and line 2, which connects Gandia to the beach, which is 5 km (3,107 miles) away from the city. In L’Urbanet, there are three lines, although one of them is divided, which would be counted as four. The following lines are: Line 3: Circular. Starts and ends at the Renfe station in Gandia city Line 4: Gandia train station - San Francisco de Borja hospital Line 5: This line has the peculiarity that despite being the same line it makes two totally different routes, which are: - Gandia train station - Marenys de Rafalcaid - Gandia train station - Marchuquera There are also bus lines that connect Gandia with nearby villages such as [Daimuz](/source/Daimuz), [Guardamar de la Safor](/source/Guardamar_de_la_Safor), [Oliva](/source/Oliva), etc. There are also some buses which connect Gandia with cities such as [Madrid](/source/Madrid), [Salamanca](/source/Salamanca), [Medina del Campo](/source/Medina_del_Campo), [Tordesillas](/source/Tordesillas), [Teruel](/source/Teruel), [Zaragoza](/source/Zaragoza), [Bilbao](/source/Bilbao), [Galicia](/source/Galicia_(Spain)), [Barcelona](/source/Barcelona), [Alicante](/source/Alicante) and [Andalucía](/source/Andaluc%C3%ADa). Referring to train services, Gandia has two train stations which connect Gandia with Valencia. Both of them are terminal of line [C-1 from Cercanías Valencia](/source/C-1_(Cercan%C3%ADas_Valencia)). The following stations are: - Gandia - Platja i Grau de Gandia (this one gives service to Gandia’s beach, causing only three daily trains to reach this station) ## Notable people - [León de Arroyal](/source/Le%C3%B3n_de_Arroyal) (1755–1813), intellectual, poet, and writer - [Elísabet Benavent](/source/El%C3%ADsabet_Benavent) (born 1984), romance writer - [Pablo Pallares Marzo](/source/Pablo_Pallares_Marzo) (born 1987), footballer - [Diana Morant](/source/Diana_Morant) (born 1980), Spanish politician and [Minister of Science and Innovation](/source/Ministry_of_Science_(Spain)) (2021-present) ## See also - [Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba](/source/Monastery_of_Sant_Jeroni_de_Cotalba) - [Collegiate Basilica of Gandia](/source/Collegiate_Basilica_of_Gandia) - [Ducal Palace of Gandia](/source/Ducal_Palace_of_Gandia) - [Ferrocarril Alcoy Gandia](/source/Ferrocarril_Alcoy_Gandia) - [Route of the Borgias](/source/Route_of_the_Borgias) - [Route of the Monasteries of Valencia](/source/Route_of_the_Monasteries_of_Valencia) - [Route of the Valencian classics](/source/Route_of_the_Valencian_classics) - [List of municipalities in Valencia](/source/List_of_municipalities_in_Valencia) ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Pronunciation of Gandia: Valencian: [\[ɡanˈdi.a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Catalan) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Pronunciation of *Gandía* (unofficial): Spanish: [\[ɡanˈdi.a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Spanish) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). ["Municipal Register of Spain of 2025"](https://www.ine.es/dynt3/inebase/index.htm?padre=525). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Cortoons Gandia at Festhome.com](https://festhome.com/f/cortoons-gandia) Retrieved 11 March 2019 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Cortoons Gandia Official site](http://www.cortoons.es/prova2017/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211022152948/http://www.cortoons.es/prova2017/) 2021-10-22 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Retrieved 11 March 2019 1. **[^](#cite_ref-gandia_6-0)** [Gandia.be](http://www.gandia.be). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-alicante_7-0)** [Gandia](https://www.alicante-spain.com/gandia.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [https://www.gandia.org/web/guest/marjal-de-gandia](https://www.gandia.org/web/guest/marjal-de-gandia) [*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Personal Weather Station Dashboard | Weather Underground"](https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/IVALENCI47). *www.wunderground.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [\[1\]](http://www.yr.no/place/Spain/Valencia/Benidorm/statistics.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150518105721/http://www.yr.no/place/Spain/Valencia/Benidorm/statistics.html) 2015-05-18 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - Estación climática de la Playa de Gandia (Weather Underground) y yr.no ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Gandia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Gandia). Wikivoyage has a travel guide for ***[Gandia](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gandia#Q33532)***. - [Town hall of Gandia](https://web.archive.org/web/20190202081233/https://www.gandia.org/) - [Official Tourism of Gandia](https://www.visitgandia.com) - [Gandia Information](http://www.valenciacostablanca.com/valencia-province/gandia/) Articles related to Gandia v t e Municipalities of Safor Ador Alfauir Almiserà Almoines L'Alqueria de la Comtessa Barx Bellreguard Beniarjó Benifairó de la Valldigna Beniflà Benirredrà Castellonet de la Conquesta Daimús La Font d'En Carròs Gandia Guardamar de la Safor Llocnou de Sant Jeroni Miramar Oliva Palma de Gandia Palmera Piles Potries Rafelcofer Real de Gandia Ròtova Simat de la Valldigna Tavernes de la Valldigna Villalonga Xeraco Xeresa v t e Municipalities of the province of Valencia Ademuz Ador Agullent Aielo de Malferit Aielo de Rugat Alaquàs Albaida Albal Albalat de la Ribera Albalat dels Sorells Albalat dels Tarongers Alberic Alborache Alboraya Albuixech Alcublas Alcàntera de Xúquer Alcàsser Aldaia Alfafar Alfara de la Baronia Alfara del Patriarca Alfarp Alfarrasí Alfauir Algar de Palancia Algemesí Algimia de Alfara Alginet Almiserà Almoines Almussafes Almàssera Alpuente L'Alqueria de la Comtessa Alzira Andilla Anna Antella Aras de los Olmos Atzeneta d'Albaida Ayora Barx Barxeta Bellreguard Bellús Benaguasil Benagéber Benavites Beneixida Benetússer Beniarjó Beniatjar Benicolet Benifairó de la Valldigna Benifairó de les Valls Benifaió Beniflà Benigànim Benimodo Benimuslem Beniparrell Benirredrà Benissanó Benissoda Benissuera Bicorp Bocairent Bolbaite Bonrepòs i Mirambell Bufali Bugarra Burjassot Buñol Bèlgida Bétera Calles Camporrobles Canals Canet d'En Berenguer Carcaixent Carlet Carrícola Casas Altas Casas Bajas Casinos Castelló Castelló de Rugat Castielfabib Castellonet de la Conquesta Catadau Catarroja Caudete de las Fuentes Cerdà Chella Chelva Chera Cheste Chiva Chulilla Cofrentes Corbera Cortes de Pallás Cotes Cullera Càrcer Daimús Domeño Dos Aguas El Genovés El Palomar Emperador Enguera Estivella Estubeny Faura Favara Foios Fontanars dels Alforins Fortaleny Fuenterrobles Gandia Gavarda Gestalgar Gilet Godella Godelleta Guadasséquies Guadassuar Guardamar de la Safor Gátova Higueruelas Jalance Jarafuel L'Alcúdia L'Alcúdia de Crespins L'Eliana L'Énova L'Olleria La Font d'En Carròs La Font de la Figuera La Granja de la Costera La Llosa de Ranes La Pobla Llarga La Pobla de Farnals La Pobla de Vallbona La Pobla del Duc La Yesa Llanera de Ranes Llaurí Llocnou d'En Fenollet Llocnou de Sant Jeroni Llombai Llutxent Llíria Loriguilla Losa del Obispo Lugar Nuevo de la Corona Macastre Manises Manuel Marines Massalavés Massalfassar Massamagrell Massanassa Meliana Millares Miramar Mislata Mogente Moncada Montserrat Montaverner Montesa Montichelvo Montroy Museros Navarrés Novelé Náquera Oliva Olocau Ontinyent Otos Paiporta Palma de Gandía Palmera Paterna Pedralba Petrés Picanya Picassent Piles Pinet Polinyà de Xúquer Potries Puebla de San Miguel El Puig Puçol Quart de Poblet Quart de les Valls Quartell Quatretonda Quesa Rafelbunyol Rafelcofer Rafelguaraf Real de Gandía Real de Montroi Requena Riba-roja de Túria Riola Rocafort Rotglà i Corberà Rugat Ráfol de Salem Ròtova Sagunt Salem San Antonio de Benagéber San Juan de Énova Sedaví Segart Sellent Sempere Senyera Serra Siete Aguas Silla Simat de la Valldigna Sinarcas Sollana Sot de Chera Sueca Sumacàrcer Tavernes Blanques Tavernes de la Valldigna Teresa de Cofrentes Terrateig Titaguas Torrebaja Torrella Torrent Torres Torres Tous Turís Tuéjar Utiel Valencia Vallada Vallanca Vallés Venta del Moro Vilamarxant Villalonga Villar del Arzobispo Villargordo del Cabriel Vinalesa Xeraco Xeresa Xirivella Xàtiva Yátova Zarra Authority control databases International VIAF GND National United States France BnF data Czech Republic Spain Israel Geographic MusicBrainz area Other IdRef Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gandia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandia) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandia?action=history)). 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