The historical importance of Gandia, particularly during the Renaissance made the rest of the small towns around it live under its shadow.

The beach was unpopulated until the 1960s, when the many French tourists took advantage of the exchange rate and bought apartments by the sea.

Some examples are the La Torre, Galia and Costa Blanca apartment buildings.

In the late 1960s, the Spanish economy flourished (partly due to European tourism) and many Spaniards could afford a second house for the summer season.

For many centuries Daimús was a rural area with crops of vegetables and oranges.