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GUADALEST. |
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As the photo's below show - Guadalest is truly THE most visually spectacular attraction in Spain's Alicante province and the whole of the Costa Blanca without doubt .... Guadalest just 16km inland from Benidorm is the highlight of this whole region and Guadalest is the one place that everyone should try to visit if holidaying in Spain anywhere around the Alicante Costa Blanca region. This info is designed to assist the tourist visiting Guadalest for the first time. |
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| Guadalest - Spain accessibility info ... The info map below shows the main routes in to Guadalest in Spain ... of which there are only three. Further below you will find a more detailed map of the Guadalest village for your information. |
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INFO - VISITING GUADALEST - ALICANTE - COSTA BLANCA - SPAIN. |
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Map above shows Guadalest's relative position in the Alicante Costa Blanca region, the roads to Guadalest are twisting & steep (in some parts) ... this should not deter the quest to visit the ultimate sightseers attraction in this part of the Spain Costa Blanca ... GUADALEST.  Info : If you are taking the coastal route to get to Guadalest .. using the CV-70 road running from Benidorm to Guadalest ... passing through the village of Polop is recommended (if using a Sat Nav this route may not be computed, ours bypassed it the first time, but is worth the small detour and a short look-see) ... however for your information .. do not drive towards the church at the centre of the village, the roads here are barely the width of the car - if you must ... park the car and walk.  There are regular coach trips organised from all over Spain visiting Guadalest .. check the local newspapers for information ... get yourself booked ... take the camera ... and enjoy Guadalest. The photo below is of the square at the top of the Guadalest village - the highest level of the Castle, unless one pays to get to the upper level of Guadalest Castle San José (through the Orduna House), but the spectacular views are only marginally better than from this level ... see our Guadalest plan map below. 
Tourist Information Centre for Guadalest is located on the Car Park at Guadalest village. Our Guadalest map below pinpoints the Tourist Info Office. Telephone 965 885 298 : E Mail guadalest@touristinfo.net. INFO : On our last visit to Guadalest we were asked to pay for Parking the car - and thought this was strange, as we had never (twice) previously payed for using the Guadalest Car Park. The girl asking for payment (1,70€) had "official looking" tickets, but as far as we could see there were no info or signs on the Guadalest car park stating that payment was required. So we E Mailed the Guadalest Tourist Info and asked the question ... The reply from the Guadalest Tourist Info : There is a tax of 1,70 euros for the Guadalest car park. There are cafe bars all the way up to through to the Guadalest square but depending on how busy it is you may not get a seat ... we ended up going to an English Cafe called the "Sunny Side Up" (the food was good & the price OK) which is up some steps on the Guadalest Car Park on the Tourist Info side. As you go through the tunnel on the way to the Guadalest Castle square ... you will have your photo taken .. and on the way back you may buy a keyring with your photograph for 4€ ... or not. |
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INFO - RESERVOIR (EMBALSE) DE GUADALEST. |
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One of the main reasons that Guadalest is so pleasing to the eye, is the reservoir (Spanish embalse) which lies in the valley below the Castell de Guadalest. The Guadalest reservoir exists to provide water to the rich market gardening farm area which stretches all along the valley to the coast. Info : the Guadalest reservoir dam can be reached by car and is worth taking the time to drive down to ... the map below shows how to get there and the position of the Guadalest tourist information centre. Down at the reservoir dam is where the new Guadalest solar powered boat trips run.  Boat trips are now operating in the Guadalest reservoir - the boats have been specially modified so as not to cause any pollution to the waters. The thirteen metre boats will have capacity for around 50 persons and will tour people around to places previously unreachable on the Guadalest embalse ... If you have the time ... this a must do. At the time we took the Guadalest boat trip ... only one boat was in operation ... I don't know whether in the high season they will operate more than a single boat ... if not ... a lot of people would be left disappointed ... as Guadalest is the most popular tourist destination in this part of Spain. The map below shows where to get the Guadalest boat. Car parking is available close to the reservoir dam ... which cost nothing when we took the Guadalest boat trip.   Dependant on the weather (and how much time you have) when you visit Guadalest ... some great views of the village from the other side of the reservoir (embalse) are to be witnessed .. if you were to carry on along the (narrow & single track) road which leads over the reservoir dam into the hills at the other side of Guadalest valley ... also there is a footpath which runs on the other side of the reservoir ... (the side where the Guadalest boat runs from). |
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SUMMING UP THE GUADALEST EXPERIENCE - A SPAINISH HOLIDAY DAY TRIP TO REMEMBER. |
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| Guadalest is the ultimate day trip out ... from any part of Spain's Alicante or Costa Blanca region - and one experience that everybody visiting these parts of Spain should endeavor to take part in. The scenery around Guadalest is spectacular and one could imagine Golden Eagles or Ospreys flying around in this habitat .. but not so (in fact the severe lack of wildlife - especially birds - is quite alarming) ... the locals do fish in the reservoir ... so there is life out there apart from the daily troops of sightseers who descend on the Guadalest village (which maybe a contributory factor to the scarceness of birds) ... but .. for a day trip to remember on a Spain holiday ... without hesitation ... put Guadalest right to the top of the list. |
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