Module 1: An introduction to the Valencia Region
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This module will give you some general information about the Valencia region.
Region The region is divided into 3 provinces:- Castellón in the north of the region Valencia in the middle of the region Alicante in the south of the region
Regional Tourist Board L'Agència Valenciana del Turisme (Valencia Region Tourist Board), head office in Valencia. www.comunidadvalenciana.com
Brands Benidorm (Alicante province), Costa Blanca (Alicante province)Valencia Terra i Mar (Valencia province), Castellón Costa Azahar (Castellón province)
Airports Alicante (Altet airport) Valencia (Manises airport)
Passenger maritime ports: Valencia, Alicante, Dénia. Sailings to Ibiza, Mallorca (2 hours on fast ferry from Dénia to Ibiza on Balearia)
Rural Tourism Hotels/houses: 584
Golf courses: 21
Protected natural parks: 12
Driving distance to key cities (from Benidorm): Madrid 4 hours Barcelona 5 hours Malaga 4.5 hours Valencia 1hr 20 min Granada 3 hours
Examples of some of the information on the site include: Virtual tours of all the hotels in the region Virtual tours of all the campsites Access to approximately 60 webcams showing live pictures of the different resorts in the region General information on the beaches, sports, gastronomy and festivities City guides for Alicante, Valencia and Castellon Databases of accommodation and offers Call Centre The Tourist Board also provides the service of a call centre in various languages called "Hola, Tourist Info On-line" From the UK: Tel: 0034 96364 95 06 Fax: 0034 96 364 95 07 From Spain: Tel: 902 12 32 12 Fax: 902 12 32 11 email: info@comunitatvalenciana.com [testbutton] | |||
Comunidad Valenciana (Valencia Region) 
The Valencia region has 466 km of coastline situated on the mid eastern coast of Mainland Spain, between Catalunia in the north and Murcia/Andalucia in the south
Capital of region: Valencia City 
Website The tourist Board has a very comprehensive website with a lot of easy-to-access information: 
