Core rock climbing region
With its cocktail of quality rocks and ideal climate, Costa Blanca is the perfect place for rock climbing. and there is a great collection of areas to explore. Gandia Area offers a fantastic mixture of single-pitch routes. The Calpe Area is home to Penon, a 300-meter tower that rises abruptly from the sea. While the Benidorm Area is packed with a variety of routes from simple short routes to challenging multi-pitch climbs, the feature being the main crag of Sella.
Stunning Spain
The Iberian country is home to stunning natural scenery from the Pyrenees in the northeast to the Sierra Nevada in the southern region of Andalusia. The latter is blessed with some of the most beautiful and mountainous scenery in the whole of Spain. The former has a collection of climbs in Catalonia, some just a short drive from Barcelona. The southeastern province of Alicante is dominated by mountains at the core that extend into the Mediterranean.
Wealth of history
The province of Alicante and its beautiful Costa Blanca has a long and conflicted history. Every neighbouring civilisation have held the region which has been a key port area, including the Greeks, Romans and Moors. It hosts a rich collection of historic sites, and together with its pleasant weather and quality rock formations, it has become one of the most popular Spanish spots along the east coast. Today the city of Alicante is a vibrant urban space.