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Following the Umayyad conquest of Hispania, the area was eventually settled by Moors and influence of that culture can still be seen today in the region's architecture and municipal layouts. Many of the names in the Teulada-Moraira area derive from the Moor settlement - such as Alcassar, Benimeit, Benimarco, Moravit, Pouet del Morro and Tabaira.
The Costa Blanca (Valencian: [ˈkɔsta ˈβlaŋka], also [ˈkɔstɔ ˈβlaŋka]; Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈβlaŋka], literally meaning "White Coast") is over 200 kilometres (120 mi) of Mediterranean coastline in the Alicante province, on the southeastern coast of Spain.
Bonanza beach; Bajo de Guía beach; La Calzada/Piletas beach; La Jara beach; Chipiona. Montijo beach; Cruz del Mar beach; Las Canteeras beach; La Regla beach; Camarón/Tres piedras beach; El Buzo beach in El Puerto de Santa María. El Puerto de Santa María. Fuentebravía beach; Santa Catalina beach; El Buzo beach; La Calita/Caletha del agua ...
Benissa (Valencian:, Spanish: Benisa) is a small town in Spain in the province of Alicante, 275 m above sea level, and one of the oldest towns on the Costa Blanca. The municipality of Benissa has 4 km of coastline linking the towns of Moraira and Calp. The scenery of the area includes cliff tops, rocky coves, sandy beaches and tiny bays along ...
It is the historic and administrative capital of the comarca of Marina Baixa and is located 32 km from the city of Alicante, in the coastal area known as Costa Blanca (White Coast). It has over three kilometers of beaches, including the Platja Centre (Central Beach), close to the town centre. The river of La Vila (incorrectly also known as ...
By January 2008 this figure had reached 103,154 of whom only 47,870 were Valencian or Spanish. More than 7,000 of the Spanish residents were originally from Madrid and not for nothing is Torrevieja known as la playa de Madrid (the beach of Madrid). However, by the 2011 census, the population had reduced to 90,097 and the latest estimate (for ...
The Costa de Valencia has the most beaches with Blue Flag status in Spain. [1] To its north is the Costa del Azahar (in province of Castellón) and to the south lies the Costa Blanca (in the province of Alicante).
Altea (Valencian:, Spanish:) is a city and municipality located in the Valencian Community, Spain, on the section of Mediterranean coast called the Costa Blanca.. At present, the economy of Altea is based on tourism, which started to grow in the 1950s because of its good weather, beaches and the labyrinthine streets with whitewashed house-fronts that characterize the town.