The Costa Blanca changes every few kilometres.

Calpe

A town of a thousand faces

Calpe is unique in its variety. It isn't a single, uniform resort — it's a town where everyone can find their own ideal way of living.

• The old town (Casco Antiguo). A completely different Calpe: narrow cobbled streets, shaded squares, ancient city walls, authentic murals, and steps painted in the colours of the Spanish flag. This is where history and real Spanish character live.
• The new town and beaches. Wide, sun-drenched promenades along Arenal-Bol and La Fossa beaches. Life is buzzing here, and modern infrastructure, clinics, and shops keep running regardless of the tourist season.

A many-sided residential area

• Beachfront. Luxury villas and townhouses right at the water's edge, where the sea becomes an extension of the living room.
• Walking distance. Developments from which you can stroll to the centre and beaches in 10–15 minutes — a real rarity, and a real asset, on this mountainous coastline.
• Panoramic views. Hillside areas (such as Maryvilla or Oltamar) rising above the town. From here you get postcard views of the Mediterranean and the majestic Peñón de Ifach.
• Living in the pines. Areas woven carefully into the pine forests. Here you'll find deep shade, cool air, and a ringing silence broken only by the song of cicadas.

Altea

A refuge for aesthetes

For an aesthete, Altea is pure visual poetry. The town is built around beauty and detail: snow-white house façades drowning in vivid bougainvillea, cobbled streets polished smooth by time, and the famous blue-domed church crowning the hill.

Life here is Mediterranean bohemia. You wake to the soft ring of church bells, drink your morning coffee on a tiny square overlooking a sparkling bay, and wander among endless art galleries and craft workshops. Even the gated developments outside the centre (such as Altea Hills) are built with obsessive attention to architectural harmony and landscaping — so every day feels like living inside a painting.

Benissa

Two different worlds

When we talk about Benissa, it's essential to understand that it splits into two entirely different worlds.

• Benissa town itself. A historic, working centre inland, far from the sea. It has a stunning medieval old town with narrow streets, noble houses with wrought-iron grilles, and a monumental church known as the “Cathedral of the Marina Alta.” Life in the town moves at the authentic, unhurried pace of inland Spain, where everyone knows everyone.
• Benissa-Costa. A coastal area of luxury villas tucked into dense pine forests. There's no urban bustle, but there are picturesque, rocky, secluded coves (calas). This is a world of premium privacy.

Teulada-Moraira

From vineyards to yachts

A similar duality exists here too: administratively, upmarket Moraira is simply the coastal district of the Teulada municipality.

• Teulada. A genuine, lively, working, agricultural town set back from the coast. It's surrounded by terraced vineyards — this is where the famous muscatel grape is grown. Teulada moves at an unhurried pace, independent of the tourist influx, and keeps its authentic Valencian traditions alive.
• Moraira. Once Teulada's fishing port, now one of the coast's most prestigious resorts — “Spain's Saint-Tropez”: expensive restaurants, an international crowd, a marina full of gleaming white yachts, and immaculate villas. Buying or renting here means choosing an upmarket resort lifestyle, though legally everything is registered under authentic Teulada.

Benitachell (El Poble Nou de Benitatxell)

Between sky and earth

Another classic example of the Spanish split between “working life” and “resort life”.

• The village of Benitachell. A small, traditional town, snugly perched on high ground amid farmland and vineyards. It's far from the sea and the bustle — life here moves at a quiet, pleasantly provincial pace.
• Cumbre del Sol. A luxury residential enclave, formally part of Benitachell but physically perched on sheer cliffs right above the Mediterranean. There's no historic centre here — instead, ultra-modern villas, panoramic infinity pools that merge with the horizon, a leading international school, and views people cross continents for.