The castle of Santa Bárbara is a castle located in the center of the Spanish city of Alicante, on Mount Benacantil, a rocky mass 167 m high bordering the sea. This position gave it an enormous strategic value since it overlooks the entire bay of Alicante and its surroundings. The image of the mountain from the beach resembles a face, which is why it is called “the face of the Moor” and is an icon of the city of Alicante.

Playa Malvarrosa Valencia is lively all year round. Wide and open in 1.8 kilometers, it is good place to visit at any time of the day touring the city of Valencia. Stepping on its fine sand is a temptation to reach the very edge of the sea, which, in its widest area, is separated by 60 meters of sand. In its northern area, at the end of the Paseo Marítimo, is the Blasco Ibáñez House Museum, which maintains the original facade of the villa where the writer lived.

Wine has been made in the fields of Requena for more than 2000 years.
The land and climate of Requena make its wines very special, especially the reds and rosés made with the Bobal variety. Tempranillo, Cencibel and Garnacha are also cultivated among red grapes. Among the white varieties, the most frequent are Macabeo and Merseguera.

Discover the best beaches in Valencia and all the secrets they keep, warm waters, dunes, natural coves and endless sandy beaches.
Valencia’s best beaches start from Vinaroz, in Castellón, to Torre Horadada, in Alicante, the Valencian coastline has more than 500 kilometers bathed by the Mediterranean. Its natural landscapes, its climate, its gastronomy and its huge hotel and leisure offer make it one of the best destinations to enjoy a well-deserved vacation.

Its name, as well as the neighborhood next to it, dates from 1848 and is due to a gardener, Félix Robillard. Felix bought a large tract of land that was marsh at the time with the idea of recovering it. To do this, he dried it and planted several plant species, including the popular pink mauve geranium. The beach became a vacation spot for the Valencian bourgeoisie. Among its illustrious vacationers were Joaquín Sorolla and Vicente Blasco Ibáñez.

Valencia Costa is the name applied to the coastline of the province of Valencia, between Castellón and Alicante. With more than 5 million visitors a year, the region has become a reference for world tourism.