La Sella is a really upmarket golf resort on the Costa Blanca. It's at a small place called Jesus Pobre, which is about half-way between Valencia and Alicante. If you're looking for a really luxurious resort that genuinely specialises in golf, then you wouldn't go far wrong with this place.

It's not cheap and it's full of Brits, but the standard of service you receive is second to none. It's got a five-star hotel, holiday apartments, lots of restaurants, and a course that was apparently designed by Olazabal.

c/Alqueria de Ferrando,
03749 Jesus Pobre,
Espana
+34 96 645 4054
www.lasellaresort.co.uk

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Moving to Spain, like any foreign country, can be traumatic, especially if you're single and you don't know anyone. Well, if Spain is where you're heading and you want to find some friendly faces or maybe more, you can do a lot worse than this site.

It's Spain's fastest growing online dating and friends site for people in Spain, the Canaries and the Balearics. They do a lot to prevent spammers and scammers getting through, so it should be a fairly safe and enjoyable experience. It certainly has been for me.

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My family and I spent a fabulous two weeks in Villa Martin on holiday. We used a company called:
www.costa-blancarentals.com

They were very helpful and guided us to a perfect villa in the area to stay in.

Costa Blanca Rentals www.costa-blancarentals.com

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This is a really well-equipped and comfortable little house to rent on the top of this lovely little mountain village, 18 km from the sea and perched between two peaks.

Although it´s only an hour from Alicante airport, there are no tourist hordes, no souvenirs, no Tetley´s bars, just the friendly locals, good rural food in uncompromising Spanish bars and miles of high level (3-4000 ft) paths, tracks, biking, walking etc.

The views can be breathtaking. Go up behind the village on a three-hour walk along the Sella ridge and look across the mountains as far as the Mar menor and inland to Alcoi.

If CasaRoc is full, try Villapico over the road. Both places also do B&B. Owners, Steve and Liz, will do airport pick up and have other places in the village.

www.casaroc.com
0034965879281
0034696100819
02071932949
Villajoiosa is 18 km away with train link to Alicante.

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This is a great web site to find cheap accommodation in Spain and the rest of the world.

www.villarama.com

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Inland from the dreadful Costa Blanca, the Alicante countryside turns mountainous and is the most wonderful place for hillwalking.

I'm used to Yorkshire and the Dales - well, this is limestone too but rugged and forested with the advantage of excellent trails and routes for walking or biking.

Sometimes there are even waymarks. But wandering shepherds with herds blessed with goatbells! Of the many little villages I pick out Sella because it's just 12k from the A7 motorway (exit 66) has several bar restaurants (lively! No tourist stuff, little English) and there are even a couple of excellent B&Bs, one of which does self-catering stays too. In winter you´ll bump into rock climbers here but spring and autumn are the best times.

Sella, Alicante www.casaroc.com www.villapico.com www.sella-alicante.com

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Really nice sandy beach stretching 17 kilometres from Santa Pola to Torrevieja. There's some great outdoor restaurants by the beach serving all sorts of seafood dishes. The Paella's great!

Approximately 20 minutes from Alicante Airport.

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