ABOUT THE COSTA BLANCA

ABOUT COSTA BLANCA

The beautiful landscape, marked by the orange of oranges and medlar, and the white & pink combination of the almond trees, make the unique character of this region.

The Costa Blanca offers a range of leisure, sport, and a mild Mediterranean climate all the year. Miles of sandy beaches and impressive cliffs are typical of the Costa Blanca, the region offers everything for your holidays or a second home.

Pine-covered mountains, almond tree fields, olive groves, orange groves, and many splendid views are always an experience.

Numerous hiking trails lead to stunning viewing points.

By the World Health Organization (WHO), the Costa Blanca is one of the best climates on the planet.

Costa Blanca is the tourist name we use to call the 200 kilometers of coast we find in the Province of Alicante, in the southeast of Spain. The Mediterranean Sea touches, with beaches and coves, this privileged area that goes, from north to south, from Denia to Pilar de la Horadada, adding a total of 19 towns. Do you want to know why it got the name of Costa Blanca? Read it HERE.

COSTA BLANCA WEATHER

The more than 300 days of sun, and very pleasant temperatures, with an annual average of 20 degrees, make the Costa Blanca a unique place for holidays- It is a tourist area where many Spanish and European citizens buy houses or villas and rent houses, In addition, the visitor can find a variety of hotels with cheap prices.

Its privileged location and climate make the Costa Blanca a tourist area chosen by many European citizens to buy their second home and enjoy their vacations on the beach.

Nice weather on the hills in the Costa Blanca

VILLAGES OF THE COSTA BLANCA

The 19 locations of the Costa Blanca, named from north to south are:

Denia, Jávea, Poble Nou de Benitatxell, Teulada–Moraira, Benissa, Calpe, Altea, Alfaz del Pi, Benidorm, Finestrat, Villajoiosa, Campello, Alicante, Elche, Santa Pola, Guardamar del Segura, Torrevieja, Playas de Orihuela and Pilar de la Horadada.

We could say that the capitals of this región are the cities of Benidorm and Torrevieja since they are the ones that receive the most numbers of tourists, but each and every one of those towns has its own charm.

WHAT TO SEE & DO ON THE COSTA BLANCA

Along the Costa Blanca map you will find beaches, museums, monuments, old urban centers, natural parks; the Costa Blanca, and all the towns of the interior of the province of Alicante, have a lot of places that will surprise you with their beauty. Sea and mountains are a perfect combination for a family vacation.

Here you have a couple top tier destinations:

Peñon De Ifach
El Portet, Moraira
Altea Old Town
Museo Arqueológico de Alicante
Castillo De Dénia
Fish Auction Calpe
Playa de San Juan

If the Costa Blanca is characterized by something, it is because of its more than 200 kilometers of fine sand beaches. Any town that belongs to this area offers us miles of sand where we can enjoy the sun that is so characteristic in this tourist area.

But the Costa Blanca doesn’t show off only with its marvelous beaches. In most of its villages, you can enjoy the celebration of street markets where visitors can find all kinds of items. Every day of the week there is a market in a nearby town that allows the tourist to enjoy buying or just walking around seeing the products for sale.

And if something can be said about this area is their unique “fiestas”. Most of its towns celebrate the “Moors and Christians”, some of them considered of regional and national interest.

We can not forget the Holy Week Processions. Throughout the coast, the brothers wear their best clothes to carry their saints, placed on spectacular thrones.

Apart from this, you will be able to find many entertaining activities to do like golf resorts, sea activities and many shopping centers all around.

Places to see and do at the Costa Blanca

GASTRONOMY ON THE COSTA BLANCA

Another feature of this tourist area is gastronomy. The numerous restaurants along the Costa Blanca offer a wide variety of products, many of them made “as if you were at home”. The Province of Alicante is the perfect image of the Mediterranean diet: from rice, in its innumerable variations such as paella to the innumerable species of fish that the Mediterranean Sea provides. The “olleta” of Alicante, the gazpacho, the meatballs, and more delicious dishes.

ACCOMMODATION ON THE COSTA BLANCA

The Costa Blanca has more than 70,000 accommodation places, spread over hotels of all categories. To these hotels in Costa Blanca, we have to add the innumerable number of houses owned by the thousands and thousands of people that choose this Coast to acquire their second home. It offers many resorts for holiday time and long-term vacations.

Also, these towns have a huge amount of settlements specially made for camping and caravanning, and very nice real estate services that will help to buy, sell or rent properties in Costa Blanca.