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Palma
city in Mallorca and capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain
Alicante
Alicante or (officially: / ) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. With a population of 358,608 as of 2024, it is the 2nd-largest city in the Valencian Community and the 10th-largest in Spain.
Marbella
Marbella ( , , ) is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the Costa del Sol and is the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the region; it is also the head of the judicial district that bears its name.
Benidorm
Benidorm is a city and municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
Lanzarote
Lanzarote (, , , ) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands, off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula.
Torrevieja
Torrevieja is a Mediterranean-seaside city and municipality on the Costa Blanca, in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, in southeastern Spain. The city is in one of the only Spanish-speaking areas of the Valencian Community.
Torremolinos
Torremolinos () is a municipality in Andalusia, southern Spain, west of Málaga. A poor fishing village before the growth in tourism began in the late 1950s, Torremolinos was the first of the Costa del Sol resorts to be developed and is still the most popular in the region.
Almuñécar
thumb|The Roman aqueduct of Sexi|Roman aqueduct in the Seco River valley about north of Almuñécar Almuñécar () is a Spanish city and municipality located in the southwestern part of the comarca of the Costa Granadina, in the province of Granada. It is located on the shores of the Mediterranean sea and borders the Granadin municipalities of Otívar, Jete, Ítrabo and Salobreña, and with the Malagueño municipality of Nerja. The Verde river runs through its territory. The municipality of sexitano includes the population centers of Almuñécar —municipal capital—, La Herradura, Velilla-Taramay, Torrec
Gandia
Gandia, also known as , is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa de Valencia, south of Valencia and north of Alicante. Vehicles can access the city through road N-332 and AP-7 highway.
Sitges
thumb|Sitges City Hall (1889) thumb|Monument to G. K. Chesterton (1976), by Manuel Muns. Sitges (, ; ) is a town about 35 kilometres southwest of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain, renowned worldwide for its film festival, Carnival. Located between the Garraf Massif and the Mediterranean Sea, it is known for its beaches, nightspots, and historical sites.
l'Alcúdia
thumb|View of the city wall thumb|The old town of Alcúdia is famous for its small restaurants. thumb|View over the remains of Pollentia and the Church of St. Jaume. Alcúdia () is a municipality and township of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is the main tourist centre in the north of Mallorca on the eastern coast. It is a large resort popular with tourists. Most of the hotels are located in Port d'Alcúdia and Platja d'Alcúdia, along the beach that stretches all the way to Ca'n Picafort. In Alcúdia, the old town is well preserved with houses dating back to the 13th
Calpe
Calpe (; ) is a coastal municipality located in the comarca of Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of and a population density of . The city lies at the foot of the Penyal d'Ifac Natural Park. In 2022 the population was 24,096 inhabitants.
Estepona
Estepona () is a town and municipality in the comarca of the Costa del Sol, southern Spain. It is located in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. Its district covers an area of 137 square kilometers in a fertile valley crossed by small streams and a mountainous areas dominated by the Sierra Bermeja, which reaches an elevation of 1,449 m at the peak of Los Reales.
Altea
Altea (, ) is a city and municipality located in the Valencian Community, Spain, on the section of Mediterranean coast called the Costa Blanca.
La Vila Joiosa
Villajoyosa or (officially / ), both meaning "The Joyful Town", is a coastal town and municipality in the south of the Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. It is the historic and administrative capital of Marina Baixa region, and is located in the province of Alicante. The town is known locally simply as .
Xàbia
Xàbia or (officially: / ) is a coastal town and municipality in the comarca of Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Valencia, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. Situated on the side of the Montgó Massif, behind a wide bay and sheltered between two rocky headlands, the town has become a very popular small seaside resort and market town. Half of its resident population and over two thirds of its annual visitors are foreigners.
Torrox
Torrox is a municipality in the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Axarquía. It is located in the Costa del Sol (specifically the Costa del Sol Oriental), on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the foothills of the Sierra de Almijara. The municipality is divided into two distinct areas: Torrox Pueblo (the historic inland village) and Torrox Costa (the modern coastal resort area).
Guardamar del Segura
municipality of the province of Alicante, Spain
Salobreña
Salobreña () is a town on the Costa Granadina in Granada, Spain. It claims a history stretching back 6,000 years.
Peníscola
Peníscola () or Peñíscola () and officially Peníscola/Peñíscola, anglicised as Peniscola, is a municipality in the Province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located on the Costa del Azahar, north of the Serra d'Irta along the Mediterranean coast. It is a popular tourist destination.
El Campello
municipality of Spain
Cullera
thumb|Torres de San Antonio Resort beach, Cullera Cullera (Spanish and Valencian: ) is a city and municipality of Spain located in the Valencian Community. It is part of the province of Valencia and the Ribera Baixa comarca. The city is situated near the discharge of the river Júcar in the Mediterranean Sea.
Magaluf
Magaluf (, , ) is a resort town on the western coast of the island of Mallorca. Known as a major tourist destination and holiday resort town, Magaluf is in the municipality of Calvià, which is likewise a popular package tour destination.
Playa de las Américas
Holiday resort in Arona, Tenerife
Los Cristianos
human settlement in Arona, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Spain
Playa del Inglés
sea resort in the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria
Moraira
Moraira () is a small upmarket Spanish coastal town, part of Teulada (also known as Teulada-Moraira) municipality, in the Marina Alta comarca, 80 km north of Alicante and 100 km south of Valencia.
Santa Ponça
town in Spain
Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria
holiday resort in Mogán, Gran Canaria
Port de Sóller
human settlement in Sóller, Spain
Paguera
Peguera (translation from Catalan: "oven tar"; and the spelling on official road signs) is a tourist town in the municipality of Calvià on the island of Majorca (Mallorca in Spanish and Catalan), part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It has three large beaches and hundreds of hotels, hostels and apartments. The population is approximately 3,988 inhabitants. The town's name refers to the oven tar produced in this area from the pitch of pine tree resin.
Cala Millor
human settlement
Charco del Palo
human settlement
Porto Cristo
village in Manacor Municipality, Majorca, Spain
Palma Nova
village in Spain
Port de Pollença
town in Mallorca, Spain
Torre del Mar
locality
Costa Calma
town in the Canary Islands, Spain
Playa de la Arena
human settlement
San Agustin
San Agustin, Las palmas
Platja d'en Bossa
holiday resort in Ibiza, Spain
Portinatx
thumb|Cala de Portinatx thumb|s'Arenal Gros Bay, Portinatx Portinatx () is a small urbanization, formerly a very small fishing village, on the island of Ibiza. It is located 1 hour from the island airport in the municipality of Sant Joan de Labritja and is the most northern bay on the island.
Sant Antoni de Portmany
municipal capital of the homonymous municipality of Ibiza, Spain
Cala Vadella
bay
Cala Llonga
beach in Spain
Cala en Bosch
village in Menorca
Port d'Alcúdia
human settlement in Alcúdia, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Es Canar
human settlement in Santa Eulària des Riu, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
Novo Sancti Petri
resort town in Andalusia, Spain
Cala Bona
human settlement