Photo: Tarbena Village Costa Blanca

Tarbena is an ancient little village nestled in the mountains of Costa Blanca in Valencia, Spain in Europe.

The little village of Tarbena in Valencia, Spain is situated about 1850 feet up in the mountains of the Costa Blanca region and approximately 15 miles from the Mediterranean Sea. The rough terrain is a challenge to the many walking tours of the area, but the ancient history and spectacular scenery around Tarbena in Valencia is reward enough.Tarbena lies between Callosa d'En and Pego and the people of the village (about 700) speak Valencian, the language of Valencia, rather than Spanish. Agriculture is the main livelihood of Tarbena - with olive groves, fig and almond trees terraced around the village.Over the centuries there have been many different inhabitants around Tarbena in Valencia, Spain, originally the native Iberians, then Phoenicans, Greeks, Carthagians, Romans and Moors. Traces of an early Iberian settlement, a hill-fort and a Moor village are all sites to be visited near Tarbena, as well as trails dating back to the Christian reconquest of Valencia. ... continue below the picture...

... As you scan across the landscape of the village of Tarbena in the Costa Blanca mountain range, you will see that a majority of the houses and rooftops are all similar in colour and design.Rooftops in the village of Tarbena, Valencia, Spain, Europe.