From Dénia to Pilar de la Horadada, from Orihuela to the valleys of the Marina Alta, including Villena and Alcoi, the Mediterranean breeze fills this land with light, enveloping the entire region in its exceptionally attractive climate.
With complete tourist facilities, spectacular scenery and an extensive culinary palette, with exciting popular festivities, and sports, cultural and entertainment opportunities galore, the Costa Blanca is one of the most cosmopolitan sites in Europe, where cultures from abroad fuse with local traditions in perfect harmony.
When in Valencia Province, a whole new world opens to you. There’s so much to do and to experience that you’re spoilt for choice!
• Discover the delights of Benidorm, the Mediterranean's finest tourist resort.
• In Alicante, take a walk along the typical Explanada Promenade bordered by palm trees, have a rest on the Postiguet beach –right in the city centre- and get to know the bustling ambience of the commercial and yachting port area, with restaurants, cafés and shops with a maritime flavour.
• Enjoy the magnificent beaches and coves along the Costa Blanca.
• Visit Orihuela to see an exceptional ensemble of gothic, renaissance and baroque monuments.
• In Santa Pola you can try a delightful caldereta de langosta, the town's famous lobster stew. From the harbour, you can make a trip to the island of Tabarca and enjoy the magnificent marine scenery.
• Experience the nightlife on the Costa Blanca: discos and pubs, cafés and terraces where you can have a drink or an ice-cream, casinos, dance halls... Boredom is out of the question!
• Travel inland to the districts of Vinalopó Mitjà and Vinalopó Alto, and discover castles, excellent cuisine and fine wines(Monóvar, Novelda, Sax, Villena, Biar, Aspe, Monforte del Cid and Petrer).
• Listen to some nostalgic habaneras in the casino of Torrevieja, after seeing the local salt flats and getting a tan on the beach.
• Commune with the elements in the beautiful nature parks of Font Roja in Alcoi, of La Marjal de Pego, in Oliva, the nature parks of Montgó, in Dénia and Jávea, of Sierra Mariola, of Salinas in Santa Pola, of Lagunas in Mata y Torrevieja, of Fondó,or the Peñón de Ifach in Calpe.
• As a souvenir of your visit, choose some locally-made ceramics from the towns of Agost, Orba or Biar, or an article in wickerwork, rush or esparto in Gata de Gorgos.
• Climb the San Antonio cape or the Montgó mountain and enjoy a good meal with a view over the blue Mediterranean and the steep coastal cliffs.
• Visit the town of Elx and stroll through the largest palm tree plantation in Europe, now listed as World Heritage.
• Go beachcombing across the sand dunes in Guardamar del Segura and have a refreshing swim in the sea.
• Do some trekking in the Bernia sierra. You can cross the entire crest of the mountains at one thousand metres above sea level, with magnificent views.
• Sail along the coast of la Marina and enjoy a spectacular view of the coast. Dénia, Jávea, Teulada, Moraira, Calpe, Altea, La Vila Joiosa are seafarer’s havens, with lots of opportunities for fun in the sun, taking a rest and relaxing.