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Exploring Benidorm’s island

On April 24, 2022April 23, 2022 By viewfromlavilaIn Things to do and see around Villajoyosa, Top walks around Villajoyosa1 Comment

Look out to sea from anywhere along the Benidorm beachfront and you'll see el Islote de Benidorm. Jump on a ferry for a quick visit - and see Benidorm from a different perspective.

Exploring Finestrat: a mountain town with a toe in the sea

On January 19, 2019November 16, 2021 By viewfromlavilaIn Things to do and see around Villajoyosa, Things to do and see in and around AlicanteLeave a comment

The little community of Finestrat has a split personality. It's a pretty old town perched on a limestone cliff a few kilometres from Benidorm. But it's also a beach resort with some of the worst over-development you're likely to see anywhere on the Costa Blanca.

The myths and legends of Puig Campana

On January 6, 2018April 12, 2022 By viewfromlavilaIn Top walks around VillajoyosaLeave a comment

If you look into the mountains behind Villajoyosa, one peak dominates the skyline; the one with the square gap in the summit, like a missing tooth. The Puig Campana. But how did that gap get there? Find out more about the legends of La Vila's mountain.

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