Who we are
We are Mediterrània Editorial, the team behind this guide. We are from here. We were born, grew up and still live in the Marina Alta — the comarca in northern Alicante that stretches along the Costa Blanca between the Montgó massif and the Cap de Sant Antoni headland. We do not write about this land by consulting other websites. We know it because it is ours.
We know which coves are packed in August and which ones are still a local secret. We know which village makes the best arròs a banda and which market the locals actually use. We know the mountain paths because we have been walking them our whole lives, and we know the sea because we have been swimming in it since we were children.
Why this guide exists
It started from frustration with the same old travel guides — the ones that describe Jávea or Dénia with the same three clichés, recommend the same tourist-centre restaurants, and never mention the ravine that only the locals know about.
We wanted to build something different: a local reference, honest and up to date, written by people who actually live here and want to share what is genuinely worth knowing.
How we work
Every article is based on direct, first-hand knowledge of the place — having been there, knowing people from the village, knowing how to actually get there (not just in theory). When something changes — a restaurant closes, a cove gets a new car park, a festival moves date — we update it. We cross-check with local sources: town halls, municipal tourism boards, neighbourhood associations.
The technology and development of the site is handled by Alken, a software studio also rooted in the region.
What you will find
- 🏖️ Beaches and coves — From the well-known to the ones only locals go to
- 🚤 Coastal villages — Where maritime tradition is still alive
- 🌲 Nature and hiking — Trails we have walked ourselves
- 🏔️ Viewpoints — The spots where the landscape stops you in your tracks
- 🏛️ Heritage and history — Castles, churches and stones that tell who we are
- 🍽️ Gastronomy — The flavours of here, not the tourist menu
- 📅 Events and festivals — What really happens in each village, every month
Who this is for
For anyone coming to the Costa Blanca looking for more than beach and sunlounger. For the expat who lives here and wants to understand where they have ended up. For the local who sometimes forgets what they have ten minutes from home. For anyone who believes a place deserves to be understood before it is photographed.
Contact
Know a spot we should cover? Found something wrong in one of our articles? We want to hear it.
Write to us at: hola@mediterrania.guide