Category: General

Spanish and English Christmas Traditions

Faithful to tradition The season of Christmas is upon us. We all have our traditions of spending this time with family and relatives. Costa Blanca is home to many different nationalities, and many of them read our regular blogs. That’s why TheCostaBlancaGuide decided to write...

Dutch and Norwegian Christmas Traditions

Traditional dishes The season of Christmas is upon us. We all have our traditions of spending this time with family and relatives. Costa Blanca is home to many different nationalities, and many of them read our regular blogs. That’s why TheCostaBlancaGuide decided to write a...

What to do when it rains, part 3

Things to do indoor What to do in Costa Blanca when it rains? We think indoor activities are preferred for a lot of people. The cold season is slowly approaching and this means it can get chilly, windy and some days it may even rain,...

10 museums around the Costa Blanca

A little culture and history These 10 museums are just a small selection of museums worth visiting in Costa Blanca. At TheCostaBlancaGuide, we love culture and history and if you are like us, you will enjoy visiting these great museums around the Costa Blanca. Such...

Tax Declaration

Even “back home”, Tax Declaration can be hard. Living in Costa Blanca, tax declaration can offer additional challenges. Therefore we will try to guide you and give you some pieces of advice, so the tax declaration will be easier for you. Surely many of you...

Route to El Molinar in Alcoy

A walking route This walking route guides us through the “Paraje de El Molinar” in Alcoy. It is located on the outskirts of the city, in the ravine of the same name. The name comes from the old flour and paper mills that used spring...

Gastronomic Route through Costa Blanca

Gastronomic experiences On Costa Blanca, there is more to find besides beaches and different rice dishes in a beachfront bar. To feel it we have to taste its flavors and aromas on a gastronomic route, like the breezes that run through its streets. Those streets...

A day in Benitachell

Poble Nou de Benitatxell Today we spend a day in Benitachell or el Poble Nou de Benitatxell. It has an interesting rich past thanks to different cultures that inhabited the municipality. Long before the current village existed there were different groups of farmhouses where people...

A day in Calpe

With Penon de Ifach Just a day in Calpe is not enough to see everything it has to offer. There are so many things to see such as the Peñon de Ifach, and the salt lake as well as the medieval and Roman ruins. In...