Costa Blanca Information, tourist places to visit and Costa Blanca Map

Costa Blanca

Beautiful beaches, either quieter resorts or legendary vibrant nightlife resorts such as Benidorm, much of which is tailored for the British tourist.

Spanish tapas bars, restaurants offereing traditional seaside food - fish and chips are along side continental and oriental restaurants.

Ways of exploring the Costa Blanca

Coach Tours
Tourists who have arrived on package holidays will find that there holiday rep will usually arrange various half, full day and longer coach tours.

Car Hire
See our car hire section

Bikes
Hire a bike for a day or two. Check with your hotel or apartment reception. There are also Downhill bike tours organised. You are taken up into the hills and it's mostly downhill all the way back

Resorts, Towns, Villages

Hire a car, use local transport or book a trip with your holiday tour rep and visit some of the local towns.

Recommended are: Guadalest, Calpe, Valencia.
See list of Resorts,Towns, Villages

Albir

Albir a good selection of restaurants, shops and bars. A more relaxing resort with a shelving pebble beach.

Cala Finestrat

An expanding resort 2.5 km from Benidorm's Poniente Beach. More peaceful but within reach of Benidorm's Night life.

Calpe

Calpe is a lovely charming fishing port

Benissa

Golf club Ifach
Tel. 96 649 71 14

Guadalest

Guadalest a beautiful fortified village with a Moorish castle visited by around 2 million visitors a year.

See:
The Asuncion's white bell tower perched on the top of a spectacular rock.
The El Algar Waterfalls only a couple of kilometres from the village with a car park near the falls.

Finestrat

Situated just inland from Benidorm. This village has a cove at sea level and the backdrop of the 1410m high mountain Campana.

  Inland

Away from the coast you will find citrus and olive groves and very scenic hilltop and mountain side villages as you head into the rugged mountainous interior.

Costa Blanca Hotels and Apartments

Costa Blanca Hotels near Benidorm

Alicante hotels and apartments

Valencia hotels and apartments

Denia

Denia now a thriving tourist resort, but much quieter than Benidorm. Denia is also a centre for the raisin producing area around the town.
See the 17th century church

Ferries to:
Ibiza, Formentera, Palma de Mallorca, Tabarca and Oran

Tarbena

A mountain village, famous for it's delicious sausages.

Altea

Another small quaint town. Good views are from the top of the steps leading to the old town and attractive fishermen’s quarter

Golf club Don Cayo
Tel. 96 584 80 46.

Algar River on Horseback

Why not try a little trot upstream surrounded by wonderful mountain scenery? Whether you are an expert Amazon or a complete novice, you can now get in the saddle and enjoy a pleasurable jaunt in the company of guides and teachers.

Valencia

Spain's third largest city. Not actually in the Costa Blanca but to the North of Benidorm and within easy reach by tour coach car or bus. See it's culture,  charm, shops, cathedral and Lladro's a porcelain manufacturer.

Valencia hotels and apartments

Lonely Planet Valencia and the Costa Blanca (Lonely Planet Country & Regional Guides)

The Fallas festival is a must to see on on the 19th March. (St. Joseph´s day). With the burning of the carton effigies, firework displays,colourful processions, flower and brass bands.

Benidorm

Benidorm and most pages on this site

Alfa del Pi

Desafio Medieval

Desafio Medieval, is located between Benidorm and Alea at Alfa del Pi, within the . Eat your medieval banquet whilst you watch the spectacular fighting and jousting.

Alicante

Restaurants

Dine Al Fresco. Cocina Mediterranea Creativa, Ctra. De Benidorm, No9, Finestrat (Alicante) Reservations 965 878 478

More Villages

La Nucia, Polop, Callosa d’En Sarrià.