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The Costa Blanca on the east coast of Spain has always been a popular tourist destination, particularly with British tourists. Many have gone for a fortnight’s vacation, fallen in love with the region, and decided to make it their home. Whilst many homes on the Costa Blanca are second homes, there are also many who have decided to make the area their primary residence and either gone there to live and work, or have retired there. And there are many reasons why.

Here we take a look at a few of the towns on the Costa Blanca, each one of these little gems infused with its own special character, but each one also crying out that it is a part of Spain, and proud of it. As for sun and sand, that goes without saying, and the Costa Blanca is rightly famous for that.

Alicante is the main town on the Costa Blanca. It used to be a bustling sea port and its remaining old buildings in a highly decorative style are witness to that. Alicante is very warm and sunny for a big proportion of the year, with temperatures often arriving at the 40C mark. Alicante is a fast growing metropolis which not only relies on the tourist trade to earn its keep, since it is also a thriving merchant centre, exporting olives and fruit as well as the ubiquitous wine.

To the north-east of Alicante lies the bustling tourist development of Benidorm. Benidorm is a thriving tourist centre known for its myriad of hotels and skyline almost reminiscent of New York. But up until the 1960’s Benidorm was a lowly fishing village. Never would one have guessed how the tourist trade was to take over its white sandy beaches and claim it as its own.

And now we come to Calpe, arrived at via a series of rocky bays and cliffs. Calpe is a delightful town overlooked by an imposing rock known as Penon d’Ifach. The rock is over a kilometre in length and 300 metres high, being joined to the mainland by a thin strip of land. Of course you can climb it and stand right at the top for a spectacular view over Ibiza in the distance. But be prepared for an arduous day!

Denia is located at a northerly point on the Costa Blanca, slightly to the south of Valencia. It is just at the foot of the imposing mountain of Montgo. It has some fantastic stretches of coast,with lots of sandy beaches to the north, and rocky inlets to the south.

Just a few kilometres to the south of Denia lies the old fishing village of Xabia, possessing a plethora of little streets, which can only really be navigated on foot. In spite of the encroaching tourist industry, careful town planning has ensured that this gem of a town has never lost its charm.

The typically Spanish town of Guardamar lies almost right on the beach. It is famous for its dunes and palm trees which were originally put in place so as to protect it from the frequent sandstorms. The white sandy beach of Guardamar is almost ten kilometres in length.

Watersports are a main pastime in the area of Guardamar, since to the south of the Segura River there lies almost three kilometres of sandy beaches with perfect quality water. Sun, sand, clear water - what more can one ask for an idyllic holiday in the sun!

Naturally enough, property on the Costa Blanca is highly sought after, but there are so many idyllic locations, that finding the ideal spot for you might even be quite a difficult process. The choice is simply so enormous. Just take your time, look around, absorb some sun, then come back for more!

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