Costa Blanca is the tourist name of the province of Alicante in the southeast corner of Spain. Known worldwide since the 1960s for the quality of its beaches and its climate, it is one of the favourite tourist and residential destinations of European citizens.

Here we give you 7 good reasons that explain its popularity:

The Costa Blanca has 71 blue flag beaches (2019 data), a higher figure than any other region in the world! The blue flag is an international measure of the excellent quality of the beaches. From kilometre-long sandy beaches to small charming coves, the Costa Blanca offers you the best variety and choice to enjoy the golden sands and the sound of the waves.

The Costa Blanca has one of the best infrastructures in Spain. It boasts an international airport with flights to multiple destinations with more than 15 million passengers a year, a high-speed rail line (AVE) to Madrid, train connection with the entire coast, a ferry to Ibiza and Formentera and let’s not forget the TRAM, a local tram in Alicante city that connects with all of the coastal towns in the Northern Costa Blanca as far as Denia.

Alicante is a province of contrasts, with very flat terrain in south and very mountainous areas in the north and the interior of the province. In addition to creating very attractive landscapes this makes the region ideal for lovers of hiking, climbing and cycling. In winter numerous professional cycling teams come to train in the hills of the Costa Blanca north.

With an average temperature of 18 degrees, the Costa Blanca is the region of Spain that enjoys the highest number of sunny days – up to 320 per year! The luminosity, together with the Mediterranean climate, offers mild winters and many other advantages, such as less wind than other regions that face the Atlantic Ocean, make the Costa Blanca one of the best possible European destinations.

With several restaurants included in the Michelin Guide and others not so recognized but very famous among the local population, the Costa Blanca offers a wide and varied gastronomic experience with options for all budgets.

The province has 23 golf courses distributed from north to south, some of them of the highest level and recognized on international circuits. Any lover of this sport should know that they can find several courses where they can enjoy a round within a short distance of wherever they decide to buy.

The relative abundance of land compared to other Spanish areas make housing prices on the Costa Blanca more affordable. There is quite a significant difference in prices throughout the province – the higher prices being in the north of the Costa Blanca, motivated by the mountainous nature of the land and the better views of the sea, and lower prices to the south of the Costa Blanca, where the land is more even and therefore has more availability on which to build.