The Hilton Group has earmarked the Region of Valencia as a destination for the corporate tourism of business, conferences and meetings by opening the Hilton Valencia. This great international 5-star hotel is located opposite the Palacio de Congresos conference centre, in one of the city’s new areas of expansion. Read the rest of this entry »

The town’s history is dotted with the remnants of many civilisations that, just like the dinosaurs, have made their mark over the years. 140 million years ago, Alpuente was flat and swampy, and it was not inland but on the shore of a sea that no longer exists.

While Alpuente remote history — its prehistory — is very exciting, so too is its more recent history, which began with an Iberian settlement before undergoing Roman then Moorish rule and which retained its power throughout the Middle Ages. This endless history reaches modern times with remnants of all of these civilisations that, just like the dinosaurs, left their mark over the years. Read the rest of this entry »

Visitors to aigües, a village at 340 metres above sea level in the heart of the alicante mountains and a mere stone’s throw from the beaches at El Campello, will now be able to enjoy a stay at La venteta, a country house that has been faithfully converted into peaceful accommodation where guests can relax and make the most of the mountains, the coast and the Mediterranean. Read the rest of this entry »

The El Reconco naturalist association and the Biar Hiking Centre have creafed two new botanical frails through the Sierra del Reconco and the Sierra del Fraile mountain ranges, offering naturalists a great variety of endemic Mediterranean flora. Read the rest of this entry »

Peñíscola casfle, better known as the castle of Papa Luna, celebrated the 700-th anniversary of its founding in November and the celebrations will continue into 2008. Peñíscola castle was the last to be built by the Order of the Temple before this organisation abruptly disappeared, and is one of the most well preserved Templar castle in the whole of Spain. Read the rest of this entry »