The old town of Altea is one of the best preserved original coastal towns in Spain. It is also considered one of the most beautiful. In...

Spaniards are world champions in organizing folk parties. The little fishing village of Villajoyosa has one of the most spectacular,...

Aitana is the highest mountain in the Alicante region (1558 meters above sea level). Here you will find a number of nice hiking trails...

Despised by someone, loved by others. Only New York has more skyscrapers per square meter. Benidorm was the first holiday paradise in...

The lighthouse on the top of the cliff at the entrance to the Albir Bay in the Sierra Helada National Park was built in 1863 in...

The village of Biar has an interesting history. It was in the middle of an area that both the Moors and Spaniards fought. The ownership...

A 20 minute boat ride from Santa Pola just outside Alicante is a small, flat island that has been both a haven for pirates and a prison...

Europe's largest palm grove is found in the town of Elche a few miles inland from Alicante on the Costa Blanca. The area is 1.5 square...

Just outside the small fishing village of Javea - located a few kilometers south of the more famous coastal town of Dénia on the Costa Blanca - is a small sandy beach with pebbles. In this bay, locals have been fishing sardines for centuries - hence the name Cala Sardinera. Large nets were lowered mornings and evenings. Soft sand and limestone has been rounded and eroded by waves over time. The tour starts at mirador Creu de Portixol. Here is the sign for the Cap Prim viewpoi

In the southernmost part of the Sierra Aitana lies Monte Ponoch (Ponoig) or the sleeping lion, which it is called because it is similar...

A few kilometers from the fishing village Villajoyosa there is a small lush valley between the Sella mountain and the Orxeta mountain....

A few miles from the coastal town of Denía and just off the village of Benidoleig, lies one of the oldest and most interesting caves of...

In the mountains a few miles from Alicante on the Costa Blanca, an underground river - Rio Algar - rises to the surface. Here it forms...