| Less than two and half hours flying time from
Britain you can be on the Costa Blanca, Spain - the
Mediterranean paradise of hot summers and warm winters thus
enabling a relaxed healthy lifestyle and better quality of life.
The Southern Costa Blanca runs from Alicante
south to San Pedro this region is extremely popular with British
homebuyers and holidaymakers. It has been designated one of the
healthiest places in the world to live by the World Health
Organisation, with at least 320 days of sunshine each year and
temperatures ranging from  16 degrees C in winter to 32 degrees C
in summer. The air is fresh and clean and the weather is superb
all year round.
The Costa Blanca, Spanish for 'The White
Coast', has 212km of coast and 101km of magnificent beaches and
coves. Europe has awarded the region more Blue Flags for clean
and safe bathing than any other area on the continent making it
ideal for swimming and enjoying the many various water sports
available.
Its miles of beaches, pleasant climate and
plentiful tourist towns have made it one of Spain's most popular
holiday destinations. Towns such as Benidorm (North Costa
Blanca) and Torrevieja (South Costa Blanca) are greatly favoured
by the tourists and provide many excellent facilities as well as
extensive beaches, tranquil coves in which to relax and vibrant
cafe lined promenades. There are beautiful sand dune
conservation areas and dramatic salt lakes as well as mountains
alive with wild flowers and rare birds.
There are resorts and towns to suit everyone
each with their own identity. Alicante is a bustling
cosmopolitan city with its hill top castle, large marina,
beaches, beautiful promenade, department stores, boutiques, tapas bars and restaurants. Elche is famous for having the
largest palm gardens in Europe as well as being an interesting
and cultural city. Along the coast are the resorts of Santa Pola,
La Marina, Guardamar, La Zenia and Cabo Roig. Torrevieja is a
busy resort which has everything one would expect from the
largest weekly street market in the area; sophisticated shops to
large supermarkets, sandy beaches, two marinas (with plans for
major expansion in the near future) hospitals and health centres;
numerous restaurants and cafes and an extensive promenade.
Spain's wonderful weather encourages a healthy, active outdoor lifestyle. There are clubs societies and
recreational activities for everybody. Stunning golf courses
and, with very few requiring membership, which means you pay and
play for a lot less than at home and most resorts offer other
facilities including tennis, swimming, gyms and saunas. |
