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The holiday season is officially in full swing, and the stresses of so much family time may have you craving a beach escape. Spain’s 200-kilometre-long Costa Blanca region is littered with resorts for every interest, stunning sands, traditional fishing towns and an iconic nightlife scene. These are five reasons to start planning your getaway to Spain’s Costa Blanca region now.
You Can Finally Relax
Although it seems like everyone enjoys time off work for the holidays, not much of that time is actually spent relaxing. Between the shopping, wrapping, cooking, cleaning and entertaining, there isn’t much time to let loose without a worry. The lavish resort towns of Benidorm and Alicante invite you to lounge by the pool, swim up to the bar and sink your toes into the sand while the staff waits on you hand and foot.
You Can Unwind at All Hours
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You’ll probably sip a few cocktails with friends and family throughout the season, but no holiday work party can compare to a night out on the town along the Costa Blanca. Catch a cover band or hit the casino in Benidorm, crash a pool party in Alicante, or sip the finest local craft beers in Valencia. Wherever you are along the coast, you’re near a party that will keep you dancing until the sun comes up.
You Can Travel Back in Time
While Spain’s Costa Blanca region is known for its legendary nightlife, many travelers are unaware of the much sleepier towns that dot the region. These areas, like the charming, Spanish wine-making town of Xalo offer tranquil settings, ancient architecture, artisan shops and some of the freshest food in the country. Home to the rural, relaxing Cuatre Finques retreat, Xalo mixes Old World charm with world-renowned eats and picturesque views of the Sierra Bernia mountain range.
You Can Escape the Cold
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Nothing sinks the winter blues in faster than the passing of the holiday season and several months of snow ahead. The mild temperatures of the Costa Blanca region are exactly what the doctor ordered. The average annual temperature is just above 17 degrees Celsius, and the sea temperature averages above 14 degrees Celsius in all months, with August sea temperatures reaching 25 degrees Celsius.
You’ll Get Your Seafood Fix
Ask anyone who has traveled to the Costa Blanca region, and they’re bound to tell you about some of the freshest seafood they’ve ever tasted. The region is known for its variety of rice dishes loaded with shellfish and other seafood straight out of the Mediterranean. Shop the meat and fish counters at the Mercado Central de Alicante or head to one of the area’s esteemed local restaurants, like the seafront El Arenal in Finestrat. Steamed prawns, mediterranean crab cakes and seafood paella are just a few of the mouthwatering dishes you must try on visit to this picture-perfect coastal region.
There’s no better time than now to start planning your visit to the fishing towns, villages, resorts, and locally-famous restaurants that make the Costa Blanca region so special. Give yourself something to anticipate after the excitement (and stresses) of the holidays have passed.