Costa Blanca

Discover Sant Joan d’Alacant near Alicante: 16th-century watchtowers, historic chapels, garden estates, Fogueres fiestas and rice cuisine.

What Mutxamel is really like: a green inland Costa Blanca town near Alicante, with baroque estates, a historic dam and easy San Juan beaches.

What L’Alfàs del Pi is really like: the Blue Flag beach of El Albir, a scenic lighthouse walk and Roman baths near Benidorm.

What Crevillent is really like: a hillside Costa Blanca town of rug-weaving and a famous Semana Santa, close to Elche, El Hondo and the coast.

What San Vicente del Raspeig is really like: a lively University of Alicante town on the Costa Blanca, minutes from the city and its beaches.

What Elda is really like: the capital of Spain’s shoe industry, with a footwear museum and a restored Vinalopo castle near the Costa Blanca.

What Novelda is really like: a Modernista sanctuary echoing Gaudí, a triangular hilltop castle and marble heritage near the Costa Blanca.

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.

What Pilar de la Horadada is really like: the southernmost Costa Blanca town, with Torre de la Horadada beaches, coves and a marina near the Mar Menor.

What Guardamar del Segura is really like: 11 km of pine-backed dune beaches, a hilltop castle and a river-mouth marina on the Costa Blanca.