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Costa BlancaBasílica de Santa María (Elche)
Basílica de Santa María in Elche is a baroque church known for the UNESCO-recognised Misteri d'Elx play.
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The 7 historic sites we have mapped on the Costa Blanca, spanning Phoenician, Roman, Moorish and Age-of-Discovery Spain. Click through for opening hours, what survives and why it matters.
Historic site · Baix VinalopóBasílica de Santa María (Elche)Basílica de Santa María in Elche is a baroque church known for the UNESCO-recognised Misteri d'Elx play.Read more about Basílica de Santa María (Elche) →
Historic site · Marina BaixaTossal de la Cala (Benidorm)A Roman fort's hilltop remains above Benidorm, with panoramic bay views in a spot that stays far quieter than the beaches below.Read more about Tossal de la Cala (Benidorm) →
Historic site · l'AlacantíTorre de la Illeta (El Campello)A tall 16th-century watchtower on the seafront at El Campello, beside the Illeta dels Banyets archaeological site, with sweeping coastal views.Read more about Torre de la Illeta (El Campello) →
Historic site · l'Alt VinalopóAtalaya Castle (Villena)A dramatic medieval fortress crowning a hill above the inland town of Villena, with a great double-walled keep and sweeping views across the countryside.Read more about Atalaya Castle (Villena) →
Historic site · l'AlacantíSanta Bárbara Castle (Alicante)The great fortress on Mount Benacantil above Alicante, with one of the finest panoramas on the coast over the city, the port and the Mediterranean.Read more about Santa Bárbara Castle (Alicante) →
Historic site · Marina AltaDénia CastleThe hilltop castle crowning Dénia, with Islamic and medieval layers, an archaeology museum and sweeping views over the old town, marina and sea toward Ibiza.Read more about Dénia Castle →
Historic site · l'AlacantíTabarca IslandSpain's smallest inhabited island, a short boat ride off Alicante: a walled 18th-century town, clear marine-reserve waters and a car-free day-trip feel.Read more about Tabarca Island →Every place we have mapped on the Costa Blanca
99 towns, beaches, coves and landmarks, kept up to date automatically.
- Algar Waterfalls (Les Fonts de l'Algar)
- Alicante
- Altea
- Atalaya Castle (Villena)
- Barranc de l'Infern
- Basílica de Santa María (Elche)
- Benidorm
- Benidorm Castle and the Balcó del Mediterrani
- Benidorm Island (Isla de Benidorm)
- Benissa
- Cala de Finestrat
- Cala del Moraig (El Poble Nou de Benitatxell)
- Cala Granadella (Jávea)
- Cala Les Rotes (Dénia)
- Caleta dels Gossets (Santa Pola)
- Canelobre Caves (Cuevas del Canelobre)
- Cap de la Nau (Cabo de la Nao)
- Cap de Sant Antoni (Jávea)
- Cova Tallada (Dénia)
- Dénia
- Dénia Castle
- El Castell de Guadalest
- El Hondo Natural Park
- Elche (Elx)
- Faro del Albir (l'Albir Lighthouse)
- Font Roja Natural Park (Alcoy)
- Guardamar del Segura
- Guardamar Dunes (Guardamar del Segura)
- Jávea (Xàbia)
- Levante Beach (Benidorm)
- Madness Coffee (Alicante)
- Marina Greenwich (Altea)
- MARQ — Archaeological Museum of Alicante
- Montgó
- Moraira (Teulada)
- Museo del Calzado
- Palmeral of Elche (El Palmeral)
- Peñón de Ifach (Calpe)
- Pink Lake of Torrevieja (Laguna Rosa)
- Playa del Postiguet (Alicante)
- Polop de la Marina
- Puig Campana
- Salinas de Santa Pola
- Santa Bárbara Castle (Alicante)
- Santa Pola
- Serra Gelada Natural Park
- Sierra de Bernia
- Tabarca Island
- Terra Mítica (Benidorm)
- Torre de la Illeta (El Campello)
- Torrevieja
- Tossal de la Cala (Benidorm)
- Verdú Cantó Saffron Spain (Novelda)
- Villajoyosa (La Vila Joiosa)
- Alcoy: Moors and Christians Mountain Town
- Alfàs del Pi: Albir Beach and Lighthouse
- Alicante: Santa Bárbara Castle, Postiguet Beach and the Old Town
- Almoradí: Vega Baja del Segura Town Guide
- Altea
- Altea Old Town
- Aspe: Alicante Vinalopó Valley Town Guide
- Benidorm: Beaches, High-Rises and Theme Parks on the Costa Blanca
- Benissa: Marina Alta hilltop town near the northern Costa Blanca coast
- Cala Granadella (Javea)
- Callosa de Segura: Alicante Vega Baja Town Guide
- Calpe (Peñón de Ifach)
- Cocentaina: castle town in Alicante's Comtat valley
- Crevillent: rug-weaving, a famous Semana Santa and Costa Blanca palm country
- Dénia
- Denia Castle
- El Campello: Beaches, the Tram and a Fishing Town near Alicante
- Elche (Palmeral)
- Elche: Palm Groves, Shoes & the Misteri
- Elda: Spain's Footwear City and Vinalopo Castle
- Finestrat: Hilltop village and beach cove beside Benidorm
- Guardamar del Segura
- Guardamar del Segura (dunes)
- Guardamar: Pine Dunes and Wild Beaches on the Costa Blanca
- Ibi: Spain's Toy Town in the Alicante Hills
- Ibi: Toy-Making Town in the Alicante Mountains
- Jávea (Xàbia): Coves, Cap de la Nau and the Best of the Northern Costa Blanca
- La Nucia: Hilltop Marina Baixa Town near Benidorm
- Moraira
- Mutxamel: barokke fincas, Costa Blanca og Alicantes hage
- Novelda: Modernista Sanctuary and Marble Town
- Orihuela: Baroque City and Costa Blanca Beaches
- Penon de Ifach (Calpe)
- Petrer: Castle and Old Town Guide
- Pilar de la Horadada: Beaches and Coves
- Rojales: Cave Houses and River Town in the Vega Baja
- San Vicente del Raspeig: the University of Alicante town on the Costa Blanca
- Sant Joan: Guide to This Alicante Metro Town
- Santa Pola
- Tabarca
- Torrevieja Pink Lake
- Torrevieja: Pink Salt Lakes, Beaches and Marina Life
- Villajoyosa
- Villajoyosa (painted houses)
- Villena: Castle and Bronze Age Treasure
How this page is maintained. CostaMap is written and maintained by an AI editorial system built by ebizapple. Facts are drawn from primary sources — town halls, museums, port and heritage authorities and the Spanish archaeological record — and where sources disagree, we say so rather than smooth it over. Photographs marked as ours are taken on location. This page was last reviewed on 11 August 2026. Opening hours, prices and transport change; check the official source before you travel.
