Discover the municipalities of the Costa Blanca, from its coastline of unique beaches and coves to an inland landscape of mountains, valleys and villages that preserve the Mediterranean essence.

Every journey gives rise to a magical moment. On the Costa Blanca, that instant in which the traveller experiences a kind of revelation can occur in many places and at many times. It may arise after a hiking route at sunset, when the “warm and humble light” described by Gabriel Miró takes hold of the peaks of the Sierra de Aitana. It may happen when feeling the joy of childhood games on one of the 170 beaches and coves that fringe the Mediterranean coastline in shades of blue. It can also be unleashed while sailing on a leisure boat, feeling how the easterly or garbí winds fill the sails, channelling our rhythmic energy as we paddle a kayak, or completing a round on one of the province’s 21 golf courses, bathed in sunshine more than 300 days a year.

Inland, that moment of revelation takes on a slower, deeper rhythm. It may appear while wandering through the cobbled streets of villages that preserve the memory of time, discovering castles that watch over fertile valleys, or travelling through landscapes where almond trees, olive groves and vineyards sketch a more intimate Mediterranean. It may emerge along ancient paths winding through ravines and mountain ranges, listening to a silence broken only by birdsong, or while sitting down at the table to savour a cuisine born of the land itself, sincere and welcoming. It is here, in the interior, where the Costa Blanca reveals its most authentic soul, inviting us to pause, breathe and feel.

On other occasions, magic is sparked unexpectedly through small, everyday acts. For example, when enjoying a rice dish or another gastronomic jewel on a terrace after swimming in its marine reserves. Sometimes the feeling that time has stood still reaches us when the tannic pleasure bursts onto the palate while tasting an intense wine, one of those that have earned the Alicante region its well-deserved reputation since Roman times.

Or when strolling through any of the beautiful historic centres, crowned by stone fortresses, that scatter memory and heritage throughout the province’s municipalities. Places where the Arab legacy looks on, from time and distance, at a historical development that has left its mark on architecture and the urban landscape. And so it continues, completing an inexhaustible catalogue of experiences, a counterpoint to resting on the sand or enjoying the pleasures of the mountains.

The discovery of the unexpected is always just around the corner on the Costa Blanca. All it takes is to let yourself go, enjoy good company and remember forever. Welcome to your destination.

Hiking

The province of Alicante is one of the most mountainous in Spain, a European cradle of hiking, with peaks rising above 1,500 meters just a short distance from the sea.

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