Alicante is a port city on Spain’s southeastern Costa Blanca, and the capital of the Alicante province. Its old town, Barrio de la Santa Cruz, has narrow streets, colored houses and a nightlife scene. From here, an elevator or a steep climb leads to medieval Castillo de Santa Bárbara, set on a hilltop with sweeping views of the Mediterranean coast.
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Walks: ‘Lloret De Mar Beach’, Costa Brava, Spain
Walking from the viewpoint of Dona Marinera along the Platja de Lloret de Mar Beach and boulevard.
Lloret de Mar is a Mediterranean coastal town in Catalonia, Spain. It is 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Girona and 75 kilometres (47 miles) northeast of Barcelona. With a population of 39,364 in 2009, it is the second largest town in the Selva comarca of Catalonia.
Walking Tours: ‘Blanes – Costa Brava’, Spain (Video)
Blanes is a town in the comarca of Selva in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. During the Roman rule it was named Blanda or Blandae. It is known as the “Gateway to the Costa Brava”. Its coast is part of the Costa Brava, which stretches from Blanes up to the French border.
The township is 18.29 km². Blanes is a popular tourist town, and it is known for the Concurs de Focs d’Artifici during the Santa Anna festival; this event includes many fireworks. Separated from Blanes beach by the Sa Palomera rock, S’Abanell beach is one of the longest of the whole Girona coast. It is over 2,380 metres long, stretching up to the mouth of the Tordera river.
One of the botanical gardens in Blanes is the Marimurtra (Walking Tour of Marimurta on my channel!), which covers almost 15 hectares. It includes over 4000 different plant species and is visited by 300,000 people every year. Another garden is the Pinya de Rosa, which consists of over 7000 different plant species. Date recorded: August, 2020
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