Costa Blanca is one of Spain's most popular holiday spots. Beaches are excellent and there is a wide variety of entertainment in the evenings. The Costa Blanca offers some of the best tourist amenities in the world through the quality of its services, its excellent climate and its cultural richness.

 If you are coming to Spain for the first time, be warned that this is a country that fast becomes an addiction. You might intend to come just for a beach holiday, or a tour of the major cities, but before you know it you'll find yourself hooked by something quite different - by the celebration of some local fiesta, perhaps, or the amazing nightlife or by the Moorish monuments and soon you will have noticed that there is not just one Spain but many.

One of Spain's greatest draws is undeniably its beaches although with infinitely more variety than you would be led to believe from the sun-and-sand holiday brochures. Long tracts of coastline have been developed into concrete hotel and villa complexes but delightful pockets of untouched beauty remain even on the big tourist costas.

The Costa Blanca attracts millions of tourists every year with its marvellous beaches. The Costa Blanca starts in the north with Denia and Javea, two wonderful and interesting towns situated at the bottom of a mountain. Heading south the Costa Blanca stretches down to Guardamar and Torrevieja passing lovely cities like the Elche, the palm tree capital of the world.

The beaches and mountains are a delight and the many Costa Blanca areas for leisure and entertainment have been boosted by the opening of Terra Mitica near Benidorm, one of the most modern and attractive theme parks in Europe. Benidorm's beaches and leisure are second to none and explain why Benidorm has become the Costa Blanca's main tourist area. Benidorm has some of the best beaches in the world.

Alicante is in the bay formed by the Cabo de las Huertas and the Cabo de Santa Pola, at the foothills of the Monte Benacantil. In Altea, the dome of Altea's church, blue with a white geometrical design, is one of the symbolic images of the Costa Blanca.

Denia is a modern cosmopolitan city offering both tourists and residents a range of services. It is the capital of the Marina Alta. Javea is located in the northern section of the province of Alicante, between the capes of San Antonio and La Nao.

Main Costa Blanca resorts: Algorfa, Altea, Benidorm, Benitachell, Ciudad Quesada, Denia, Gran Alacant, Guardamar del Segura, Javea, La Marina, Moraira, Orihuella Costa, Pego, Torrevieja, Villa Martin