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Costa Blanca Fiestas

Costa Blanca is famous for its various fiestas, they run all summer and are simply unmissable. Whole towns devote days and weeks to staging exquisite extravaganzas, celebrating the Christians and the Moors, winemaking, local craftsmanship, sailing, fine food, giant fireworks displays and of course bull runs. See here for a list of Fiestas on the Costa Blanca with dates.

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