| The Costa Blanca in Spain is a very famous tourist | | | | and historical sites of importance. All of these things |
| destination on the coast of Spain. This is in the | | | | have increased the popularity of Javea over time. |
| Mediterranean and benefits from the climate that you | | | | Bullfighting |
| would expect from such an area. This region is in the | | | | Bullfighting is something which Spain is very famous |
| Province of Alicante which starts at Denia. It borders | | | | for, and you might of thought that to enjoy it you |
| the province of Valencia. | | | | will need to spend a fortune to get close to the |
| Costa Blanca means the white coast which is | | | | action. However during the summer it is very popular |
| because of the white beaches which are unique and | | | | for the bulls to be brought onto the streets. Many |
| look like nothing else. These beaches are beautiful | | | | young men will take part in this bull run, as it is a |
| and clean, there are also a number of wonderful | | | | great way to show off. All of the streets are |
| towns that you can visit such as Altea, Benidorm, | | | | blocked off to make sure that everything is safe. |
| Moraira, Torrevieja and Guardamar. | | | | Bullfighting can seem like a horrible idea to many |
| Everybody has a different opinion when it comes to | | | | people, however you will never know until you've |
| choosing their perfect holiday destination. Every town | | | | seen it. Sometimes people even put rags around a |
| is slightly different, we will look at some of the | | | | bulls horns and light it on fire. It is all because of the |
| popular destinations now so that you can find Costa | | | | adrenalin that people get when trying to avoid the |
| Blanca package holiday that suits you. | | | | bulls. |
| Javea | | | | Raisin market |
| This is on the east side of the Iberian Peninsula which | | | | This is a very historic market which was very |
| is located around 90km from Alicante. This city has | | | | important in the past of the towns economy. During |
| an airport, alternatively you could also travel to | | | | the summer many local people will go to their |
| Valencia airport which is around 100km away. These | | | | summer home to pick grapes. It is very difficult to |
| cities both have large international airports which can | | | | harvest grapes, it's a very labor intensive process. |
| make international travel extremely easy and | | | | This is then used for making raisins. Once the grapes |
| convenient. | | | | have been cut they are then processed and dried. |
| If you take a look at a map of Spain then you will | | | | Javea was well known as a major exporter of |
| notice that the A7 highway will connect Javea to the | | | | raisons and became one of the biggest exporters at |
| rest of the European highways. Javea has beautiful | | | | one time. Nowadays however tourism is more |
| natural landscapes, wonderful awe inspiring beaches | | | | important to the economy. |