The Soler Blasco Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum in the old town holds collections spanning the Bronze Age, Iberian period, and Roman occupation of the area. The Jávea coast was well settled in antiquity — finds include ceramic vessels, coins, and everyday objects from successive cultures that occupied this naturally sheltered bay. The ethnographic section covers the traditional fishing and agricultural economy of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The museum is housed in a historic building in the old town and is small enough to visit in under an hour. It provides good context for the wider history of this part of the Costa Blanca, which tends to be overlooked in favour of beaches and golf.