The Raval de la Mar neighbourhood is popularly known as the Baix la Mar neighbourhood. For the residents of the city, this neighbourhood born out of the maritime activities is opposed to Dalt Dénia, which is the central and main nucleus of the city. The connection to the sea has always been a natural thought process when considering this part of Dénia, due to the fact that, until the seventies of the 20th century, the neighbourhood was inhabited entirely by sailors, surrounded by warehouses and the commotion of maritime trade.

The origins of the buildings and the current urban image of the Baix la Mar neighbourhood lie in the 19th century, although a part of its grid and location was already occupied by the Arabs under the name of Arrabal del Mar or Arrabal Marítimo. Of the four suburbs from the Islamic period, the maritime one was, in all probability, the most important of the three located along the sea, since it was directly linked to the port.

With more than two thousand years of history, the port of Dénia has had great historical importance due to its strategic position, being the peninsula's closest point to the Balearic Islands.

During the time of Quintus Sertorius (1st century BC), the area was a naval base, port and supply camp. Years later, with the birth of the Taifa of Daniya, in 1015, the great naval fleet of the king of the Taifa left from here to begin the conquest of the Balearic Islands and Sardinia.

An important centre of maritime traffic until the arrival of the Christians in 1244, the port of Dénia has a commercial and pirate past that converted it into a nest of corsairs during the 15th century.

In 1609, it became the main port of exile for the Moors. After the destruction of the city in 1705, its recovery began at the end of the 18th century with the export of raisins and the arrival of French trading houses.