20,599 dwellings , half of them in Alicante . However , digital rental operators such as Airbnb , offer hundreds of thousands . The Tax Agency has launched an initiative to detect tax fraud in this business , while the Generalitat is conducting on-site inspections and following up of Internet ads . Spain had a record of 75.6 million visitors in 2016 - 7.5 million more tourists than in 2015 - , a growth of 10 , 3 % compared to the previous year . from Las Provincias .
Stolen oranges and poached sea urchins
Members of the Roca team of the Civil Guard reported that about 42,600 kilograms of stolen citrus were recorded in the Marina Alta region last year . A big increase since on the previous campaign ( 12,100 kilos ) However 28 complaints were received last year compared to 12 the previous year , so the rise in quantity of stolen oranges is probably due to increased reporting of thefts . ( Las Provincias .) Meanwhile in Xàbia the police detained two people for furtively fishing “ low calibre ” sea urchins which are a protected species . ( La Marina Plaza )
Xàbia Town Hall reports saving of € 300,000 on electricity bills
Xàbia Town Hall has reported that more than 300,000 euros has been saved in electricity bills since 2011 . Six years ago , the bill for public lighting reached its highest level at some 550,000 euros . However significant savings have been made since , thanks mainly to the renegotiation of contracts with electricity supplier Iberdrola and updates in lighting technology , and bills have been reduced by just over 57 % which amounts to some 314,728 euros . Javeamigos