With this up-to-date, authoritative guide you can experience all the sights of Costa Blanca. You can discover hotels, restaurants, trendy spots and beaches and find out about festivals and events, sport and activities. With tips on great places for free, what's unique to Costa Blanca, plus what to do on for rainy days and where to relax and chill out. You'll find lots of shopping ideas, a suggestion for the Perfect Tour along the coast, a large road atlas and a removable pull-out map. Also contains: Trips & Tours, Travel Tips, Travel with Kids, Links, Blogs, Apps & More, Useful Phrases in Spanish and a comprehensive index. Enchanting beaches and urban culture, sunny climate, exuberant festivals, a lively gastro scene, nature reserves, the hinterland with traditional stone villages - there are lots of good reasons for a trip to the Spanish Mediterranean coast. With MARCO POLO Costa Blanca you can experience the White Coast, which has plenty of surprises in store even for those who know Spain well. This practical travel guide, small enough to slip into your pocket, takes you to hidden bays, ports, markets, small inns and restaurants for connoisseurs. There's an extra page about Valencia, one of the most vibrant cities in Spain which you absolutely have to visit. The MARCO POLO Insider Tips tell you where you can hear the echo of Gregorian chant in sacred halls and where families with children can feel particularly at ease. The Low Budget tips in each chapter show how you can experience a great deal with very little money, enjoy something special and snap up some real bargains. There's a wide range of enchanting excursions to the mountains or the coast and the Trips & Tours chapter guides you through nature parks and into ancient cultures. Whether you're daring enough to go diving down to wrecks, decide to have sailing lessons or fancy taking out a kayak on the Mar Menor - sports lovers will find their heart beating that little bit faster on the Spanish Mediterranean coast. You'll find the most important suggestions with locations and websites in the Sport & Activities chapter. The Dos and Don'ts advise you what you need to be aware of if you're to avoid annoyance or embarrassment. MARCO POLO Costa Blanca gives comprehensive coverage of the coast and the hinterland. To help you find your way around there's a detailed road atlas, removable pull-out map and practical map inside the back cover, with street atlases of Alicante, Elche, Murcia and Valencia, and Where to Start boxes for the major towns.