Walking in Valencia Spain

The region of  Valencia largely reflects the historic Kingdom of Valencia and has nearly 600 kilometres of marvellous coastline. There are several fine examples of castles and towers along its shores which illustrate the turbulent nature of its past. The small town of Oropesa, just north of Castello de La Plana, has a wonderful pirate defence with its 16th century Tower of the King which gave the town early warning of approaching pirates,  Its mountain ranges, Marina Alta, Bencantil Mariola and Turia offer some fantastic opportunities for all levels of walkers to enjoy their wonderful scenery. You can expect to have much colder weather in the ranges during the winter some may even see snow.

Its coastline is called Costa del Azahar (coast of the Orange Blossom) around Valencia and Costa Blanca between Denia and Benidorm, with their long sandy beaches with beautiful blue sea are famous worldwide. It was at such places as Benidorm that many of us first experienced a holiday under the Spain sun. The famous paella dish has its roots in Valencia so you will be able to enjoy this dish is all the local bars and restaurants. You can enjoy the nature reserve of the La Albufera lake where you can take boat trips round the lake, often guided by old fishermen and hire bikes to cycle around the inner paths of the reserve..

It Mediterranean climate has made this region extremely popular with northern Europeans wanting the escape their harsh unpleasant winters. The weather of this province is mainly warm and sunny throughout the year with some rain in the spring and autumn which can be quite heavy at times. The summers can get quite hot sometimes reaching the low 40'sºC, but with an average annual temperature of 15ºC is is not hard to see why this region is so popular.

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Airports
There are two airports in this region and from either of those you are in easy distance of your destination in Valenciana.  The major airports are at Valencia and Alicante and these two airports are serviced by a large number of European airlines and cheap flights are available to them both.

• Valencia's
• Alicante

You can also get ferries to Palma, Majorca; Mahon, Menorca and Ibiza from Valenica if you wish to explore the walking opportunities of the Balearic Islands.

There are three provinces in this long thin region, Castellon in the north, Valencia in the middle and Alicante in the south. In the Turia mountain range you can take a welcome rest from your walking in the thermal waters and spa baths of Chulilla after visiting its castle and church. To see the town of Bocairent, which is built into the rocks, you must go to the mountain range of Mariola.

Walking Around Castellon / Castello` de la Plana
The city of Castellon de la Plana is wonderfully protected from the cooler northern winds by the natural spur of the Desert de las Palmes mountains which offer some wonderful coastal views when walking.  Whilst the city has large modern areas and open spaces it also has many architectural monuments from the Gothic and Renaissance periods. The coast line north of  Castellon played a major role in the defences of the Moors and there is a magnificent example of a medieval castle at Peniscola.