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More than 218 kilometres of coast full of beaches with calm
water and soft sand; 2800 hours of sunshine a year, a privileged
climate and a gentle sea have been an excellent way to attract
millions of visitors to our land in the last decades. Years passed
and the development of modern tourist infrastructures and
means of communication have made easier the access to the
richness of the interior parts of our province. This guide is an
invitation, a proposal for approaching our history, our festivi-
ties and celebrations, our gastronomy, our art history and
industrial heritage, our proposal for leisure and sport.
The Costa Blanca scenery is characterised not only by
the sea but also by the mountains peeping at it. The Alicante
Province is the second more mountainous one in Spain; the
Mediterranean landscape is showed here: the terraced cul-
tivated valleys of Arabic origin, the mountainous horizons
covered by oaks, pines, carob trees and perfumed by a
great variety of aromatic plants. In the south of the provin-
ce the mountains disappear, giving place to palm tree fields
and orange and lemon plantations. Mountains and hiking
lovers have very well indicated paths in all the inside areas
of the province.
Beside all that, our territory is full of archaeological sites,
which offer us an idea of the depth of the life and richness
of our environment, inhabited for thousands of years.
Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans and Arabs left their
imprint here and we can guess their way of life by obser-
ving their remains. On the coast or in the interior you will
find the opportunity of discovering our varied gastronomy
and quality of our wines. You can visit, if you wish, the small
towns hidden behind the mountains or the more modern
and lively ones on the coast, which offer the visitor a very
intensive night life.
Their history and monuments mark the atmosphere of
our towns in the whole province.
We have a lot of marinas and many facilities all along the
coast to enjoy the sea and its possibilities. Golf lovers are sure
to find among us courses with all kinds of facilities. We wish
visitors of all ages to find among us the destination they have
been looking for.
I ask you to accept this information as a proposal for a mee-
ting and receive with it a friendly welcome.
I wish you enjoy your stay among us.
Sebastián Fernández Miralles
Councillor for Tourism Government of Alicante Province
Costa Blanca
Beaches and nautical clubs
Tourism of the interior
Golf
Leisure parks
Culture
Festivals
Gastronomy
Fairs and conferences
Services
Communications and infrastructures
Telephones numbers of interest and map
Beaches and nautical clubs
Tourism of the interior
Golf
Leisure parks
Culture
Festivals
Gastronomy
Fairs and conferences
Services
Communications and infrastructures
Telephones numbers of interest and map
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mary
The Costa Blanca has one of its
main attractions in the extension of
its coast, 212 kilometres, and in its
mild climate with an average annual
temperature of 17°C. Together with
these natural conditions our beaches
and its waters suffer a continuous
sanitary environmental control, as it
is proved by the 32 “Blue Flags” our
province has received; flags given by
the European Federation for the
Environmental Education as a prize to
the administrations that care well
after the environment and services.
Beaches
The orographic and geographic characteristics of the Costa Blanca
determine the nature of its coast. The northern part of the pro-
vince, the Marina Alta, is crossed by chains of mountains, which get
into the sea forming steep cliffs of more than 150 metres high. Next
to these cliffs we find caves formed by water currents coming from the
heavy rainfall of the area. Denia, Jávea, Poble Nou de Benitachell or
Benissa have small sheltered coves full of stones and difficult access
by land.
The beaches of the Costa Blanca have a variedrecreational offer for its visitors
In the Marina Baixa we can
find less steep zones and larger
beaches with softer sand like
the ones in Benidorm –beaches
of Poniente and Levante– or the
one in the centre of La Vila
Joiosa, though we have also
attractive cliffs with small coves
in Serra Gelada in Benidorm or
in mount Mascarat, between
Altea and Calp.
The southern part of the
Costa Blanca, from Alicante to
Pilar de la Horadada, is charac-
terised by the extension of its
beaches of soft sand, as
well as by its damped land
and salt marshes near
the coast, such as the
natural parks of the
Lagoons of La Mata in
Torrevieja and “El Hondo”
in Elche. The mouth of the
river Segura in Guar-
damar and the sea
currents have made
of this town a combi-
nation of dunes of thin
sand and a planted pine
barrier to avoid the dunes
enter the town.
“El Postiguet” beach is the mostcrowded beach in Alicante
Of the nearly 115 beaches
and coves where we can swim,
32 have received the “Blue Flag”
–an environmental qualification
given by de EC– and 55 are
accessible for handicapped peo-
ple. Most beaches and places
where you can bathe or swim
are indicated in the towns and
on the roads, have first aid ser-
vice and sportive areas on the
sand. In some cases there are
library service and in many
others there are car parks,
telephone, restaurants and lei-
sure services.
F r o m
1986 we
have the Nature
Reserve of Tabarca Island
in front of Santa Pola’s coast,
which shows a great richness in
its marine bed and fauna. San
Antonio’s Cape between Jávea
and Denia is the other marine
reserve in the Costa Blanca,
which is also recommended to
the scuba divers and sightsee-
ing lovers.
You can see mount Cabeçó D’orfrom Muchavista beach
Torrevieja has an important number ofmoorings in its marinas
There are 10.637 moorings all along the Costa Blanca in 17 nautical clubs and
11 marinas. Most of these clubs count with nautical schools and technical servi-
ces of maintenance for all kinds of sailing boats. In these waters we celebrate dif-
ferent championships, such as the “Tabarca Ciudad de Alicante Trophy”, valid for
the national championship, or the “Costa Blanca Regatta” for cruises organised by
the Nautical Club of Denia and valid for the regional championship.
nauticalclub
Campomanes Marina is locatedin the south of mount Mascarat
Sportive boats and cruises canmoor at Alicante habour
The Costa Blanca is crossed by a series of mountains
going in parallel north-east and south-east. This fact makes
the northern part of the province be formed by sharp
crests and large terraced valleys: Vall d’Ebo, Vall de
Gallinera or Vall de Seta are examples of these hidden and
picturesque valleys of rural economy.
The castle of Biar isone of the milestonesof the castle route
Tourism ofThe interior
This orography, together with the climatic conditions, makes the
Costa Blanca one of the most interesting destinations for peo-
ple fond of the interior and adventure tourism. The 99 rural
houses and the 23 youth hostels spread all over this part of
the province allow the organization of many different trips all
throughout the year.
Together with its natural appeal, the interior of
the Costa Blanca shows also cultural appeals, such
as the urban richness of the Arab towns, the indus-
trial archaeology of Alcoy or the Medieval layouts of
towns, such as Monforte del Cid or Biar among
others. Gastronomy, feasts and celebrations,
museums or fairs are other attractions of the Costa
Blanca.
“La Font Roja” nature park counts witha well of snow as one of its attractions
The interior ofthe CostaBlanca has avaried reper-toire of cultu-ral attractions
The “Diputación Provincial” of Alicante pro-motes a wide net of leisure areas
In the interior of the Costa Blanca you can practise
risky activities, such as paragliding, rapple, canoyning,
gliding, bungee jumping or other activities, such as
hiking, riding or flying in a globe. The Costa Blanca
counts with nature parks such as the “Carrascar de la
Font Rotja, La Sierra Mariola, El Peñón de Ifach, El
Marjal Pego-Oliva, El Hondo de Elx-Crevillent, The Lagoons
of La Mata y Torrevieja or the saltworks of Santa Pola;
all of them are well indicated and with tourist signs in
the near by towns. In these parks the visitor can combi-
ne the sightseeing with the activities of hiking and
cycling.
The Costa Blanca counts witheight nature parks with typicalcharacteristics each one of them
Our mild climate allows the practi-ce of activities in the open air allthroughout the year
golf
In the Costa Blanca there are
a total of 13 golf courses, which
are used during the year at an
average of 74%, being a 100% in
summer. Our golf facilities will in-
clude in the near future a wide
offer of courses having all servi-
ces of hiring equipment, buggies,
as well as providing areas devoted
to practise and to run schools of
golf in bunkers or in greens.
In the northern part of the
Costa Blanca we have the golf
club “La Sella” in Denia –18
holes– the golf club Jávea, the
golf club Ifach in Benissa –the
first one in the province– the golf
club Don Cayo in Altea, all of
them of nine holes.There are eight new golf coursesin preparation to be added to theactual offer
The most numerous golf cour-
ses of the Costa Blanca are loca-
ted in the south of the province: In
Orihuela we have the golf Club
Villamartín, the Golf Club Las
Ramblas and the Royal Club
Campoamor. In the town of
Rojales we have the Royal Golf
Club La Marquesa and La Finca
Club Algorfa, the most recent in
the Costa Blanca, having all three
18 holes.
In the centre of the
province we have the golf
club Alicante, the golf
club Bonalba in Mucha-
miel and the golf club
Alenda in Monforte del
Cid, all of them of 18
holes. In the city of Elche
we have the golf club El
Plantío of nine holes.
The tourist vocation of the Costa
Blanca can be observed in the variety
and quality of its leisure offer: Terra
Mítica in Benidorm with a double
access from the motorway AP7 is the
unique park truly thematic in Europe.
The historic cultures of the Medi-
terranean sea are its main arguments:
Greece, Rome, The Ancient Egypt,
Iberia and the Isles are part of the the-
matic park that counts with spectacu-
lar attractions such as
Magnus Colossus, the big-
gest big dipper of wood in
Europe, Tizona, the Ulisses res-
cue, rafting or the Phoenix
flight, descent in free fall from
a height of more than 60
metres.
leisure
Egypt, among other Medite-rranean cultures, is perfectlyrecreated in Terra Mítica
These attractions are completed with shows of dancing, magic and
Medieval tournaments as well as services of shopping and restaurants,
among others. Animal lovers have shows in the different safaris we have
in Benitachell, Benidorm, Pego or Elche.
There are water parks all along our coast,
as well as caves in Vall d’Ebo, Busot and
Benidoleig.
Due to our mild climate, all these
options are valid and can be visited with
all the family nearly every day of the year.
The Algar springs make up a spec-tacular scenery for swimmers andlandscape lovers
Canelobre caves form aspectacular scenery of
nature and lights
culture
We find settlements in our province from
100.000 years BC: From prehistoric men to
Iberians, Phoenicians, Greeks, Cartha-
ginians, Romans, Arabs and Christians have
influenced our people and left their marks in
this land. The first settlers we have knowled-
ge of belong to the Middle Palaeolithic and
we find rests of this culture in shelters in
Muro de Alcoy, Villena and Alcoy. After the
Neolithic settlement and the contact with the
Phoenicians we reach the Iberian culture,
very well represented in our province in the
archaeological sites of Guardamar, Villena,
Elche and Alicante. The “Damas de Elche and
Cabezó Lucero” belong to this period. The
other great discovery is Villena Treasure,
which is shown in the local museum and is
dated in the Bronze Age. The Roman Ilice is
the centre of this culture in our province. It
was communicated with the rest of the empi-
re by the “Via Augusta” and two branches of
it connected with Lucentum (Alicante) and
Dianium (Denia). As well as in Alcudia and
Lucentum we have Roman remains in El
Campello, Santa Pola, Portus Ilicitanus, Els
Poblets and La Vila Joiosa.
Baroque is present in Saint Mary’sChurch
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The “Dama de Elche” was found inthe archaeological site of Alcudiaat the end of XIX century
The Arab era is basic to unders-
tand the culture of the Costa
Blanca, because it is the origin of
many of our actual urban structu-
res, as well as of many military, civil
and agricultural engineering. The
layouts of Biar, Cocentaina, Elche,
Monforte del Cid or Villena, among
many other towns belong to this
period. We can contemplate the
military engineering in the magnifi-
cent castles located along the
Vinalopó river from Elche up to
Banyeres de Mariola. The building of
these castles ended in 1609 with
the expulsion of the Muslims, who
left inhabited towns in the mountains
as their last heritage. The first
remains of the Christian world in our
province correspond to the Gothic
art, examples of which are found in
James’s churches in Villena and
Orihuela, Saint Bartholomew’s in
Javea, or Saint Martin’s in Callosa
de Segura.
The Arab Baths in Elche are one of the rare examples of theMuslims in the Costa Blanca
Small chapels of the so called Gothic of the Conquest are found in the towns of
Biar and in the nature park “El Montgó”, between Javea and Denia. Penáguila,
Cocentaina, Benissa or Calpe complete the brief tour of the first Christian art in our
province.
The luxurious and ornamental modernist art has in Alcoy its best examples: the
forge bridges, the factories by the river, the houses of modernist style constitute the
best picture of this industrial town. The maritime facade of Alicante, Magdalene’s
church and the Modernist Museum in Novelda, as well as the casinos in Novelda and
Monovar are some other examples of Modernism.
Magdalene’s church in Noveldais an excellent example ofModernist style
The museum of the “Festa” is an essentialelement to know the iconography and sym-
bolism of the “Misteri d’Elx”
Nevertheless, the culture of this period is characterised by Baroque, which is
found in Orihuela, at the time religious capital of Alicante province. Five main monu-
ments allow us to go through the history of art from Gothic up to Baroque. We can
find some other points of interest in our province showing us this style: the churches
of Pego and Aspe or the Town hall in Alicante. The fort of Bernia or the layout of
Castell de Guadalest are the military variant of Baroque in the Costa Blanca. Santa
Barbara’s castle deserves a special mention, being one of the most attractive pictu-
res of the Costa Blanca.
Set in the former Provincial Hospital, the Provincial Archaeological
Museum of Alicante – MARQ – is an extraordinary place where to
see the historic and prehistoric richness of the Costa Blanca. Divided into different
rooms to show the prehistoric world, the Iberian one, the Roman culture, the Middle
Ages, the Modern and Contemporary cultures it has the most modern technologies and
interactive panels to show the life of the different periods. Together with this exposition
the MARQ explains in a very pleasant way the process of recovery of the archaeological
sites in land, and under water. A restaurant, rooms multipurpose, a shop and rooms
for investigation complete this recent museum, being the first one of the XXI century.
marq
The MARQ offers us the opportunityof knowing the prehistory and history of
the Costa Blanca.
festival andcelebrations
Festivals are the transgression of
the social normality in the Costa
Blanca. We have a lot of possibilities of
living and participating in these cele-
brations: fancy dresses, gunpowder
noise, music, bulls in the street or in
the sea, fire and fireworks, Medieval
cantatas, processions are some of the
options people from Alicante have to
celebrate life every year.
The Holy Week has an indispensa-ble appointment in Santa Cruz dis-trict of Alicante
Moors and Christians are the most peculiar festival of the Costa Blanca. They repro-
duce the historic wars between the Moors and Christians in the Middle and Modern
Ages. Nowadays, they celebrate Moors and Christians in nearly fifty towns of the Costa
Blanca all throughout the year. The parades of the troupe of Moors and Christians, the
embassies or the fights with blank guns between the two sides are the most attractive
and commonest elements of these peculiar festivals.
The pilgrimage par excellence in the Costa Blanca is the one celebrated in Alicante
each Thursday following the Easter Sunday going to Santa Faz. Thousands of people from
Alicante and province go in pilgrimage to the nearby town of San Juan taking up the main
road and buying from all the stalls placed round the church where Christ’s face image
is kept. Orito, near Monforte del Cid is another point of pilgrimage to celebrate the
festivity of Saint Pascal Bailón.
The Moors and Christians of Alcoy are considered of international tourist interest
The “Misteri d’Elx” constitu-tes an unforgettable expe-rience, set between religio-sity and show business
Fire is present in many celebrations in theCosta Blanca by means of bonfires, cardboardfigures –“fallas”– , gunpowder or “fatxos”
Another peculiar festive element of the Costa
Blanca, also declared of International Tourist
Interest, is the representation of the “Misteri d’Elx”,
which is a lyric Medieval drama sung on 14 and 15
August by a cast of non-professional masculine sin-
gers. It originates in the Medieval representations
of the divine mysteries inside the temples, which
were left out of them as a result of the Council of
Trent, remaining this one in Elche. This drama, in
two acts, is represented in Santa Maria’s church
and describes the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
into heaven. The set of the drama and the XV cen-
tury cultured Valencian in which it is writ-
ten are other elements giving value
to this cultural representation.
“Las Ho-
gueras” in Ali-
cante, which take
place from the 20
to 24 June to
celebrate the sum-
mer solstice, are a
display of plastic
beauty, irony, colours
and music that spread joy
in the streets and squares
of the city, decorated with card-
board figures that are burned on 24
June –the “Nit del Foc”– as a grand finale of
the festival.
“Els enfarinats” of Ibiare celebrated on 23December and it is abrazen and originalfestival
“Els Bous a la Mar” –bulls atthe sea –in Denia are cele-brated the first week of July
Another peculiar religious celebration is the Holy Week, which has very attrac-
tive elements. Orihuela has a great tradition with its floats built by Salzillo or the curious
image known as “La Diablesa” –devil woman– which is forbidden to enter the Christian
temples. The tradition of the “Caballero Cubierto” –covered knight– and the Holy Burial
on Holy Saturday are high moments of the Holy Week in Orihuela. Crevillente is anot-
her town celebrating the Holy Week with Mariano Benllure carvings and the well-
known choirs singing religious hymns of the XVII and XVIII centuries. In Alicante,
capital of the Costa Blanca, there is a special magic moment, which is the Holy
Wednesday procession in Santa Cruz district in the centre of the city, where
the floats of procession go up and down its steep and narrow streets.
There is not a celebration inthe Costa Blanca withoutfireworks
gastronomy
The Costa Blanca has one of its greatest attractions in its gastro-
nomy, a gastronomy based on agricultural and Arabic tradition
that shows its Mediterranean character. As an entrance we
have dried salty fish as tuna or similar fish. Another charac-
teristic entrance consists of different kinds of typical cold
meat. There is also “minxos”, small pizzas made of rata-
touille and spinach.
The wine and the alcoholic drinks of the Costa Blanca have their designation of
origin. The sweet and white wines from the Marina Alta and the “Fondillón” from the
Vinalopó are the best known ones. The red wine is strong and has a high degree
proof. With regard to liquors taken after meals we have
“Cantueso”, anisette, coffee liquor of Alcoy or “Herbero”
made of aromatic herbs from mount Mariola.
Fideuá” is a variant of“el caldero” cookedwith special noodles
Fishermen are the inventors ofa lot of varied recipes
Rice is the main ingredient of our
dishes; together with paella we have
rice served with stock, such as “arrós
amb fessols i naps” –rice with beans
and turnip– or rice cooked in the oven
with beaten eggs on top. The “caldero”
and “arrós a banda” are very
simple to cook and reci-
pes made by fisher-
men of the Costa
Blanca.
T h e
best known
and typical
desserts are
the nougats
and the ice
cream made by
craftsmen of the
town of Jijona. The
confectionery desserts
are anisette ring-shaped bis-
cuits, sweet potato pie or “almojabe-
nas” of Arab origin and special taste.
We have typical dishes originated in
the mountains for the lovers of food
eaten with a spoon, such as gazpacho
cooked with game, boiled chard, pota-
toes, green beans and onions. Stew
served in three courses is typical at
Christmas.
We have some more recipes with
fish such as the “suquet” that is a soup
of fish from rock or the “borreta” made
of cod.
To go eating paella is acultural and social acti-vity widely spread in theCosta Blanca
The blocks of dried figsand the sweets are verytypical in pilgrimages
fairs andconferences
The Provincial Board of Tourism has
a specific department named “Costa
Blanca Convention Bureau” to offer all
companies information about the pos-
sible facilities to celebrate their confe-
rences in our province.
The Costa Blanca counts with very qualified technological institutes
The situation of the Costa Blanca as an important tourist destination
and services, makes our province be a privileged place to celebrate con-
ferences and meetings of all kinds. The climate, the excellent commu-
nications, the experience of a tourist sector with more than 150.000
beds as well as the variety of a complementary offer, make the Costa
Blanca a splendid meeting point.
The Fair Institution of Alicante (IFA)
is in “El Altet”, between Alicante and
Elche and very near the international
airport; in these specialised buildings
fairs on housing, fashion, ice cream or
festivals are held.
The hotels of the province count with facilities and experience in organising professional meetings
servicesThe Costa Blanca descri-
bes an area of dynamic eco-
nomy in industry and com-
merce. The sector of trans-
formation of raw food
counts with typical products
such as wine, fruit and vege-
tables, ice cream or spices,
some of them having the
Designation of Origin.
Footwear, furniture, textile, toys or
marble in our province are leading eco-
nomic sectors at a national level.
Industrial estates, technological institu-
tes or auxiliary industries spread in the
whole province show the industrial
power of the Costa Blanca.
Our footwear industry is verywell known in the world
The cherries from the moun-tains of the interior have theDesignation of Origin
Many important towns of our
province count with large areas of
commercial and leisure services,
which are completed with the selling
of craft products in some other
towns, such as Guadalest or Gata
de Gorgos.
Marble is produced in theMedio Vinalopó
Medlar is typical ofthe interior of theMarina Baixa
communicationsThe Costa Blanca is perfectly well communicated with the rest of
Spain as well as with Europe by land and by air. The airport of
Alicante is placed between the cities of Alicante and Elche and it is
number seven in importance in Spain, counting 8 million passengers
a year. 80% of its traffic comes from Europe. There are direct flights
to the main European and National cities.
The Costa Blanca is crossed from the south to the north by a motorway
(A7) connecting the province with Catalonia and the rest of Europe. Another
motorway of recent construction (A37) communicates the A7 with Torrevieja
and the southern coast of the province. There is also another motorway con-
necting Alicante and the southern coast with Valencia via Alcoy. This motorway
will soon be communicated with the one going to Madrid.
Euromed is a high speed trainconnecting the Costa Blancawith Catalonia and Europe
The Motorway A7 verte-brates all the ValencianCommunity
Alicante harbour is one
of the most important in the
Mediterranean and has a
great amount of traffic of
goods in its commercial and
container docks. Its strate-
gic situation, in the centre
of the city together with its
wide leisure area makes it
be a very good destination
for cruises as well as for
sportive boats, having a
great number of moorings.
Alicante is one of the first destina-
tions for people from Madrid, who
come by train. Nowadays, Alicante is
connected with Madrid and Barcelona
by train at a speed over 220 kph.
Another railway unites Alicante and
Denia, serving its trains as an occa-
sion to organise tourist excursions
along the Costa Blanca, such as
“Limón Express, Trasnochador or
Trenet Senderista”.
El Altet airport has receivedeight million passengers in2003
You can go to the BalearicIslands from Denia harbourdaily
The Costa Blanca, as described in the previous pages,
offers a wide range of possibilities to the visitor, different rou-
tes from the beach up to the mountains. Its natural appeal, its
mild climate and the effort of its citizens have brought toget-
her a very rich, professional and quality tourist offer, neces-
sary complement for the enjoyment of the Costa Blanca
resources: from adventure sports to the organised routes in
natural scenery.
You can get more information from the Provincial Board of
Tourism:
On these telephone numbers: 902 10 09 10 / 965 23 01 60,
on the web: www.costablanca.org,
by E-mail: [email protected]
The interior of the Costa Blanca. The interior of the Costa Blanca
is full of natural charming spots. There are 30 different routes of
short distance to visit the best spots in Alicante province.
Mountaineering Climbing Federation.
Telephone number 965 43 97 47.
Tabarca Island. This island has a nature marine reserve. You have to
take a boat leaving Alicante harbour: Tel. 965 21 63 96; Santa Pola:
Tel. 965 41 11 13; Guardamar del Segura: Tel. 966 70 21 22 or
Torrevieja: Tel. 966 70 21 22.
Benidorm Island. Boat departures from Benidorm harbour from
10 to 21 hours to visit the island, round which you can find a rich
variety of protected species considered a marine reserve.
The saltworks of Santa Pola. It is one of the most interesting
nature parks of the Costa Blanca where you can see different
migratory birds that spent winter there and aquatic birds such as
albatross and heron. Tel. 966 92 04 04.
Canelobre Caves. Excursions to lit caves, rich in stalactites and
stalagmites.
Open all the year. Tel. 965 69 92 50. Busot.
The Calaveras Cave. With fossilised rests of the Bronze and
Neolithic ages we can walk trough a corridor of 400 metres that
ends in an interior lake.
Tel. 966 40 42 35. Benidoleig.
The Algar Springs. This peculiar spot, located at 3 kilometres
from Callosa d’Ensarriá, is shaped by waterfalls ending in lakes. To
hear the water run through the reeds, to swim under the water-
falls, to swim in the transparent waters surrounded by leafy trees
or to visit museums and gardens or aromatic herbs are pleasures
essentially Mediterranean. Sights.
Tel. 965 97 21 29.
Cave Paintings. The cave paintings of the Mediterranean have
been declared humanity heritage. The shelters and caves of the
Costa Blanca are very numerous. The guided visits to La Sarga
(Alcoy) and to Pla de Petracos (Castell de Castell) are of special
interest. Tel. 965 51 80 67.
Safari Park. It a place full of animal species from all over the world
with a dolphin and seal show.
Tel. 965 75 02 85. Road Pego - EI Verger.
Rio Safari. It consists of a boat promenade through a scenery
similar to an African savannah.
Tel. 966 63 82 88. Road Santa Pola - Elche.
Safari Aitana. Zoo located in a fantastic viewpoint of Alicante pro-
vince. Tel. 908 66 12 89. Road Villajoyosa-Penáguila.
Terra Mítica. Enjoy the strong emotions of a journey through the
Mediterranean cultures in the best thematic park of Europe.
Tel. 966 83 51 86.
[http://www.terramiticapark.com].
Road Benidorm-Finestrat, Camino del Moralet. Benidorm.
Terra Natura. A World in which you can live and bréate the har-
mony between Man and Nature. Tel. 966 81 36 55. Benidorm.
Mundomar. Park with singular landscape, lakes, marine and exo-
tic animals in its natural habitat.
Tel. 965 86 40 06.
[http://www.mundomar.es].
Sierra Helada. Rincón de Loix. Benidorm.
Hot-air-balloon. Fly over the natural spots of the coast. Open all
year long. Tel. 966 63 74 01. Elx.
Aqualandia. Tel. 965 86 01 00. Benidorm.
Aquapark. Tel. 955 71 58 90. Torrevieja
Aqua Park Quesada. Tel. 966 71 46 35. Rojales.
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERSFIREFIGHTER Tel.: 085
NATIONAL POLICE Tel.: 091
LOCAL POLICE Tel.: 092
GUARDIA CIVIL Tel.: 062
RED CROSS Tel.: 965 25 25 25
EMERGENCIES (SAME NUMBER IN EUROPE) Tel.: 112
Average temperatures Average temperat. (sea water)January 11ºC. 51ºF 13ºFebruary 12ºC. 53ºF 12‚6ºMarch 14ºC. 57ºF 13‚8ºApril 16ºC. 60ºF 14‚5ºMay 20ºC. 68ºF 16‚9ºJune 23ºC. 73ºF 20‚8ºJuly 26ºC. 78ºF 23‚6ºAugust 27ºC. 80ºF 24‚6ºSeptember 24ºC. 75ºF 25‚5ºOctober 21ºC. 70ºF 18‚6ºNovember 15ºC. 59ºF 14‚8ºDecember 12ºC. 53ºF 14‚4º
GOLF COURSESALICANTE GOLF (ALICANTE) Tel. 965 15 37 94CLUB EL PLANTIO (ALICANTE) Tel. 965 18 91 15CLUB DON CAYO (ALTEA) Tel. 965 84 80 46CLUB IFACH (BENISSA) Tel. 966 49 71 14CLUB LA SELLA (DÉNIA) Tel. 966 45 42 52CLUB JÁVEA (XÀBIA) Tel. 965 79 25 84CLUB ALENA (MONFORTE DEL CID) Tel. 965 62 05 21CLUB BONALBA (MUTXAMEL) Tel. 965 95 53 37CLUB RAMBLAS DE ORIHUELA (ORIHUELA) Tel. 965 32 20 11CAMPO VILLAMARTÍN (ORIHUELA) Tel. 966 76 51 70REAL CLUB CAMPOAMOR (ORIHUELA) Tel. 965 32 01 04CLUB LA MARQUESA (ROJALES) Tel. 966 71 42 58CLUB LA FINCA (ALGORFA) Tel. 965 95 70 58
MEANS OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONSALICANTE AIRPORT 8 kilometres from the centre, on the N-332 Tel.: 966 91 90 00
RAILWAY STATION 1-3, Avda. Salamanca, Tel.: 902 24 02 02
RAILWAY - GENERALITAT VALENCIANA 2, Avda. Villajoyosa Tel.: 965 26 27 31
BUS STATION 17, Portugal Street Tel.: 965 13 07 00
MOTORWAY AP7 AUMAR 36, Paseo de la Alameda (Valencia) Tel.: 963 35 88 10 / 963 35 88 00
MOTORWAY AP37 Carretera de Villamartín Tel.: 966 73 01 17
NAUTICAL STATION COSTA BLANCAN.S. OF ALICANTE Tourist Info. Play del Postiguet Tel.: 965 20 00 89
N.S. BAHÍA DE ALTEA 9, Paseo de Sant Pere. 03590 Altea. Tel.: 902 19 53 94
N.S. MARINA ALTA 9, Oculista Buigues. 03700 Denia Tel.: 965 78 09 57
ALCOY Calle San Lorenzo 2, 03801 - Alcoi/Alcoy Telf.: 965 53 71 55 – Fax.: 965 53 71 52
ALFÀS DEL PI, L’ Calle Federico García Lorca, 11 (Bajos Ayto.), 03580 - L'Alfàs del Pi Telf.: 965 88 89 05 – Fax.: 965 88 71 12
PLATJA Avenida Oscar Esplá. Platja de L'Albir 1, 03580 - L'Alfàs del Pi Telf.: 966 86 70 22 – Fax.: 966 86 70 23
ALICANTE Avenida Rambla de Méndez Núñez 23, 03002 - Alacant/Alicante Telf.: 965 20 00 00 – Fax.: 965 20 02 43
CENTRO Calle Portugal (Estación Autobuses) 17, 03003 - Alacant/Alicante Telf.: 965 92 98 02 – Fax.: 965 92 01 12
POSTIGUET Paseo de Gómiz s/n, 03002 - Alacant/Alicante Telf.: 965 20 00 89 – Fax.: 965 20 00 89
RENFE Avenida Salamanca s/n, 03005 - Alacant/Alicante Telf.: 609 36 40 99
SAN JUAN Avenida Niza (Playa San Juan), s/n, 03540 - Alacant/Alicante Telf.: 965 15 45 86
ALTEA Calle Sant Pere 11, 03590 – Altea Telf.: 965 84 41 14 – Fax.: 965 84 42 13
BENIDORM Pza. de SS.MM. Reyes de España s/n (Ayto) 03501 Benidorm Telf.: 966 81 54 63 – Fax.: 965 86 36 25
CENTRO Avenida Martínez Alejos,16 03501 Benidorm Telf.: 902 10 05 81 – Fax.: 966 80 88 58
EUROPA Avenida Europa,s/n 03502 Benidorm Telf.: 902 10 05 83
TERRA MITICA Carretera Benidorm-Finestrat, Partida Moralet,s/n 03502 Benidorm Telf.: 966 83 51 91 – Fax.: 966 83 51 92
RINCÓN DE LOIX Avenida Derramador s/n 03503 Benidorm Telf.: 902 10 05 82 – Fax.: 966 80 88 58
BENISSA Avenida Pais Valencià 1, 03720 – Benissa Telf.: 965 73 22 25 – Fax.: 965 73 25 37
CENTRO HISTÓRICO Calle Francisco Sendra 2b, 03720 – Benissa Telf.: 965 73 29 91
PLAYA Avenida la Marina (Zona Verde Municipal Fanadix), s/n, 03720 – Benissa Telf.: 966 49 83 61
BIAR Avenida de Villena, 2 03410 Biar Telf.: 965 81 11 77 – Fax.: 965 97 21 29
CALLOSA D’EN SARRIÀ Partida del Algar s/n, 03510 - Callosa d'en Sarrià Telf.: 965 97 21 29 – Fax.: 965 97 21 29
CALPE – CENTRO Plaza del Mosquit s/n, 03710 - Calp/Calpe Telf.: 965 83 85 32 – Fax.: 965 83 85 31
LONJA Paseo Puerto Pesquero s/n, 03710 - Calp/Calpe Telf.: 965 83 74 13 – Fax.: 965 83 95 17
PEÑÓN Avenida Ejércitos Españoles 44, 03710 - Calp/Calpe Telf.: 965 83 69 20 – Fax.: 965 83 12 50
CAMPELLO, El Avenida Generalitat Valenciana s/n, 03560 - El Campello Telf.: 965 63 46 06 – Fax.: 965 63 35 48
CASTALLA Plaza Mayor 3, 03420 – Castalla Telf.: 966 56 10 18 – Fax.: 966 56 10 18
CASTELL DE GUADALEST Avenida Alicante (Aparcamiento), s/n, 03517 - Castell de Guadalest Telf.: 965 88 52 98 – Fax.: 965 88 53 85
COCENTAINA Plaza del Pla (Patio de Armas Palau Comtal) s/n, 03820 – Cocentaina Telf.: 965 59 01 59 – Fax.: 965 59 01 59
DÉNIA Plaza Oculista Buigues 9, 03700 – Dénia Telf.: 966 42 23 67 – Fax.: 965 78 09 57
ELX Plaza del Parc 3, 03203 - Elx/Elche Telf.: 965 45 27 47 – Fax.: 965 45 78 94
AEROPORT Aerop. de Alicante. Terminal llegadas. El Altet, 03071 - Elx/Elche Telf.: 966 91 93 67
LA MARINA D'ELX Avenida de la Alegría s/n. La Marina, 03194 - Elx/Elche Telf.: 965 41 97 10
ELS ARENALS DEL SOL Calle San Bartolomé de Tirajana. Arenales del Sol s/n, 03195 - Elx/Elche Telf.: 966 91 01 11
FINESTRAT Avenida de la Marina Baixa (Cala Finestrat) 14, 03509 – Finestrat Telf.: 966 80 12 08 – Fax.: 966 80 12 72
GUARDAMAR Plaza de la Constitución 7, 03140 - Guardamar del Segura Telf.: 965 72 44 88 – Fax.: 965 72 72 92
AUTOBUSES Calle Molivent, s/n - Terminal de Autobuses, 03140 - Guardamar del Segura Telf.: 966 72 72 74 – Fax.: 965 72 72 92
JALÓN-VALL DE POP Paseo de la Alameda, s/n - (Ctra.de Alcalalí), 03727 - Xaló/Jalón Telf.: 966 48 10 17 – Fax.: 966 48 10 17
MURO DE ALCOY Plaza Ramón Gonzálvez 1, 03830 - Muro de Alcoy Telf.: 965 53 20 71 – Fax.: 965 53 20 71
NOVELDA Calle Mayor 6, 03660 – Novelda Telf.: 965 60 92 28 – Fax.: 965 60 73 81
NUCIA, LA Avenida Marina Baixa 1, 03094 - La Nucia Telf.: 966 89 56 72
ONIL Avenida Castalla 2, 03430 – Onil Telf.: 966 54 47 05 – Fax.: 966 55 72 57
ORIHUELA Calle Francisco Díe 25, 03300 – Orihuela Telf.: 965 30 27 47 – Fax.: 965 30 62 94
ANDENES Avenida de la Estación, s/n (Est. Intermodal), 03300 – Orihuela Telf.: 966 73 60 89
PLAYA Plaza del Oriol, 1- Urbanización Playa Flamenca, 03189 – Orihuela Telf.: 966 76 00 00 – Fax.: 966 76 00 00
PEGO, L'ATZUVIA I LES VALLS Carretera de Dénia, s/n (Esquina c/ San Rafael), 03780 – Pego Telf.: 966 40 08 43 – Fax.: 966 40 08 43
PETRER CONSORCIO ISLA DE INTERIOR Avenida de Madrid, 12. Junto Estación Autobuses, 03610 – Petrer Telf.: 966 95 25 86 – Fax.: 966 95 25 86
PILAR DE LA HORADADA Calle Carretillas 19, 03190 - Pilar de la Horadada, Telf.: 966 76 70 68 – Fax.: 966 76 73 40
POBLETS, ELS Carrer del Mestre Vicent 32, 03779 - Els Poblets Telf.: 966 47 53 52 – Fax.: 966 47 53 60
POLOP DE LA MARINA Cerretera Benidorm-Polop. Miró Esq. Teulería 03520 - Polop Telf.: 966 89 60 72
ROJALES Calle Malecon de la Encantada 1, 03170 – Rojales Telf.: 966 71 50 01 – Fax.: 966 71 47 42
SAN FULGENCIO Calle Amsterdam - Urbanización la Marina s/n, 03177 - San Fulgencio Telf.: 966 79 00 21 – Fax.: 966 79 00 21
SANTA POLA Plaza Diputación s/n, 03130 - Santa Pola Telf.: 966 69 22 76 – Fax.: 966 69 60 39
CENTRO Calle Astilleros - junto al Ayuntamiento 4, 03130 - Santa Pola Telf.: 966 69 60 52 – Fax.: 966 69 60 39
TEULADA Carretera Moraira-Teulada 51, 03724 – Teulada Telf.: 965 74 51 68 – Fax.: 966 49 15 04
TORREVIEJA-MIRADOR Plaza Ruiz Capdepont s/n, 03180 – Torrevieja Telf.: 965 70 34 33 – Fax.: 965 71 59 36
CENTRO Calle Caballero de Rodas 27, 03180 – Torrevieja Telf.: 965 70 61 59 – Fax.: 966 70 33 57
VALL D’ALCALÀ, LA Plaza Bisbe Vilaplana, 9, 03786 – Alcalá de la Jovada Telf.: 659 86 18 64
VILA JOIOSA, LA Avenida País Valencià 10 Bajo, 03570 - La Vila Joiosa/Villajoyosa Telf.: 966 85 13 71 – Fax.: 966 85 29 47
VILLENA Plaza de Santiago 5, 03400 – Villena Telf.: 965 80 38 04 – Fax.: 965 80 37 06
XÀBIA-ARENAL Avenida del Pla, -Residencial La Plaza 136, 03730 - Xàbia/Jávea Telf.: 966 46 06 05 – Fax.: 965 79 62 58
CENTRE Plaza de la Iglesia 6, 03730 - Xàbia/Jávea Telf.: 965 79 43 56 – Fax.: 965 79 63 17
PORT Calle Almirante Bastarreche 11, 03730 - Xàbia/Jávea Telf.: 965 79 07 36 – Fax.: 965 79 60 57
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Edita: Patronato Provincial de Turismode la Costa Blanca. Diputación Provincial de Alicante
Design: Los Chicos del Barrio • PecciPrint: Gráficas Díaz, S.L.Deposit Legal: A.72-2004
Edition 2004
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