The rugged mountains of the Costa Blanca offer wonderful walking in a landscape of pinnacled ridges, enormous crags, shady pines and orange and almond groves. Attractive mountain villages provide hospitality, offering a taste of the real Spain, far removed in character from the developed coastal strip.This book covers the area north and west of Benidorm and includes walks in Sierra Aitana, Monte Ponoch, Puig Campana, the val de Arc, Benidorm area, Sierra Serrella, Val de Algar, Val de Galinera, North-west Sierras and outlying areas. The Gallinera Way and the Costa Blanca Mountain Way are also described.