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Villages, coves, mountains and hidden gems of the Costa Blanca and Costa Cálida.
Alicante’s Mercado Central is far more than a covered market: Mediterranean produce, local life, early 20th-century architecture and the memory of the terrible bombing of 25 May 1938. Here’s how to see it differently.
Built more than 2,000 years ago for around 7,000 spectators, Cartagena’s Roman theatre lay hidden beneath the city for centuries before being rediscovered in the late 1980s. History, visiting, 2026 prices, opening hours and tips.
Altea’s hilltop old town, its blue ceramic domes, its viewpoints and its artistic soul: our guide to visiting Altea, parking, wandering and enjoying the bay.
The Peñón de Ifach, a 332-metre rock rising from the sea, its access rules (mandatory booking, 300 people a day), the flamingo salt flats and Calpe's beaches: our guide.
Hemisfèric, science museum, Umbracle, Palau de les Arts and Oceanogràfic: how to visit Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, what’s free, what you pay for, and our tips.
Founded by the Carthaginians in 227 BC, Cartagena combines a Roman theatre, city walls, modernist façades and a naval port: our guide to visiting, with Roman Theatre Museum prices.
Granadella, Moraig, Portitxol, la Fustera: our pick of the Costa Blanca's turquoise coves, with summer access and parking rules and tips for really enjoying them.
The Palmeral of Elche is not a giant palm park: it is a farming oasis organised around an ingenious irrigation network inherited from Al-Andalus. History, acequias, dates, white palms, routes and tips for seeing this unique Costa Blanca heritage differently.
The clifftop village of Guadalest with its bell tower on the rock, San José castle, the turquoise reservoir and the museums: our guide to visiting Guadalest and dodging the crowds.
Waterfalls, crystal-clear pools and a riverside trail: our guide to the Fonts de l'Algar near Callosa d'en Sarrià, with official prices, swimming rules and our insider tips.
800 hectares of pine forest planted over a century ago to halt the dunes, near-pristine beaches, a Phoenician town and a 10th-century rábita: our guide to Guardamar del Segura.
A 22 km strip of sand between the Mediterranean and the Mar Menor: how to choose your spot in La Manga, enjoy both seas, the Cabo de Palos lighthouse and the wild beaches of Calblanque.
The Costa Cálida's great saltwater lagoon: shallow water ideal with children, lakeside villages, the Lo Pagán mud baths, and what you need to know about its fragile ecological balance.
The only inhabited island in the Valencia region: how to get there by boat from Santa Pola or Alicante, the story of the walled village, Spain’s first marine reserve and tips for your day.
Santa Bárbara castle (free), the Explanada and its mosaics, the colourful Santa Cruz quarter, the Mercado Central and Postiguet beach: our itinerary for a day in Alicante.
Villajoyosa’s famous colourful façades, its old seafront quarter, the free Valor chocolate museum and its beaches: our guide to a tasty day out between Benidorm and Alicante.
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