Villajoyosa on the Costa Blanca

11 February 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

© Huguette Dion/cc-by-sa-3.0-es

© Huguette Dion/cc-by-sa-3.0-es

La Vila Joiosa is a coastal town and municipality in the Province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. The town is known to the locals simply as La Vila.   read more…

Benidorm in Spain

14 November 2022 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

© Alemanito

© Alemanito

Benidorm is a town and municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Benidorm has been a tourist destination within Spain since 1925, when its port was extended and the first hotels were built, though it would not be until the 1950s that it became renowned as a summer destination for people coming from inland Spain, especially Madrid. Today it is known for its hotel industry, beaches, and skyscrapers and receives as many tourists from abroad as from Spain. According to the 2020 census, Benidorm has a permanent population of 70,450 inhabitants, making it the fifth-most populous town in the Alicante province and the ninth in Valencian Community.   read more…

Alicante on the Costa Blanca

20 December 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Harbour with Castle of Santa Bárbara © flickr.com - Juan J. Martínez" title="Harbour with Castle of Santa Bárbara © flickr.com - Juan J. Martínez

Harbour with Castle of Santa Bárbara © flickr.com – Juan J. Martínez

Alicante is a city in Spain, the capital of the Province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated as of 2010, ranking as the second-largest Valencian city. Including nearby municipalities, Alicante conurbation was populated by 458,843 residents. Population of the metropolitan area (including Elche and satellite towns) was 769,284 as of 2010 estimates, ranking as the eighth-largest metropolitan area of Spain.   read more…

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