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The Costa Blanca (Valencian: [ˈkɔsta ˈβlaŋka], also [ˈkɔstɔ ˈβlaŋka]; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈβlaŋka], literally meaning "White Coast") is over 200 kilometres (120 mi) of Mediterranean coastline in the Alicante province, on the southeastern coast of Spain.
It is the historic and administrative capital of the comarca of Marina Baixa and is located 32 km from the city of Alicante, in the coastal area known as Costa Blanca (White Coast). It has over three kilometers of beaches, including the Platja Centre (Central Beach), close to the town centre. The river of La Vila (incorrectly also known as ...
Northernmost Point — Punta de Estaca de Bares, Mañón, Corunna [1 Southernmost Point — Punta de La Restinga, El Pinar del Hierro, Santa Cruz de Tenerife [1 Westernmost Point — Punta de la Orchilla, Frontera, Santa Cruz de Tenerife [1
Alicante Metropolitan-Tram connects different parts within the city, its metropolitan area and with outlying settlements along Costa Blanca as well. As of 2020, electric tram-trains run up to Benidorm, and diesel trains go further to Dénia. [40] The city has regular ferry services to the Balearic Islands and Algeria. [41]
Torrevieja (Spanish: [toreˈβjexa] ⓘ; is a Mediterranean-seaside city and municipality on the Costa Blanca, in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, in southeastern Spain. The city is in one of the only Spanish-speaking areas of the Valencian Community.
Dénia (Valencian:; Spanish: Denia) is a historical coastal city in the province of Alicante, Spain, on the Costa Blanca halfway between Alicante and Valencia, and the capital and judicial seat of the comarca of Marina Alta.
Altea (Valencian:, Spanish:) is a city and municipality located in the Valencian Community, Spain, on the section of Mediterranean coast called the Costa Blanca.. At present, the economy of Altea is based on tourism, which started to grow in the 1950s because of its good weather, beaches and the labyrinthine streets with whitewashed house-fronts that characterize the town.
A province in Spain [note 1] is a territorial division defined as a collection of municipalities. [1] [2] [3] The current provinces of Spain correspond by and large to the provinces created under the purview of the 1833 territorial re-organization of Spain, with a similar predecessor from 1822 (during the Trienio Liberal) and an earlier precedent in the 1810 Napoleonic division of Spain into ...