Area guide: Costa Blanca, Spain

Travel essentials for your trip

When to go

Not quite the winter highs of Andalucia, which is a bit further south, but an outstanding climate for golf nonetheless. Expect to be blessed with 20C as early in the year as March and as late as November, with minimal rain outside October to December. The summer months are very hot, with highs of over 30C. A big attraction.

Price point

Like the weather, this is another huge general benefit of this trip. Because unlike in Andalucia, where the green fees are often astronomical, Costa Blanca is very reasonable. Expect to pay from £50 up to £90 for your golf, which makes the beer and tapas on the clubhouse balcony taste even better.

Accommodation

There are two super resorts among the three key courses. We stayed at both El Saler and Las Colinas on our trip. The former has a Parador hotel where the notable features are swish bedrooms and a fantastic breakfast. At El Saler you are in luxury villas, many with their own pool. This is minimalist luxury writ large.

Getting there

A real benefit of a golf break in the Costa Blanca is the existence of Alicante airport, at which flights land with a myriad operators from a mix of regional and hub airports all over Britain. It is right in the middle of the golf courses on this trip so you can create an itinerary that cuts out a lot of driving. However, if your local airport flies to Valencia, that is another good option, being so close to El Saler – even if it is in the north of the trip’s ‘area’. In contrast, Murcia San Javier is another option, this time in the south of the area.