Take the trip - Taste Valencia’s succulent fruit, the prize-winning wines of the Jalón valley, spicy sausages made to an historic Mallorcan recipe —  and enjoy the tranquillity of Spain’s last sanctuary from a terrible scourge.

Area: Vall de Pop, west of Benidorm.

Route: Benidorm – Bolulla –Tàrbena – Alcalalí – Xaló (Jalón) – Fontilles – Pedreguer

Distance: 70 kilometres