Salt: Coma-Cros factory, Ter walks and Girona next door
Inland town of 34,603 people next to Girona, with no beach: the Coma-Cros cultural factory, walks by the Ter, markets and a base for the Costa Brava.
Torre-Pacheco: Mar Menor, golf og Murcias grønnsakshage
What Torre-Pacheco is really like: an inland Murcia town minutes from the Mar Menor lagoon, golf resorts and Spain’s vegetable-garden plains.
Cártama: Castle and the Guadalhorce Valley
What Cártama is really like: a hilltop Roman-Moorish castle, the fertile Guadalhorce valley and quick access to Málaga.
Cartaya and El Rompido: Estuary Beach, Flecha Boat Trips and Pine-Backed Sand
Inland town of 21,471 in Huelva with two coastal bases: El Rompido (estuary beach, 1,000 m) and Nuevo Portil (5 km of coast). Boats run to the Flecha sand spit.
L’Alfàs del Pi: Albir Coast, Serra Gelada Walk and Where to Stay
Albir coast or the town of l’Alfàs: where to stay between Benidorm and Altea, the Serra Gelada lighthouse walk, the beach and how to get there.
Alcantarilla: Murcia’s Huerta Museum and Waterwheel
What Alcantarilla is really like: the Huerta ethnology museum, a giant working waterwheel and Roman-origin aqueduct near Murcia.
La Unión: Mining Heritage and Flamenco
What La Unión is really like: 19th-century mines you can tour, the Cante de las Minas flamenco festival and Costa Cálida access.
Algemesí: UNESCO Festival, Basilica and Free Festival Museum
Inland Ribera Alta town 32 km from Valencia: UNESCO-listed Mare de Déu de la Salut festival every 7 and 8 September, a free festival museum and a Cercanías train line.
Alboraya: Horchata, Beaches and Port Saplaya
What Alboraya is really like: the home of horchata, the little-Venice canals of Port Saplaya and beaches by Valencia.
Amposta: Gateway to the Ebro Delta
What Amposta is really like: the gateway to the Ebro Delta wetlands, a 1921 suspension bridge and superb birdwatching.