Castellon Information
Castellon lies on the Mediterranean coast and is the northernmost
of the provinces that go to from the Community of Valencia.
The Costa del Azahar is an area of great contrasts, as any traveller
who heads there in search of something more than the typical tourist
attractions will soon find out.
Some of these contrasts are a direct result of the typical geographic
phenomena. Although the capital of the province is known as Castellon
de la Plana, the province as a whole is more mountainous than
flat. In addition, as opposed to the coastline, which takes the
form of an endless carpet of greenery with orange plantations
intertwined, the inland landscape is of a more rugged and wild
nature. There are areas steeped in history and full of fine monuments,
as well as extraordinarily beautiful sites which, luckily, have
not been spoilt by the hand of man and which are the same today
as they were many hundreds of years ago.
All of this makes Castellon (Costa del Azahar) the ideal province
to visit, for it is here that the traveller will constantly find
sufficient reason to believe that his holidays have not been in
vain. The magnificent orange plantations and a well-developed
tourist industry are particularly important characteristics of
this coastline. Nevertheless, moving inland along well maintained
roads there are still more surprises to be encountered.