Novelda: Modernista Sanctuary and Marble Town
What Novelda is really like: a Modernista sanctuary echoing Gaudí, a triangular hilltop castle and marble heritage near the Costa Blanca.
Uixó: Coves de Sant Josep, La Vall d’Uixó
What La Vall d’Uixó is really like: home to the Coves de Sant Josep, Europe’s longest navigable underground river, near Castellón.
Moguer: Nobel Poetry and Columbus History
What Moguer is really like: home of Nobel poet Juan Ramón Jiménez and a Columbus port town, with Mudéjar convents on the Costa de la Luz.
Almonte: Doñana, El Rocío and Matalascañas
What Almonte is really like: gateway to Doñana National Park and the El Rocío pilgrimage, with Matalascañas beach on the Costa de la Luz.
Caravaca de la Cruz: Spain’s Holy Jubilee City
What Caravaca de la Cruz is really like: a perpetual Jubilee holy city with a castle-basilica, the True Cross relic and the Wine Horses fiesta.
Alhaurin de la Torre: Costa del Sol Guide
What Alhaurin de la Torre is really like: a Costa del Sol town below the Sierra de Mijas in the fertile Guadalhorce valley, minutes from Malaga and its beaches.
Ontinyent: Pou Clar and Old Town
What Ontinyent is really like: the Pou Clar river pools, a medieval La Vila quarter, a tall bell tower and a lively Moros i Cristians festival near Valencia.
Petrer: Castle and Old Town Guide
What Petrer is really like: a Moorish hilltop castle, whitewashed old-town lanes, a famous Moors and Christians festival and shoe-making heritage near Alicante.
Totana: Sierra Espuña and Pottery
What Totana is really like: a gateway to the forested Sierra Espuna mountains, a strong pottery tradition, the La Bastida Bronze Age site and the Santa Eulalia shrine.
San Javier: Mar Menor Beaches Guide
What San Javier is really like: warm shallow Mar Menor beaches at Santiago de la Ribera, the air-force academy, a summer jazz festival and easy access to La Manga.