COSTA BLANCA

General information about Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca (in English: White Coast) is the name of the 200 km coastline in the Province of Alicante belonging to the autonomous community of Valencia. It extends from the towns of Denia in the north, beyond which lies the Costa de Valencia, to Torrevieja in the south, beyond which lies the Costa Calida. The major tourist destinations Benidorm and Alicante are also situated at the Costa Blanca. Its name, Costa Blanca, refers to the traditional white-painted houses that you can see all around the coast.

The Costa Blanca is today one of the most important areas for the Spanish economy. The increasing number of tourists causes also an increasing construction volume. All throughout the region there are already 13 golf courses with urbanisations of 20,000 accommodation units. Other 52 projects like these are already planned as well as 70.000 other building projects.

Because of its mild and Mediterranean climate and its 101 mainly sandy beaches, the Costa Blanca is a popular vacation destination as well for Spaniards as for a lot of tourists from all over Europe. According to the World Health Organization the Costa Blanca has one of the healthiest climates in the world. During the summer months the temperatures range from 27°C to 32°C at daytime and in the summer nights the temperatures fall down to 20°C to 16°C. Even in winter the climate is quite pleasant. Day temperatures reach 17°C to 19°C and during the night they range from 5°C to 8°C. At the Costa Blanca is does not rain very often and very much. Throughout the whole year you can enjoy a lot of sun as there are more than 300 sunny days a year.