Valencian Community – Costa Blanca & Columbretes

About Valencian Community – Costa Blanca & Columbretes

The Valencian coast pairs accessible Costa Blanca diving with the pristine, isolated Columbretes Islands far offshore. The volcanic Columbretes reserve off Castellón offers red gorgonians, large dusky groupers, amberjack, tuna and eagle rays in clear water, reached by day boat or liveaboard. Closer to shore, the Cabo de San Antonio reserve near Jávea and Dénia has limestone walls and the Cueva del Nao cavern, while Tabarca Island protects Posidonia meadows rich in seabream and seahorses. Benidorm Island and the Peñón de Ifach at Calpe complete a coast that suits training, macro and big-fish reserve diving. This region rewards careful planning and respects Spain’s marine-protection rules, offering rewarding diving across a wide range of experience levels through a long and varied season.

Highlights

• ✓Islas Columbretes: an isolated volcanic reserve with groupers and pelagics.
• ✓Cabo de San Antonio: limestone walls and the Cueva del Nao cavern.
• ✓Tabarca Island: Posidonia meadows with seabream, groupers and seahorses.
• ✓Peñón de Ifach: a steep underwater cliff at Calpe with gorgonians.
• ✓Benidorm Island: a clear-water rocky reef ideal for training.

Getting There

Fly into Alicante (ALC) or Valencia (VLC); the Costa Blanca sites are dived from Jávea, Dénia, Calpe and Santa Pola, while Columbretes is a long day-boat or liveaboard trip from Castellón.