Costa Blanca Locations

Location is an important factor to bear in mind when buying a property abroad.

Spain is still one of the top locations as it can be reached by plane in two and a half hours flying time from most European destinations.

Many buyers are attracted to the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida by long hot summers, mild winters and a spectacular Mediterranean coastline with good beaches, picturesque mountains and over 300 sunny days a year, coupled with a natural beauty and a laid back lifestyle.

This area of Spain offers everything that has made this country so highly favoured amongst property purchasers with a large range of new developments and resale properties available and a wide and varied choice from apartments to townhouses to Villas, either by the sea or a few kilometres inland.

The northern part of the Costa Blanca is the most scenic, with rocky coves and rugged mountains around its main towns.

The City of Alicante is the capital of the region, to discover why Alicante is one of the most vibrant cities in Spain
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At the extreme south of the Costa there's Torrevieja, favoured by international tourists (largely British), many of whom buy permanent or holiday homes here.

It's a region which offers all things to all people.

This is a paradise for golfers and gourmets, sun worshippers and serious party people, families and fun-loving 18-30s.

There are big, brash beach side resorts with skyscraper hotels and all-night clubs and there are delightful mountain villages where life seems hardly to have changed for centuries.

The main airports for flights from Northern Europe are Alicante and Valencia with San Javier airport in the Costa Calida only 35Kms from Torrevieja being popular for the southern area of the Costa Blanca.

The Costa Blanca or White Coast extends along the eastern coast of Spain and covers the province of Alicante, with the A7 motorway stretching from north to south along the coast. The N-332 also runs parallel and though it is a lot slower as it passes through the towns and villages on the coast it is more popular to travel on due to the toll charges on the A7.

In some areas the town halls have restricted development and the villages and towns have retained their original charm, while others mainly in the south have been overdeveloped with a lack of basic services such as doctors, leisure and sports centres.

The Costa Calida is one of the fastest growing regions in Spain and has Europe's largest salt water lagoon, over 170 square kilometres of shallow water surrounded by the districts of El Carmolí, San Javier, Los Alcazares and La Manga.

On the shores of the Mar Menor there are plenty of small towns with a traditional flavour to them, this area is truly beautiful and still retains much of the Spanish culture that in other parts of Spain is long gone.