Yes, autumn is here, the cold is just around the corner, and it's time to start thinking about getting the indoor trainer out of the closet… But admit it: you still crave sunshine and long days outdoors on your bike. Well, it's easy: escape to the Costa Blanca.
La Alicante coast It is closely related to sun and beach tourism but the reality is that its natural parks, its mountain ranges, its steep cliffs and the extensive plains of olive trees make the Costa Blanca an ideal place to get lost on the bike. With any type of bike!
If we add to this that the Levantine coast offers more than 300 days of full light a year and a average temperature of 20º…Couldn't it be considered a cycling paradise?
Did you also know that Alicante is one of the most mountainous provinces from Spain? It offers you thousands of alternatives to train throughout the year and crush yourself between mountain passes. In fact, there is celebrated the World Cycling Tour Costa Blanca, a test of 153 km and 3.640 meters of positive slope with departure and arrival in the town of Benidorm.
Right there, in Benidorm, is one of the Bikefriendly hotels that dedicates more efforts to offering a wide range of quality services for cyclists who visit him.
In addition to having a safe space to store your bike and washing and workshop areas, the Grand Luxor Hotel in Benidorm has designed a routes and tracks package which it puts at the service of its clients in gpx format.
For lovers of road cycling, the hotel highlights the routes 'Calpe North', 'Dénia and the valleys' and 'Torrevieja Oeste'. On the other hand, for those who avoid the asphalt and opt for mountain bike, the accommodation proposes routes along the coastal path or the Finestrat paths.
Want to learn more about these routes and the Grand Luxor Hotel's cycling services ? Visit their website here. By the way, Benidorm's patron saint festivities are in early November, so that might be a great time to visit, enjoy some routes, and refuel with their traditional soupy rice with anchovies.
