Green garlic of the Costera Food and drink · Xàtiva, La Costera, Valencia Image of Xàtiva, not of the place itself. Tender garlic is harvested before it forms a bulb, above all between February and March, in the irrigated lands of the comarca. It holds a quality mark of the Comunitat Valenciana and is the basis of omelettes, rice dishes and stews of the local cooking. Photo: Sjaak Kempe from Groningen, The Netherlands (CC BY 2.0) What to see and do in Xàtiva