
Dénia - popular coastal town
Between the major cities Alicante and Valencia lies the small coastal town Dénia with picturesque streets and beautiful beaches. Of all the cities in Spain with less than 50,000 inhabitants, Dénia receives the most summer tourists. In winter, the population is 42,000, in summer over 200,000. The city is named after the Roman god Diana. Roman forces built a naval base here in the first century BC and called it Dianium. (Start the trip at the tourist office in the building in t