Top Things to do in Costa Blanca
The 10 Best Historic Sites in Costa Blanca, Valencian Country
Costa Blanca is the name given to Alicante's coastline in Spain, which stretches over 200 kilometers. It is an incredibly popular holiday destination for tourists, because of the marvelous weather and beaches. Costa Blanca is family friendly, thanks to the huge range of activities available there from beaches and golf to museums and parks. There are the beaches, such as Los Náufragos in Torrevieja with its volleyball nets, golden sands and Blue Flag status, or smaller beaches like Serragrosa with its crystal waters, ideal for swimmers. But there are also golf courses (particularly the Villaitana club de golf near Benidorm) and watersports facilities and cultural sites like museums and galleries, such as the La Asegurada Municipal Museum in Alicante which has extensive collections of Spanish art. You will need a couple of weeks on the Costa Blanca just to scratch the surface of its entertainment potential.
Restaurants in Costa Blanca
1. Guadalest Valley
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4.5 based on 2,503 reviews
Reviewed By M4860QLkimp - Algorfa, Spain
Took a day trip to Guadalest Valley with friends enjoyed the views, the lovely walks and lunch in the restaurant . Visited the museums and craft shops . To visit the castle you walk through the church there is a small charge of 4 e . Well worth a visit with friends and family .
2. Tossal de Manises (Lucentum)
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4.5 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By P9830PIsusanc - Barnard Castle, United Kingdom
As a devotee of Roman archaeology, I was keen to visit this little-known site. We had visited the MARQ museum the previous day and seen interesting finds from Lucentum so it was good to be able to place them in context. I was glad to have found precise instructions of how to get there by another visitor Tripadvisor as there is no information whatsoever at the tram station or in the street outside. So I will repeat them here. It is 1.45 Euro each to get the tram (just a few stops) from Luceros. On leaving the tram at the Lucentum stop, walk towards the direction of the sea, and turn right along Calle Diana. Turn left into Calle Romulo and walk straight on until this street changes to Calle Zeus up a slight hill. The entrance is in C. Zeus on the right hand side. It was only €1.40 each for EU pensioners – bargain! The contrast between the ancient site and the adjacent blocks of flats was quite something. I also had not realised how elevated the site was, with fantastic panoramic views including of a number of surviving 16th century defensive towers. Excellent informative signage is in Spanish, Catalan and English – whereas in the main sister museum MARQ there are only a handful of small captions in English. After two small school parties had left, we were the only visitors – an archaeologist was at work cataloguing. This site deserves more visitors, but it was lovely to have it to ourselves.
3. Castle of Biar
4. Puente De La Virgen/Santa Teresa
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
5. Banys Arabs
6. Castalla Castle
7. Cementerio Literario de Polop
8. Plaza 25 de Mayo
9. Monumento a Miguel Hernandez
10. Pabellones Del Faro
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