Overview - Adventure Sports in Spain

Hello Readers!

This Blog has been created to share information about adventure sports in Spain, particularly, the Costa Blanca on the east coast.

Soaked with sunshine throughout the year, the coastline and countryside on the Costa Blanca are ample playgrounds for a whole host of sporting activities. Seasonal changes provide the perfect excuse to participate in a variety of sports, for example, Nordic walking, quad biking, hiking and pole dance fitness are more enjoyable in the cooler months; whilst sailing, scuba diving, kitesurfing, kayaking, and anything else water-based, are more enjoyable, and welcome, in the summer months.


(Kayaking in the Mar Menor)


(Nordic walking on Guardamar beach)

Agricultural cycles produce spectacular displays throughout the year. Citrus trees produce vibrant fruit and an amazing aroma, cherry and almond blossom are a popular attraction. Also of significance are the castles, windmills, hilltop villages, farmhouses and walled mountain fields; exciting to explore and great subjects for photographers.

Although the Costa Blanca is home to some of the best beaches in the country, the area suffers from excessive package tourism, as in Benidorm and the coastal areas of the Costa Blanca south. Few people realise that a short drive inland provides a great insight in to the true Spain; small, picturesque and quiet villages, surrounded by awesome mountains and fertile lands.

The Mediterranean Sea stretches along Marbella in the south to Barcelona in the north, and separating the mainland from the Balearic by roughly 100 miles. In the north the Pyrenees mountains are an extremely popular area for multi-adventure and provide stunning scenery to become immersed in. Weather conditions, temperatures and seasonal variations differ largely throughout the country, with the Costa Blanca providing the warmest and most arid climate.


(Callosa de Segura - through farmers fields in Algorfa)


(Looking on to Torrevieja Marina)

The Costa Blanca north is home to the majority of sierra’s in the area. Inland from Denia and Benidorm you will find the Sierra Mariola National Park, the Aitana Sierra, El Puig Campana, the Bèrnia Sierra and the Maigmó Massif. The L’Arguenya Sierra is a short drive away and located between Villena and Elda. All of these locations are ideal environments for enthusiastic walkers, hikers, climbers and for those with extreme tendencies; there are canyons to have fun in too.


(View towards Alcoleja in the Costa Blanca north)


(View from Sierra de Espuña towards the Murcian coast)

Unfortunately over-fishing and the lack of effective environmental projects have resulted in bare and desert-like coastal waters. There are some areas of interest, and these will be covered, but even the protected marine reserves have limited biodiversity, so decent scuba diving trails are few and far between on the Costa Blanca.


(The Costa Blanca north is a haven for adventurous water-sports enthusiasts)


(Jet skiing here is an expensive activity option)

However, what lacks underwater is compensated above. There are many options to explore; sailing, power boating, kitesurfing, surfing, windsurfing, kayaking, Stand Up Paddle (SUP), jet skiing, fishing, wakeboarding and tubing to name a few!


(Tubing; brilliant fun, not for the faint-hearted)