Vejer de la Frontera
A white town on a ridge about 190 metres above the Atlantic plain, its Moorish street plan protected as a Conjunto Histórico-Artístico since 1976.
Destination
Playa de Bolonia
A white-sand Atlantic bay backed by a live dune over 30 metres high, protected since 2001, with Roman ruins at its northern end.
Baelo Claudia
A Roman town founded on fish sauce in the late 2nd century BC, with its forum, theatre, basilica and garum vats still standing at Bolonia.
Caleta dels Gossets (Santa Pola)
Santa Pola’s dog beach on the Cabo de Santa Pola: 256 metres of sand and stone, open to dogs all year, with the rules that are actually enforced.
Verdú Cantó Saffron Spain (Novelda)
Verdú Cantó Saffron Spain is a family saffron house in Novelda selecting and packing saffron since 1886, open for guided visits.
Madness Coffee (Alicante)
Madness Coffee is Alicante’s original specialty coffee roastery, tucked in the old town, roasting its own beans since opening in a former town hall building.
Archaeological Museum of Gandia
Gandia’s archaeological museum closed for 16 years (1987-2003) for research and restoration — its collection includes some of Europe’s earliest evidence of controlled fire.
Collegiate Basilica of Gandia
The Collegiate Basilica of Gandia baptised Francis Borgia, the one member of the notorious papal family who became a canonised saint.
Torres de Serranos
Torres de Serranos survived Valencia’s demolished city walls largely because it was still a working prison — a use that lasted 300 years.
Valencia Cathedral
Valencia Cathedral hid Renaissance frescoes for 357 years, and still holds a chalice many believe to be the Holy Grail.