Resources Archives for July, 2005
Ordered by date and time posted.
Guardian - Walking the Costa Blanca ★★★★★
A nice review by Donald MacLeod of the Guardian of a walking holiday he was lucky enough to take in the Costa Blanca area. Worth reading to get a taste of what the area has to offer.
Walking in the Costa Blanca - The Region ★★★★
This page on the Els frares website, a company that specializes in walking holidays in the Costa Blanca, provides a short description of the geology and geography of the area and includes a link to a general map of the area.
Walking Holidays in Spain - The Costa Blanca ★★★
Abdet is situated in the heart of the Costa Blanca walking area, and this group not only offers guided walking tours but also other activities such as climbing, mountain biking and water sports. This page links thru to a half a dozen reviews of walking tours in the area.
Walks in the Guadalest Valley ★★★
An overview of a series of walks located in the Guadalest Valley in the Costa Blanca Mountains.
The following walks in the Guadalest Valley near Benidorm are ideal for a half-day outing, or could easily be extended to full-day excursions. You are unlikely to see anyone else, even though you are less than 30 minutes drive from the hussle and bussle of the coast.
Mountain Bike in Alicante Province ★★★
A nice little overview/taste of mountain biking in the Costa Blanca by someone who seems to know the area. A short read and worth a visit to get an idea of what is on offer in the area.
Watersport shops in the Alicante Area ★★★
A listing of surf, kite, and general water sport shops and their phone numbers. Note that some of these shops are in the province of Valencia and Murcia. Alicante phone numbers begin with 965.
Walking holidays in the Costa Blanca, Spain ★★★
Responsible Travel provides walking holidays in the Costa Blanca: All our holidays run from Saturday to Saturday, although we may be able to offer midweek departures for groups of 8 or more.
Via Ferrata on El Cid, the Costa Blanca ★★★★
Adrian Bates tells the story of climbing a via ferrata on El Cid with Costa Blanca mountain guide, David Mora Garcia. A fun read.
Rockandsun.com - Spain - Costa Blanca ★★★
Big fans of the climbing in the Costa Blanca, Rock and Sun offer course that are for any range of climbing experience, however they are ideal for novices and beginners.
Mountain Biking Costa Blanca - Aitana-Guadalest Mountain Circuit ★★★★
This ambitious route tackles three major cols and takes in some of the best views in the region.
Providing a map, photos and a video clip along with the route description, this should help get you over the 3 major cols and 2000 meters of climbing required to mountain bike the Aitana-Guadalest Mountain Circuit.
Aqua Ventura - Walking ★★★
Aqua Venture offers several different packages of walking tours in the Costa Blanca: Walk along ancient shepherds’ tracks through a marvellous unspoilt landscape of rugged mountains and deep gorges. Stay in a series of remote and charming villages, and participate in their relaxed and traditional way of life. This is a cultural experience as much as a walking holiday.
ROCKFAX - Costa Blanca Climbing Routes ★★★★★
An extensive listing of climbing routes in the Costa Blanca, broken down by crag, buttress and then route. User comments available as well as photo galleries; a great resource.
Compass West - Costa Blanca Climbing Courses ★★
A climbing school that offers courses in the Costa Blanca area: Climbing in the Costa Blanca is on superb Limestone crags and mountains. The climbing takes place on road side crags of up to five hundred feet and on mountain routes of 3,000 feet plus. These mountains are of Dolomite proportions. This variety makes the area ideal for teaching beginners basic skills and for coaching the experienced climber more advanced skills. It also makes it excellent for those choosing the selected weeks for long multi pitch Mountain Rock Courses.
ROCKFAX - Costa Blanca ★★★
Published by Rockfax, this guidebook to climing on the Costa Blanca claims to be is the most comprehensive book ever published to sport and trad climbing on Spain’s "white coast"
Crags in Spain ★★★★
This "crag searcher" allows you to find crags for selected areas. A search will provide you with a list of crags, with each listing having it's own information page with more details including number of pitches, where to sleep, how to get there etc.
Costa Blanca Climbing ★★★★★
Jam packed with information about climbing in the Costa Blanca, this site includes details on climbing areas like Sella, Puig Campana, the Moraira Sea Cliffs and many more, this page is a must for climbers heading to or getting to know the Costa Blanca climbing scene.
Costa Blanca Rock Climbing Topos ★★★
The site says it all: The site is intended to provide a single source of information covering climbing areas in the Costa Blanca region of Spain that are not included in the major guide books.
Climbing on the Costa Blanca - Information and Topos ★★★
An informative page about climbing in the Costa Blanca, with plenty of links and photos to follow up.
Graham Baxter Sporting Tours - Training Camps - Costa Blanca - Spain ★★★
An overview of the training camps offered by Graham Baxter Sporting Tours. The camps are located in the Costa Blanca area as well as in Murcia. These range from self led to very serious camps that include past and current cycling stars such as Marcel Wust and Alejandro Valverde.
Costa Blanca - Cycling Routes ★★★★
An overview of seven routes through the Marina Alta area: Col de Rates, Castell de Castells, Alto Bernia, The Three Hills, La Fustera, Vall de Ebo, Margarida.
Mountain Biking Costa Blanca - Serella Grand Traverse ★★★★
A spectacular ride through the Serella peaks taking in high forest tracks, long climbs and rapid decsents.
This is the ride that is described in detail, including the route, a map, photos and a video.
Wind & Weather report Alicante ★★★★
For people who are interested in the wind, namely surfers, kite surfers, sailors and other water enthusiasts, this web page provides a wind report for the Alicante area.
Parcs Naturals de la Comunitat Valenciana - Nature Parks ★★★★★
This official government site has descriptions and photos from the majority of parks areas in the Comunitat Valenciana, which includes parks of the Costa Blanca. Some of the areas include downloadable PDF documents which offer mush more information.
Alicante And How To Explore It In One Day - A Foot Walk Around Alicante ★★★★★
This short but excellent article takes you on a walk around Alicante city, touring the hi lights that many people may miss when spending more time on the beach! The idea is to provide an overview for a 4-6 hour tour, ideal for a few hours away from the sand.
Hiking Routes - Costa Blanca - Trekking ★★★★★
A little application that helps you to find hiking routes in the Costa Blanca. Simply choose an area, then click an 'info' button from the list of results to see detailed description of the route, including access, level of difficulty. Great for initial research.
Buying Property in Spain - Buying Guide 2005 ★★★★★
This 15 page guide is full of useful information about buying a property in Spain. It is one of the largest guides we have found on the web for buying a property in Spain or the Costa Blanca.
Properties for sale abroad - Spanish Buying Guide ★★
Another buying guide for Spanish property with the basic information about buying property in Spain.
Buying property in Spain ★★★
Another guide to buying property in Spain that covers most of the common suggestions and advice.
Buying Property In Spain - The Pitfalls! ★★★★
British Expat offers some advice to avoid the some common pitfalls that can happen when buying or owning a property in Spain.
Times Online - Overseas ★★
This Times Online area features European destinations including articles on Spain.
Buying a Property - General advice ★★★
Thinks Spain provides their guide to buying property in Spain, including some legal advice and tax information.
Telegraph - Britons vote for Spain ★★★★
An interesting article in the Telegraph that discusses the investment standpoint of owning a property in Spain and also offers a case study of a couple who not only invested in Spain but relocated to the warmer climate to enjoy a better quality of life.
Guardian Unlimited Money - Moving overseas ★★★★★
This section of the Guardian Unlimited provides links to articles about moving abroad, moving to other various countries and of course moving to Spain. There is a lot of information here, it's a great place to do some research.
BBC - Buying abroad ★★★
The BBC website provides some basic information about buying a home abroad, including some specific information about buying a home in Spain.
