Costa Blanca

English Etymology white coast, coined in the 1950s to promote tourism, after en Costa Brava. Proper noun 1 en The coastline of <<acomm/Valencia>> and <<province/Alicante>> in <<c/Spain>>. en-GB Rory Carroll On the run from Russia: the defector to Ukraine shot dead on the Costa Blanca The Observer 2024-02-24 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/24/on-the-run-from-russia-the-defector-to-ukraine-shot-dead-on-the-costa-blanca 0029-7712 Luke Harding In some ways it is easy to see why Maksim Kuzminov chose to start a new life in Villajoyosa on the Costa Blanca. It overlooks the Mediterranean, with spectacular sunrises. https://web.archive.org/web/20261011051827/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/24/on-the-run-from-russia-the-defector-to-ukraine-shot-dead-on-the-costa-blanca 11 October 2026