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The Spanish Costa Blanca - A Nature Lovers Paradise
If you have chosen the Costa Blanca , Spain for your holiday
travel, supposedly it is because it has been recommended to you
by someone you trust, you have read about it and seems quite
amazing and/or just love being in contact with nature, the
natural environment that it offers, relaxation and fresh air.
Wow! What a fantastic combination if you can get all that
together. Just take out your map of the Iberian Peninsula which
will show you Spain and Portugal, go to the Mediterranean Sea
and look for Alicante. Now go down the coast to the south and
find the villa of Pilar del Honradada, now start running your
finger up to Torrevieja, going through Alicante city, to
Benidorm, Altea, Calpe, Moraira and Javea with the last point in
Denia. Well, all of this is yours to explore when you say that
you want some Costa Blanca holidays.
Now that you have an idea of what villas you can visit, let's
start making plans. Firstly, the majority of the people choose
summer for their vacation time, which is great, but you will
need to book your flight in advance. There are a lot of
scheduled economy flights when flying in from another European
destination. England is one of the countries which has the most
amount of flights in as much as frequency year round, airport
availability with a lot of open timetables and very low prices.
Between Alicante and Valencia, both serving the Costa Blanca as
they are almost the same distance away, your travel options will
be plentiful. As far as getting around, if your budget permits,
a rent a car would be quite nice, if not, then there are many
buses, trains or taxis making trips to and from the airports and
major bus and train stations, connecting all the villas along
the Costa Blanca. Nature Calls Tradition, culture and landmarks
is what differentiates one place from another even though they
are neighbouring towns. Javea for example shares with Denia the
Natural Park of Montgo, a solid massif right on the coastal
line. Just the fact that the side facing the sea acts as a huge
windsheild, blocking the marine winds and humidity, it does not
have the same vegetation as the west side which is treated with
warmer and drier breezes. Therefore, in order to appreciate the
more than 600 different kinds of flora, you must make a complete
circle round it. On doing this, you will also come across
different fauna like the yellowed-legged seagull, eagles and
royal owls. If that were not enough, there are also
archaeological remains which are under study and that is
probably one of the main reasons for this area to have been
declared a World Heritage. But Javea is also curious because it
has kept up many of its original tradition like the ball game,
similiar to tennis but played in a very primitive way. There are
no courts, just the streets, the ball is made with cloth,
compactly held together with string and more cloth, their hands
are used as paddles and the spectators are the judges or
referees. At the weekends there are usually a few games going on
so feel free
to sit on the curb and participate. And if that is
not thrilling enough, then plan your holiday when Javea is
celebrating its patron saint in the summer. This is usually a
week long festivity which includes bullfighting in the streets.
After this stay, it would be relaxing to just lay around on the
beaches in Moraira or Calpe, sip some sangria made with good
Spanish wine and feast out on fresh seafood, most of which you
have never seen so close up or have probably ever tried. In
Calpe, there is another treat for the nature lover's- the Rock
of Ifach, a small roky peninsula joined to land by an isthmus
right in front of Calpe. Among the fauna you will see cormorants
and hawks of all kinds and of course a completely different
vegetation from other areas. The sea in Calpe is usually crystal
clear, letting you see red corral, sea sponges and the sea
anemone. Now onto Altea, an old fishing village which has grown
considerably thanks to the amount of tourists and foreigners
looking for a second residence. The villa of Altea is surrounded
by various mountain ranges making the general view from almost
anywhere nearby a special combination of a mountain backdrop and
the sea. The waters are usually quite calm although the beaches
are pebbly. They have a nice festive air when celebrating their
Moorish tradition in April, a great firework display in early
July and the local honouring of their patron Saint Ann in
August. Cannot ever be bored there! Other Kinds of Fun Parks
around the Costa Blanca Now your travel has taken you to
Benidorm, which if we stretch our Spanish into English, it could
mean 'sleep well'. As that is what you will probably do after a
long day of boat rides, skiing classes or theme park activities.
You can go on all kinds of thrilling and daring rides, be they
on dry land or going down long watershoots or hang out with the
wildlife and then go for a splash in the same park or prfer
completely dry land and smell the aromas in an area filled with
exotic plants and birds. Alicante is just a stone's throw away
from Benidorm ( http://www.alica
nte-spain.com/benidorm.html ), and this city is where you
can get a good dose of Spanish culture with its innumerous
museums, cathedrals and castles. If you choose late June, you
eyes will be amazed with when seeing the huge carton figures
that are set up in the streets, beautiful girls elegantly
dressed in the typical Alicantinian dresses and the partying in
the streets until late hours of the night. ut then again, you
can change atmospheres and sprawl out on the beaches in
Torrevieja before ending you wonderful holiday in the Costa
Blanca.
About the author:
Ciara McNamara wrote many articles for www.alicante-spain.com
an internet site on Costa
Blanca information. You can find most of her writings here
http://www.alicante-spain.com on the website.
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