Notes on the doors and locks of Dénia
Written for the doors this town actually has: fishermen’s houses in Baix la Mar, armoured doors in the flats of Les Marines, villas shut from October to Easter, and a port where people come off the boat without their keys.
Getting back in
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Back on the late boat from Ibiza
You walk off the ferry into Dénia, it is dark, and the keys are in a bag on the island or the door simply will not give. What to check on the quay and what to send before you ring.
4 min read · 24 September 2026
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Keys left in the car after a Montgó walk
Back at the car after a walk on the Montgó, keys on the seat and the doors locked. What to try, what not to try, and how to describe where you have parked.
3 min read · 24 September 2026
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Keys lost in the Moros i Cristians crowd
The August fiestas pack the centre of Dénia, and keys slip out of pockets. The order to do things in before you pay to have a door opened.
4 min read · 24 September 2026
Doors of Dénia
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Armoured doors and their extra bolts
The heavy front door of a Dénia beach flat is usually a puerta blindada. What the extra bolts do, why the key takes more turns, and how to keep it working.
4 min read · 24 September 2026
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A better lock on a Baix la Mar house
One timber door straight onto the street, in a quarter protected for the way it looks. How to get a better lock onto it without cutting the door about.
5 min read · 24 September 2026
If you own or let a home
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The 2024 Marina Alta burglary case
In 2024 the Guardia Civil dismantled a group behind 97 house burglaries in the Marina Alta. What the case says, calmly, about the doors of homes that stand empty.
4 min read · 24 September 2026
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The cylinder that has not turned since October
You are back in Dénia, the house has been shut since the autumn and the key barely moves. What has happened inside the lock, and what not to do before you ring.
4 min read · 24 September 2026
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From holiday let to year-round home
Dénia's 2026 ordinance is changing what can be let in the old town. If yours becomes a long let or your own home, this is what to do about the locks.
4 min read · 24 September 2026
Businesses
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Summer staff gone, keys still out there
Every summer, keys to Dénia kitchens and store rooms go home with people who have moved on. How to decide whether the cylinders need changing this autumn.
4 min read · 24 September 2026
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Securing a workshop on Les Madrigueres
A shutter, a side door, an office and a yard gate. Where an industrial unit on Les Madrigueres is usually weakest, and the order to put it right in.
4 min read · 24 September 2026
A question none of these answers?
Describe what the key or the door is doing. Sometimes the honest answer is that you do not need a locksmith at all.
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