Property in Costa Blanca South - Spain
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Tourists have flocked to the Spanish Costa Blanca for decades, and many of them have been Anglophones. We have sought out the region in droves just to spend a few weeks there. Then, returning home, made a life-changing decision either to return there to set up home, often for retirement. Many others find it a great place to have a second home or invest in a timeshare property.
In this article we take a look at some of the main towns on the Costa Blanca, each with its own character, charming in its own way, but all possessing that little something uniquely Spanish, and of course all benefiting from that magnificent sunshine, with which Spain is so amply endowed.
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.
Now let's move along and take a look at Benidorm. This town is justifiably famous for its hundreds of hotels which have been growing up since the sixties, fuelled by the British tourist trade. However Benidorm wasn't always that way. It's hard to believe, but Benidorm was once upon a time just a tiny fishing port.
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.
No reference to the Costa Blanca would be complete without mentioning the wonderful sand dunes and palms of the beachfront town of Guardamar. This little town might be considered typically belonging to Spain. The sand dunes, palms, together with other trees such as eucalyptus, were actually installed in Guardamar to provide protection from the frequent sand storms. The town is worth a visit for that alone, but together with its almost ten kilometres of imposing beach, this is a visit not to be missed.
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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