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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.
In 2004, Torrevieja had the largest number of British expats of all the Spanish municipalities (approx. 7,180 [citation needed]). The high number of British residents from Yorkshire has led to Torrevieja being nicknamed 'Costa del Yorkshire' by some, [4] and paella can be had served in giant Yorkshire puddings in many of the city's restaurants. [5]
Villamartin is the name of both an urbanisation and a golf course in the Costa Blanca area of eastern Spain. It lies in the municipality of Orihuela, in the province of Alicante in the Valencian Community. Villamartin is one of the many new developments in the past decade in this area of Costa Blanca. The area is very popular with tourists and ...
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 ).
The Costa Blanca's generally mild and sunny weather attracts millions of tourists from other European countries such as the Netherlands, the UK and Ireland, Germany, Belgium, Norway or France and also from other parts in Spain like Madrid. Thousands of families from other places own a second home in the Alicante province which they use for ...
This is due to the perception among the largely foreign born population of Orihuela Costa that they are being unfairly treated by the local government. For example, the Orihuela Costa's share in the 2010-2014 municipal budget was 6x less than that for the city itself, or 4,2% of the 295 million € budget, even though the Costa creates around ...
Research has shown that most of the British population in Spain is poorly socially integrated into Spanish society. [6] [7] [8] A survey of 340 British migrants in the Province of Málaga, for example, found that one third rarely or never met Spanish people, apart from in shops and restaurants, and that 60 per cent did not speak Spanish well. [9]
Finestrat is situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Benidorm and 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Alicante International Airport.Accessed by road via the motorway AP-7 and exit 65-A, from where a local road connects to the town.