Valencia and Murcia
City of Arts and Sciences
Costa Blanca beaches
Baroque architecture
Spectacular fiestas
These two regions take up the middle of Spain’s Mediterranean coast and enjoy a pleasant climate. Valencia city is drawing increasing numbers of visitors to its gleaming white City of Arts and Sciences. The Costa Blanca, a popular coastline, has a range of resorts, from the brash Benidorm to quieter places like Xàbia.
The region of Murcia is distinguished by its Baroque architecture and the coastal lagoon of Mar Menor. Both regions have spectacular fiestas, such as the lively Fallas festival in Valencia.
A stretch of golden beach in Calp, Costa Blanca