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El Forat de Bernia – a tunnel through a mountain!

On December 3, 2022January 27, 2023 By viewfromlavilaIn Top walks around Villajoyosa1 Comment

El Forat de Bernia is unique. A naturally-formed tunnel that takes you right through the top of a mountain. And the views are sensational!

Walking up to the spectacular Elche Dam

On October 20, 2022December 31, 2022 By viewfromlavilaIn Things to do and see in and around Alicante, Top walks around VillajoyosaLeave a comment

You're never far from cool. fresh running water on the walk up to the Elche Dam. And there's an amazing waterfall at the dam itself!

Amazing clifftop views from El Morro de Toix

On August 7, 2022January 23, 2023 By viewfromlavilaIn Top walks around Villajoyosa1 Comment

Catch some magnificent panoramas from El Morro de Toix - a 200 metre high clifftop between Calpe and Altea on the Costa Blanca

The Mascarat gorge, haunt of highwaymen

On June 18, 2022December 3, 2022 By viewfromlavilaIn Top walks around Villajoyosa1 Comment

The walk into the Mascarat gorge near Calpe on the Costa Blanca is spectacular, with three bridges towering above you. And it used to be the haunt of highwaymen!

Walking to the majestic Tibi dam

On May 28, 2022January 27, 2023 By viewfromlavilaIn Things to do and see in and around Alicante, Top walks around VillajoyosaLeave a comment

The Tibi Dam near Alicante is immense, a huge wall of stone. It's been providing irrigation water for over four centuries - and it's a great walk in beautiful mountain scenery.

The spectacular Relleu dam walkway!

On December 12, 2021December 31, 2022 By viewfromlavilaIn Top walks around Villajoyosa7 Comments

The Relleu Dam in the hills behind Villajoyosa may be 350 years old - but it now has a brand new walkway that takes you inside the gorge below the dam. Stand on the transparent viewing platform 40 metres above the valley floor!

Climbing el Peñon d’Ifach, the Rock of Gibraltar lookalike

On October 23, 2021January 11, 2023 By viewfromlavilaIn Things to do and see around Villajoyosa, Top walks around VillajoyosaLeave a comment

El Peñon d'Ifach is an icon of the Costa Blanca - a huge rock rising over a thousand feet out of the sea. It looks impossible to climb. But if you're fairly fit and not afraid of heights, you can get to the top for fantastic views.

Torre de Les Caletes: Benidorm’s green walk

On November 15, 2019January 27, 2023 By viewfromlavilaIn Top walks around Villajoyosa1 Comment

A beautiful walk which takes you away from the crowded beaches of Benidorm into the Sierra Helada, ending at the ruined watchtower of Les Caletes. Spectacular cliff views.

Villajoyosa watchtower walk: Torre del Barranc d’Aigües

On May 10, 2019August 1, 2022 By viewfromlavilaIn Top walks around VillajoyosaLeave a comment

The Torre del Barranc d'Aigües is a lonely watchtower perched 140m feet (450 feet) above the sea, about halfway between Alicante and Benidorm. Views from up here are spectacular; on a clear day, you can see 40km up the coast.

The five-beach walk from Malladeta to Xarco watchtower

On June 1, 2018September 25, 2022 By viewfromlavilaIn Top walks around VillajoyosaLeave a comment

A gentle coastal walk southwards from the tower at the Malladeta headland on the outskirts of Villajoyosa, taking in five of La Vila’s beaches on the way.

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