Tourism: Valencia, the best beaches in the Mediterranean

Valencia and its beaches hold a position of privilege for tourism in Spain. Caressed by the Mediterranean sea, it boasts sunny coasts, and all year round warm temperatures. Valencia is also known as "The City of Light" thanks to its 2,600 hours of Sun per year - and that's without even taking into account the light generated when all the "Fallas" are burned, or the fantastic firework displays which have been admired by people from all over the world due to their unbeatable effect.

Valencia must recommend to any traveller interested in its gastronomy the typical "Paella". Apart from Sun and Paella, there's a lot to discover in the Valencian province, and this is one of the reasons that Valencia has become such an important area for tourism, and for people looking for a second home, or even a change of home to warmer climes - both for Spaniards from other areas of Spain and foreigners! The coasts of Gandía, Oliva, Benidorm, Javea,
Altea, ... speak for themselves, and are renowned both nationally and internationally.

Valencia's sunny beaches deserve to be mentioned separately. Their high quality standards, infrastructure, and level of service have made them famous throughout Europe and the Mediterranean. On More that 100 km of coastline a large number of seaside towns have been awarded the distinguished European Blue Flag. This distinctive internationally recognised symbol guarantees quality, high standards and beaches in good conditions, as well as the use of facilities for the numerous visitors that these beaches receive- both Spanish and foreign.