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Valencia & the Costa Blanca: 5-Day Plan You Can Actually Drive
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The 5-day version for May: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 3-day plan · 4-day plan · 5-day plan · best time to go.
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5
days
190 km
distance
6.0 h
driving
30
curated stops
💡 Good to know for this plan
- ~14.1 hours of daylight in May — the plan keeps days inside a realistic window.
- Beach weather without the August density, rice at the source in the Albufera, and the Fallas' March fires or June's Hogueras if you time the festivals.
Day 1 Valencia → Dénia
- Transit
- 1h53
- Finish
- ~17:40
- Temperature
- 15.8°C–21.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 14.1h
09:30
10:30
Visit a Gothic cathedral layered with Roman and Moorish history.
50 min · Valencia · €9 (adults), €6 (reduced)
open: Nov-Mar: M-Sa 10:00-17:30; Apr-Oct: M-Sa 10:00-18:30, Su 14:00-18:30; last admission 45 min before closing
11:30
13:30
El Poblet Restaurante elpobletrestaurante.com map ↗
Dine on Michelin-starred dishes from chef Quique Dacosta at an affordable price.
60 min · Valencia · Mains €21
open: M 13:30-15:30 20:30-22:30, Tu 13:30-15:30, W-Sa 13:30-15:30 20:30-22:30
16:10
Parc Natural del Montgó parquesnaturales.gva.es read more
Discover Mediterranean flora and fauna on stunning mountain trails.
90 min · Dénia
Overnight: Dénia
e.g. Hotel Rosa · El Hotelet de la Raconà
Day 2 Around Dénia
- Transit
- 0h30
- Finish
- ~17:40
- Temperature
- 15.8°C–21.4°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 14.1h
09:00
10:30
11:30
Explore the well-preserved walls of this 12th-century castle.
50 min · Dénia · €3 adults, €2 seniors and students, €1 children 8-14
open: Open daily: Nov-Mar 10:00-18:00, Apr-May 10:00-19:00, Jun 10:00-21:00, Jul-15 Sep 10:00-20:30, 16-30 Sep 10:00-20:00, Oct 10:00-18:30
12:30
13:30
Centre d'Visitants parquesnaturales.gva.es map ↗
Learn about the ecosystem and pick up trail maps.
90 min · Dénia
open: M W F 09:00-14:00, other days by appt, closed Su
15:10
16:40
Overnight here
e.g. Hotel Rosa · El Hotelet de la Raconà
Day 3 Benidorm & the Sierra Helada
- Transit
- 1h22
- Finish
- ~17:25
- Temperature
- 16.3°C–20.7°C
- Rainy days
- ~5
- Daylight
- 14.1h
09:55
10:55
12:35
14:15
Hike scenic trails with panoramic coastal views.
90 min · Benidorm & the Sierra Helada
15:55
Overnight here
e.g. Camping Arena Blanca · Camping Almafá
Day 4 Alicante
- Transit
- 1h15
- Finish
- ~16:50
- Temperature
- 12.8°C–23.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~4
- Daylight
- 14.1h
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
Discover prehistoric to medieval artifacts in a sleek museum within a former hospital.
50 min · Alicante · €3 (adults), €1.50 (concessions), free (disabled/teachers/journalists/children under 8)
open: Tu-F 10:00-19:00, Sa 10:00-20:30, Su and holidays 10:00-14:00
15:00
15:50
Mesón de Labradores facebook.com map ↗
Relish regional dishes and the house specialty chupi-chupi in a historic taberna.
60 min · Alicante · €15 per person (price listed 2016)
open: Daily 13:00-17:00 19:00-00:30
Overnight here
Day 5 Around Alicante
- Transit
- 0h58
- Finish
- ~17:55
- Temperature
- 12.8°C–23.8°C
- Rainy days
- ~4
- Daylight
- 14.1h
09:00
10:10
Listen to symphonies and chamber music performed in an acoustically superb concert hall.
90 min · Alicante
open: Box office: M-Th 08:00-18:00, F 11:00-14:00
11:50
12:55
Fogueres de Sant Joan read more
Feel the excitement as towering bonfires illuminate the night sky during this major festival.
90 min · Alicante
open: 23 June
14:40
Setmana Santa read more
Observe solemn processions led by religious brotherhoods carrying sacred statues through the city.
90 min · Alicante
open: Week before Easter
16:25
Romiatge de Santa Faç read more
Participate in a solemn pilgrimage to venerate a revered relic of Christ's face.
90 min · Alicante
open: 2nd Thursday after Good Friday
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