La Vila Joiosa: The Colourful Town That Defended the Mediterranean

At first glance, La Vila Joiosa is immediately recognisable for its colourful waterfront houses. Painted in bright shades of blue, red, yellow and green, they were not originally intended to attract tourists. According to local tradition, fishermen painted each house...

Dénia: The Historic Gateway to the Balearic Islands

Dénia is a historic port city in the Province of Alicante, within the Valencian Community, occupying a strategic position on the Mediterranean Sea between the Gulf of Valencia and Cape San Antonio. For more than two thousand years, its natural harbour has connected...

The Night a Passenger Aircraft Diverted from an Unknown Light

On the night of 11 November 1979, a routine passenger flight over the western Mediterranean became the central event in Spain’s best-known aviation mystery. A Sud Aviation SE 210 Super Caravelle operated by Transportes Aéreos Españoles was travelling from Salzburg...