Costa Blanca Walks Vol 1 West

Guidebook covers walking in Spain's Costa Blanca area north and west of Benidorm, and includes the Costa Blanca Mountain Way and the Gallinera Way. Sierra Aitana/Campana/Ponoch, Aitana Way, Val de Arc, Sierra Heldada and Sierras de Cortina, Sierra Serrella/Aixorta, Val de Algar, Val de Gallinera, north-west sierras and western sierras.

Costa Blanca Walks Vol 1 West

Author

Bob Stansfield

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

Second

ISBN_13

9781852843304

Availability

Reprinted

Price

£12.00

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Seasons

Year round. 300 sunny days per year, although the height of summer may be a bit too hot for many.

Centres

Access via Valencia and Alicante. Benidorm, Altea and Calpe on the coast have accommodation but are best left behind.

Difficulty

True mountains, although only up to 1500m. Rocky, pinnacled and steep. Treat as real mountain walking.

Must See

Real Spain, just a few minutes from the coast. Puig Campana and the longer treks.

The rugged mountains of the Costa Blanca offer wonderful walking in a landscape of pinnacled ridges, enormous crags and shady pines. Orange and almond groves enhance the valleys, whilst attractive mountain villages provide hospitality, offering a taste of the real Spain, far removed in character from the developed coastal strip.

The walks are described in two books, which split roughly into west (book 1) and east (book 2).

BOOK ONE covers the area north and west of Benidorm and includes walks in: