The Coast of Alicante route
The Costa Blanca plays an important role in the national and international tourism, and above all the Alicante coastline is one of the most important. Even though it is not all beaches, we can enjoy the mountains and cliffs.
We begin our journey in Denia, where we can enjoy visiting the 18th century La Asuncíon church, the 17th century Las Atarazanas, the cloister and church of San Antonio or the Arabic castle. The most important beaches here are the Les Martines, Les Bovetes, Les Devenes and the L'Almadrava. On the road to Javea, we take a stop and visit the de Montgó nature park, where there is an impressive combination of mountains, cliffs and coves as well as numerous species of flora and fauna. In Javea the modern architecture is reflected in the houses with their large curved iron grill (rejas) and the towns 16th century San Bartolomé Gothic church. In the surrounding area you'll find the Cabo de la Nao, which is a beautiful area of impressive cliffs and countryside.

On the N-332 we arrive at Calpe, formerly populated by the Ibericos, Phoenicians, Romans, Muslims and the Christians. Here you can enjoy the extensive wealth of culture on offer, ranging from the Moorish areas to the museum of collections, the ancient city walls, the ancient church, the Casa Nova and the San Salvador hermitage. In the port you'll find many modern buildings, the majority are works of the architect, Ricardo Bofill.

Seguimos por la misma carretera hasta Benidorm, capital del turismo alicantino. En esta localidad disfrutaremos de las extensas y maravillosas playas de Poniente y Levante. Destaca el parque de L’Aigüera, diseñado por Ricardo Bofill y la gran cantidad de establecimientos hosteleros y comerciales.

Continuing on the same road until Benidorm, capital of the Alicante tourism. Here you can enjoy the extensive and beautiful beaches of Poniente and Levante, as well as the L'Aigüera park, also designed by Ricardo Bofill and the wide selection of bars, restaurants and shops in this area.

We continue on the same road, stopping at Villajoyosa, so named because of the brightly coloured houses and buildings next to the river. The most important monuments here are the impressive town hall building, the Catalan Gothic church of La Asunción and the San José tower. The most popular beach here is the El Centro. We continue on to the cosmopolitan and coastal town of Alicante, headquarters to one of the most important offices in the European Union. Amongst the wonderful monuments on offer in this city are the ancient Cartigena fortress - the Santa Bárbara castle, the Gothic style Santa María church which has an interesting Baroque altar, the San Nicolás baroque cathedral, which was carefully restored after the civil war, the town hall building, which houses the municipal archives, the modern archaeology museum, considered one of the best of its kind.

Leaving Alicante we go on to Santa Pola, famous for its salt mines. In this locality we visit the municipal aquarium, which has more than 100 different types of fish, the 16th century fortress castle which houses the Virgen del Loreto, the towns patron saint and the municipal archaeology and sea museum. On the road to Torrevieja we take a brief stop in Guardamar del Segura to visit the Ethnic and Archaeology museum as well as their picturesque beaches. Arriving in Torrevieja we go and visit the museum of the sea and the salt, the Salinas de Torrevieja y la Mata nature park, the Semana Santa museum (Easter week) and the Torre Vieja. The most famous beaches here are the Los Locos, del Cura, La Mata and the La Cenia, which you'll find on the outskirts of the area.