News in Brief – Costa Blanca North

Gypsy equity 

Benidorm City Council illuminates the Levante and El Castell with the colours of the gypsy flag to commemorate the International Day of the Gypsy People on April 8.

Gandia-Denia

On April 5, Generalitat president, Carlos Mazon, announced that the Minister of the Environment, Water, Infrastructure and Territory, Salome Pradas, signed the invitation to tender the Gandia-Oliva-Denia tram, to be executed within “12 months.”

Calpe cycle 

Calpe participates in the third edition of the Bologne Cycle Tourism Fair on April 5 – April 7. The council is preparing for a rise in cycling tourism, following the EU´s Next Generation funds which are developing the local infrastructure. 

New hotel 

SH Hotels announced that a 4-star hotel in Javea will open in the spring of 2026. The hotel will be built with a €20 million investment, consisting of 131 rooms, a spa, a swimming pool, lounges and a gourmet restaurant.

EU´s grant

The mayor of Alfas del Pi, Vicente Arques, announced a municipal renovation beginning in mid-May. Local infrastructure will be modernized with a €964,000 investment granted by the EU´s Next Generation funds with the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.

Immigrant boat

A boat carrying ten immigrants, afflicted by the weather conditions, was discovered on Calpe´s La Fossa beach. Nine men and one woman were transferred to the Red Cross in Alicante by the Civil Guard to receive medical assistance.