Hostal Terra de Mar

Costa Blanca


At this artistic and highly original hotel, a range of influences combine to exquisite effect. Each floor has its own style (via the stairs you can travel from Japan to Morocco to Africa and Paris). Some rooms have mini-balconies looking over the old-town street. There are numerous details such as intricately folded towels and a personal tea box.

There's some noise between rooms. The low-season tariff is an excellent deal – the high-season prices less so. It’s very popular, so book ahead.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Costa Blanca attractions

1. Fish Auction

1.4 MILES

Head down to the fishing port, in the shadow of the mighty Peñón, to watch the day's catch get auctioned off in the lonja (fish market).

2. Altea Old Town

6.07 MILES

It's an easy 10-minute stroll back from the beach to this tight-knit hilltop warren of whitewashed houses. It's visually very beautiful and, though the…

3. Castillo de San José

13.3 MILES

This ruined castle, perched on a rock, offers the best vistas of the area. To reach it you pass through Casa Orduña, a beautiful village house with its…

4. Museo de Saleros y Pimenteros

13.34 MILES

Call by the Museo de Saleros y Pimenteros for its sheer quirkiness. Its cabinets cascade with more than 20,000 salt and pepper pots of every imaginable…

5. Castillo de Dénia

14.03 MILES

From Plaza de la Constitución steps lead up to the ruins of Dénia’s castle, from where there’s a great overview of the town and coast. The castle grounds…

6. Palacio Ducal dels Borja

25.2 MILES

Gandia’s magnificent palace was built in the early 1300s and was for centuries the home of the Borja dukes of Gandia, who included the Jesuit saint…

7. Playa de Gandia

27.65 MILES

Playa de Gandia, 6km from the centre, is a long, broad beach of fine sand, groomed daily by a fleet of tractors. It’s a popular resort with a good summer…