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Costa BlancaEl Hondo Natural Park
El Hondo Natural Park is a key bird reserve with lagoons and reedbeds near Crevillent and Elche.
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The 11 protected areas we have mapped on the Costa Blanca. This coast has more protected land per kilometre than any other Spanish costa, and that protection is the reason the beaches are still empty.
Natural park · Baix VinalopóEl Hondo Natural ParkEl Hondo Natural Park is a key bird reserve with lagoons and reedbeds near Crevillent and Elche.Read more about El Hondo Natural Park →
Natural park · Marina AltaCova Tallada (Dénia)Cova Tallada is a large sea cave between Dénia and Jávea, accessible via a scenic coastal hike.Read more about Cova Tallada (Dénia) →
Natural park · l'AlcoiàFont Roja Natural Park (Alcoy)Font Roja Natural Park offers diverse trails and one of the best-preserved holm-oak forests in Costa Blanca.Read more about Font Roja Natural Park (Alcoy) →
Natural park · Marina BaixaBenidorm Island (Isla de Benidorm)A small uninhabited island off Benidorm, reached by a short boat trip, with a walking path to the summit, clear snorkelling water and a marine reserve.Read more about Benidorm Island (Isla de Benidorm) →
Natural park · Baix VinalopóSalinas de Santa PolaA natural park of working salt pans near Santa Pola where pink lagoons and shallow water draw flamingos and many other birds, with easy walking trails.Read more about Salinas de Santa Pola →
Natural park · Vega BajaPink Lake of Torrevieja (Laguna Rosa)A salt lagoon near Torrevieja whose water turns vivid pink, part of a natural park of salt flats that also draws flocks of flamingos.Read more about Pink Lake of Torrevieja (Laguna Rosa) →
Natural park · l'AlacantíCanelobre Caves (Cuevas del Canelobre)A vast, cathedral-like show cave in the mountains above Busot, with dramatically lit stalactites and one of the highest cave vaults in Spain.Read more about Canelobre Caves (Cuevas del Canelobre) →
Natural park · Baix VinalopóPalmeral of Elche (El Palmeral)Europe's largest palm grove, a UNESCO World Heritage oasis of date palms and ancient irrigation channels in the heart of Elche.Read more about Palmeral of Elche (El Palmeral) →
Natural park · Marina BaixaSerra Gelada Natural ParkA coastal mountain ridge of sheer cliffs between Albir and Benidorm, with clifftop trails, an old lighthouse, and some of the highest sea cliffs on the Spanish Mediterranean.Read more about Serra Gelada Natural Park →
Natural park · Marina BaixaAlgar Waterfalls (Les Fonts de l’Algar)A chain of waterfalls and natural pools in the hills above Callosa d'en Sarrià, with a riverside walking route and cool, swimmable turquoise water.Read more about Algar Waterfalls (Les Fonts de l’Algar) →
Natural park · Marina AltaPeñón de Ifach (Calpe)The Peñón de Ifach: a 332-metre limestone rock rising from the sea at Calpe, with a chained summit trail and panoramic Costa Blanca views — a protected natural park.Read more about Peñón de Ifach (Calpe) →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.