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Tárbena/Alcalalí - Casa Pinet - restaurant with interesting history
For those who have spent some time at the Costa Blanca, the term "the communist" is well known. Together with his wife and son, Jeroni...

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May 10, 20212 min read


Sierra Bernia - through and around - hike in the mountains
The Bernia mountain has a cave that passes through the mountain. The first ten meters you have to bend down quite heavily. On the other...

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May 10, 20213 min read


Valle de Vinalopó - from castle to castle - historic monuments
Río Vinalopó is an eight-mile long river that passes through an area with Spain's largest density of medieval citizens. La Ruta de los...

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May 7, 20213 min read


Villajoyosa - chocolate city - chocolate factory
It was the Spaniards who brought the chocolate to Spain and Europe. Until the Civil War, chocolate was an equally important drink for...

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May 7, 20214 min read


Villena - grape harvest and visit to wine bodega
Although France and Italy have a higher production, Spain is the world's largest wine country. In this country they have made wine for...

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May 7, 20213 min read


Ronda - oldest city in Spain? - historic bridge
The beautiful medieval town Ronda is divided into two of a river that has dug out a deep gorge. Fascist sympathizers were thrown from the...

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May 7, 20212 min read


Altea - artists' village - coastal village
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...

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May 6, 20213 min read


Villajoyosa - master in fiesta - event of international interest
Spaniards are world champions in organizing folk parties. The little fishing village of Villajoyosa has one of the most spectacular,...

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May 6, 20214 min read


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

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May 6, 20213 min read


Benidorm - Manhattan in miniature - old town in coastal city
Despised by someone, loved by others. Only New York has more skyscrapers per square meter. Benidorm was the first holiday paradise in...

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May 6, 20212 min read


Albir - trip to El Faro - hike along the coast
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...

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May 6, 20212 min read


Biar - the honey town - medieval town
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...

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May 6, 20212 min read


Tabarca - pirate island
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...

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May 5, 20213 min read


El Palmeral de Elche - Palm grove
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...

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May 5, 20212 min read


Sardinera - Spanish coastal cliffs - hike along the coast
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

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May 5, 20212 min read


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

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May 5, 20212 min read


Orxetadalen - lush and peaceful - hike along a river
A few kilometers from the fishing village Villajoyosa there is a small lush valley between the Sella mountain and the Orxeta mountain....

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Apr 29, 20213 min read


Cuevas de las calaveras - cave with history in Benidoleig
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...

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Apr 29, 20212 min read


Fonts de l'algar - natural water park
In the mountains a few miles from Alicante on the Costa Blanca, an underground river - Rio Algar - rises to the surface. Here it forms...

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Apr 29, 20212 min read
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