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Alicante, Spain
Castle views, a palm-lined promenade and an easy city beach.
Eat: El Portal Taberna & Wines
Stay: Hotel Hospes Amérigo
Do: Santa Barbara Castle, Postiguet Beach, Explanada de España
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Altea, Spain
Whitewashed old town with a blue-domed church above the sea.
Eat: Oustau de Altea
Stay: Hotel Tossal d'Altea
Do: Casco Antiguo, Altea Beach, boat trip
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El Castell de Guadalest, Spain
Easy day trip from Altea to a mountain village with a castle.
Do: Guadalest Castle, Museo Microgigante, Guadalest Valley
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Dénia, Spain
Harbour town below a castle, close to Montgó Natural Park.
Eat: Quique Dacosta, Casa Federico
Stay: Hotel Les Rotes
Do: Dénia Castle, Les Rotes Beach, Montgó hike
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Valencia, Spain
Paella, markets and the futuristic City of Arts and Sciences.
Eat: La Pepica, Casa Montaña
Stay: Caro Hotel
Do: City of Arts and Sciences, Central Market, Turia Gardens, Albufera
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Morella, Spain
Medieval hilltop town with a castle, an optional extra stop from Valencia.
Eat: Daluan
Stay: Hotel Cardenal Ram
Do: Morella Castle, Basilica of Santa María, Aqueduct
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Valencia, Spain
Final night back in Valencia for a last paella.
Eat: Restaurante Navarro