Finestrat | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Valencia#Spain#Europe |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Finestrat in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Alicante / Alacant |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Marina Baixa |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Benidorm |
Elevation M: | 238 |
Area Total Km2: | 42.25 |
Population Demonym: | Catalan; Valencian: finestratí, -ina (Val.) Spanish; Castilian: finestratense or Spanish; Castilian: finestrense (Sp.) |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 03500, 03509 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca |
Leader Party: | PP |
Finestrat (pronounced as /ca-valencia/; pronounced as /es/) is a municipality in the comarca of Marina Baixa, Alicante in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Finestrat is situated 12km (07miles) from Benidorm and 55km (34miles) from Alicante International Airport. Accessed by road via the motorway AP-7 and exit 65-A, from where a local road connects to the town. Finestrat can also be accessed directly from the N-332. The old town is located inland but there is also about 267m (876feet) of coast from Punta del Tossal to Cala de Finestrat (es). The beach of Cala de Finestrat is bordered by the towns of La Vila Joiosa to the southwest and Benidorm to the northeast. The municipality includes the mountain Puig Campana, whose summit reaches 1410m (4,630feet).