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This 200-year-old casa rural in a remote village is part of a riding stables, so it’s ideal for riders. The five delightful double rooms can be rented individually. There are shared kitchen facilities, or you can eat at the restaurant.

This glossy new development boasts its own 18-hole golf course (designed by Seve Ballesteros, no less) and a fabulous spa. Rooms are smart and modern, with large bathrooms.

Boasting wonderful views, the “Blue House” is set in orchards on the outskirts of historic Lorca. The restaurant specializes in local dishes. Staff can arrange sporting activities.

A 15th-century mill on the banks of the River Argos has been converted to house six apartments and a double room. There’s a pool, a terrace with fountains, orchards, and endless rolling sierras right on the doorstep.

One of the last working flour mills in Spain, this is also a wonderful hotel. The restaurant offers local Murcian specialities, as well as bread baked from flour ground on the premises. There’s walking in the nearby Sierra Espuña, and a refreshing pool.

An eccentric former railway station, with one room adapted for disabled guests. Nice touches include aromatherapy kits and fruit baskets in each room. Well located for the nearby Sierra Mariola.

You’ll need to book early for this wonderfully quirky pensión, housed in a former convent in the heart of the old city. The corridors are lined with works of art (including a Dalí sketch), and some rooms boast jacuzzis or four-posters.

This congenial, family-run hotel tucked away in the picturesque old quarter of Denia is housed in a former convent dating back more than four centuries. The staff are charming. The rooms are modest, but perfectly well equipped. The best have balconies overlooking the narrow street below.

A giant even by the standards of Benidorm’s dizzying skyscrapers, the four-star Hotel Bali, at 186 m (610 ft), is the tallest hotel in Europe. It’s worth choosing your room carefully, as not all of them have a balcony or terrace.