The name Costa Blanca was coined in the 1950s as a way to promote tourism.[1][2] The region has a well-developed tourism industry and is a popular destination for British and German tourists.
The Iberians are the oldest people known to have lived in what is now Alicante province. Among several Iberian archaeologic sites, La Serreta (near Alcoy) is noteworthy as the location of the longest inscriptions ever found in the (still undeciphered) Iberian language.
During the same period, the Phoenicians (in Guardamar) and Greeks (along the coast north of Alicante city) created coastal colonies and interacted with the Iberians. The Lady of Elche is a famous archeological find from this period.
After a brief Carthaginian period, the Romans took over the area. Several cities thrived along the Via Augusta, which connected this part of Iberia to the rest of the Roman empire. One of those cities, Ilici Augusta (now Elche) even reached the status of colonia.
What is now Alicante province was initially split between the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon by means of the Treaty of Almizra. Later, the whole territory became under the control of the Kingdom of Valencia, which was one of the domains of the Crown of Aragon.
Politicsedit
Today, Alicante has 12 deputies in the Spanish Parliament. It also has 36 deputies in the Corts Valencianes, the regional parliament of the Valencian Community.
Climbingedit
Costa Blanca is a popular climbing location thanks to its limestone crags and good weather conditions.[3][4]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Costa Blanca.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Costa Blanca.
Costa Blanca Tourism, official website by the Diputación Provincial de Alicante
, official website for Tourism in Spain
Landscapes of the Costa Blanca, photo gallery
March 15, 2024
costa, blanca, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 202. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Costa Blanca news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Costa Blanca Valencian ˈkɔsta ˈblaŋka Spanish ˈkosta ˈblaŋka literally meaning White Coast is over 200 kilometres 120 mi of Mediterranean coastline in the Alicante province on the southeastern coast of Spain It extends from the town of Denia in the north beyond which lies the Costa del Azahar or Costa dels Tarongers to Pilar de la Horadada in the south beyond which lies the Costa Calida Costa Blancaclass notpageimage Costa Blanca in SpainCalp on the Costa BlancaThe name Costa Blanca was coined in the 1950s as a way to promote tourism 1 2 The region has a well developed tourism industry and is a popular destination for British and German tourists The localities along the Costa Blanca are Alicante Alicante Alacant Altea Benidorm Benissa Benisa Calp Calpe Denia Denia Elche Elche Elx El Campello Campello Finestrat Guardamar del Segura L Alfas del Pi Alfaz del Pi Orihuela Costa Pilar de la Horadada Santa Pola Teulada Moraira Torrevieja Villajoyosa Villajoyosa La Vila Joiosa and Xabia Xabia Javea Benidorm and Alicante are the major tourist centres Contents 1 History 2 Politics 3 Climbing 4 References 5 External linksHistory editMain article Kingdom of Valencia The Iberians are the oldest people known to have lived in what is now Alicante province Among several Iberian archaeologic sites La Serreta near Alcoy is noteworthy as the location of the longest inscriptions ever found in the still undeciphered Iberian language During the same period the Phoenicians in Guardamar and Greeks along the coast north of Alicante city created coastal colonies and interacted with the Iberians The Lady of Elche is a famous archeological find from this period After a brief Carthaginian period the Romans took over the area Several cities thrived along the Via Augusta which connected this part of Iberia to the rest of the Roman empire One of those cities Ilici Augusta now Elche even reached the status of colonia Following two centuries of rule by the Visigoths the area was captured by Islamic armies and became a part of Al Andalus Beginning in the 13th century kings like Ferdinand III of Castile James I of Aragon Alfonso X of Castile and James II of Aragon slowly reconquered the cities in the area What is now Alicante province was initially split between the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon by means of the Treaty of Almizra Later the whole territory became under the control of the Kingdom of Valencia which was one of the domains of the Crown of Aragon Politics editToday Alicante has 12 deputies in the Spanish Parliament It also has 36 deputies in the Corts Valencianes the regional parliament of the Valencian Community Climbing editCosta Blanca is a popular climbing location thanks to its limestone crags and good weather conditions 3 4 References edit Breuer Toni 1982 Spanien 1st ed p 213 Frundt Hans Jurgen 2009 Costa Blanca 4th ed p 77 Costa Blanca Spain s Premier Winter Sun Destination Archived from the original on Jun 20 2019 Rock Climbing in Costa Blanca Archived from the original on Nov 23 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Costa Blanca nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Costa Blanca Costa Blanca Tourism official website by the Diputacion Provincial de Alicante Information about Costa Blanca official website for Tourism in Spain Landscapes of the Costa Blanca photo gallery Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Costa Blanca amp oldid 1204577961, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
