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Javea, Spain is located in the northern part of the Alicante Province on the Costa Blanca. It is approximately fifty miles northeast of Alicante along the coastline between two other popular Costa Blanca cities, Denia and Altea. Most travelers fly into the Alicante International Airport which hosts flights from all over the world, though there is another airport in Valencia. Transportation to Javea from the Alicante airport is available, but considering the distance a car hire company is probably...

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Murcia is the beautiful city that is the capital of a region of the same name. Located near Torrevieja on the Segura river in the southeastern section of Spain, it is located near a plain that provides a perfect environment for vegetable growing, so much so that the city is known as the market garden of Murcia.

There is so much to see and do in this city, that we can only touch upon a few here. One of its most famous landmarks is the Cathedral of the Diocese of Cartagena-Murcia. Although...

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It is now called Calpe, which means steep, rocky hill, but when it was settled by the Phoenicians, it was called Ifach, which simply means "north". But by any name, this beautiful town is a perfect spot for a vacation on Spain's Costa Blanca on the Mediterranean Sea. Ideally situated between Altea and Benidorm to the south and Denia to the north, the town of Calpe recognized its prime location as far back as 1935, when its first resort hotel opened and hosted such notables as the author Hemingway....

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The holidays in Spain are a great time to visit the country. There are interesting holidays and celebrations in every season. Most of the public holidays are religious in nature. Most of the country is Roman Catholic There are many festivals and processions held at different times in both large and small cities.

Spring and Summer Holidays in Spain

Good Friday is an important holiday in the spring. This is the Friday before Easter Sunday. On Good Friday, many cities...

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The coastline of Spain offers numerous cities for tourists to enjoy, including Denia, Alicante and Benidorm. Denia is one of the most visited cities in Spain with its castle as a central tourist attraction and with much history behind it. The city of Denia is located next to the Montgo Mountains. The castle was once an Arab garrison situated on the Mediterranean Sea. The Arabs remained in this area the longest, though the Greeks are known to be the first to settle in Denia, particularly because...

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