Luxury hotels and premium spas on the Costa Blanca: our exceptional addresses
Yes, the Costa Blanca is a genuine luxury destination: the world-famous SHA Wellness Clinic, five-star hotels in tropical gardens or former convents, and exceptional spas. Here is our selection of places to recharge with high standards.
Michelin-starred dining on the Costa Blanca: the star tables and our favourites
Alicante province lines up 17 Michelin stars across 13 restaurants in 2026, led by three-starred Quique Dacosta in Dénia. Here are the starred tables, the addresses locals keep to themselves, and how to plan your visit.
Which crafts really decorate homes on the Costa Blanca?
Two crafts still genuinely dress up Costa Blanca interiors: the hand-woven carpets of Crevillent, the province's old "Carpet Town", and the wicker and esparto basketry of Gata de Gorgos in the Marina Alta. Here is where they come from and where to find them.
Where can you find a cheap urban spa on the Costa Blanca?
Urban spas across the Costa Blanca, booked by the hour or the day with no hotel stay needed: from 18 euros for 60 minutes at Benicaldea in Benidorm to 27 euros for the full circuit at Marina Senses in Elche. Prices, addresses and hours for four addresses.
Where do your Costa Blanca swimsuits come from, and where can you find them?
Some of the swimwear sold in Spain is made in Crevillent, a textile town less than an hour inland from the Costa Blanca beaches. Here is the little-known story, and where to buy swimwear on the coast today.
Where to go bargain-hunting on the Costa Blanca? Vintage and second-hand markets
From Benidorm to Alicante, Dénia and El Verger, the Costa Blanca lines up regular flea markets and antique fairs, some with several hundred stalls. Here is where and when, town by town, verified and dated.
Why has the village of Agost shaped clay for 800 years?
For roughly 800 years, the inland Alicante village of Agost has turned its local white clay into jugs, jars and above all botijos. Here is where the tradition comes from, what the potters make and where to see and buy it today.
Where can you watch the sunset over the Peñón de Ifach, the symbol of the Costa Blanca?
The Costa Blanca's most iconic sunset stars the Peñón de Ifach, Calpe's great rock. But you don't watch it from the top: the real spot is the Mirador del Morro de Toix, facing the rock across the bay. Free, easy to reach and spectacular.
The Misteri d'Elx and theatre on the Costa Blanca: what you need to know
The Misteri d'Elx is the Costa Blanca's must-see theatre: a sacred drama sung a cappella at Elche's Santa María basilica, UNESCO-listed since 2001. Here are the 2026 dates, tickets and the heritage venues and festivals to follow the rest of the year.
Museums and street art on the Costa Blanca: what should you know, from the MACA to Sempere?
On the Costa Blanca, art lives mainly in Alicante's museums: the MACA for the 20th century and the MUBAG for old painting, both founded largely on the vision of local painter Eusebio Sempere. The street art scene exists but stays emerging.
The Costa Blanca music scene: bandas, festivals and the song legacy of Benidorm
The Costa Blanca has a musical identity found nowhere else in Spain: the deep-rooted bandas and their competition in Alicante, the ADDA and its open-air shell, and Benidorm as a capital of Spanish song, from the 1959 Festival to today's Benidorm Fest and Eurovision.
Alicante wine route: the only Fondillón in the world
The Alicante wine route is the only place on earth where you can taste Fondillón at the source: a naturally sweet Monastrell aged at least ten years. Head inland to the Vinalopó (Monóvar, Pinoso, Villena), by car, and here is how to plan the day.