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Alicante
Alicante is a popular city with tourists in the Alicante Province in the Valencia Region of Spain.
Most of the town consists of 1960’s flat-roofed buildings, which make it reminiscent of a British inner-city council estate. This effect is further enhanced by the prostitutes and drug-dealers who operate in the streets parallel to the sea-front.
Get in
By plane
The Alicante Airport (ALC), connected by many international airlines, is located 11 km (6.8 miles) south of the city.
Bus No C-6, departing every 45 minutes from Bus stop No 30, takes you to the city in about 30 minutes for €1. Ask the driver to notify you when to get off, for example the Train Station, Estacion de trenes. Bear in mind that this bus follows a circular route and takes about 40 minutes to get from Alicante back to the airport, the extra 10 minutes can make all the difference in missing your check-in time.
By train
Trains run by RENFE from Madrid, Sevilla and Barcelona daily go to Alicante Train Station, located in the city centre.
Get around
One of the best ways to go sight seeing and enjoying is by a car. The roads are good, and the town can be better explored with the freedom that a car brings. Many tourist rent a car for their holidays in Alicante. Often you can book the car with the flight booking before arrival. Many companies like Europcar also sit at the Airport.
By bus
The main bus station is located close to the harbour at Calle Portugal 17
By tram
Since 2003 Alicante has a new tram line connecting the harbour to the suburb El Campello, where tourists residing downtown might want to go to the beach. Further connection into Benidorm is currently being constructed.
See
Visit the Santa Barbara Castle (Castillo de Santa Barbara) for an amazing sight of the town and harbour. There is an elevator that starts near the beach (Playa del Postiguet).
Do
The sandy beach is popular during the day and fairly busy during the evening when it's illuminated by sodium street lights. These give the beach and breaking waves a surreal effect.
Avoid the far end by the sea-wall unless your a gay man out cruising, otherwise you shouldn't have any problems.
Buy
You can still buy commemorative plates of General Franco from some souvenir stalls!
Eat
Try a paella from one of the sea-front restaurants, they're less than €10. Some of the smaller restaurants in the side-streets will do a 3-course meal for about the same price.
Spanish food is rather carnivorous so if you're a vegetarian you'll have to stick with chips or just starve.
Drink
Keep a lookout for the Irish pubs - they're run by Spaniards who don't speak English but they serve draught beer which is hard to get anywhere else.
Sleep
The cheapest place to sleep is on the beach! The police don't seem to move people on and in the summer mini hippy colonies spring-up. This seems to typify the easy going attitude in Alicante.
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Hotels in Alicante
 | Hospes Amérigo  |
Score 8.675 from 358 reviews | | Rafael Altamira, 7 |  |
| With award-winning architecture and a stylish, avant-garde interior, Hospes Amerigo offers a unique space to retreat to in the heart of the city centre. Included in its facilities are a spa centre with indoor swimming pool and fitness room, open to guests daily until 20.00. ... more | | |
 | AC Elche  |
Score 7.8 from 20 reviews | | Almansa, 62 | |
| The rooms are spacious and very comfortable, everything is designed for you to enjoy the unique AC style, with all the necessary comforts, like: 4 pillows, free mini bar, special cold-light reading lamps, self controlled air-conditioning. ... more | | |
 | Hotel Bonalba |
Score 8.375 from 44 reviews | | Golf de Bonalba | |
| At the health and beauty centre you can pamper yourself with massages and sessions in the sauna or hammam. Meanwhile, children can be entertained in the children’s pool or by the supervised entertainment (July and August only).
Bookings for the nearby 18-hole golf course can be made at the hotel reception.
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 | Castilla Alicante  |
Score 7.875 from 53 reviews | | Avenida PaÃses Escandinavos, 7 | |
| The hotel has been recently renovated into a more modern accommodation ... more | | |
 | Hostal Rural Cantacuc  |
Score 0 from 0 reviews | | El Raval, 3 Y 5 | |
| The rural hotel is situated in the heart of the valley of the river Seta in Alicante, in a Moorish town with spectacular views of the picturesque mountainous landscape.
Ideal for nature lovers the comfortable and spacious hotel is fully-equipped to make your stay relaxing and enjoyable.
Located in the Valencian mountains, the town of Benimassot is a small town of historical and cultural interest, with charming white washed houses, decorated with hanging baskets the town is ideal to get away from it all, enjoy the rural countryside and make the most of the nearby mountains.
The hotel offers a wide range of activities for you to take part in such as organised hiking trips, mountain bike routes or 4 wheel drive treks.
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Sail on the Mediterranean Sea along the White Coast aboard a luxurious catamaran. Choose to spend the day however you please. Take a swim in the clear blue waters, or laze in the sun on the decks. Bring along your Scuba gear if you fancy a dive. The day is yours to spend how you wish. Your day includes a delicious lunch aboard the boat and the chance to sample the famous alcoholic specialty of Spain - sangria (wine, coca cola and fruits).
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A fun day out for the whole family on Spain's Costa Blanca! Kamikaze - the name says it all. Take the plunge and experience the pleasure of speed. Not one, but two crazy slides, do you dare try them both?Pistas Blandas - five fast aisles running in parallel for a refreshing ride between friends, and when you reach the bottom. Amazonas - a circular soft current, enjoy floating on a slow river ride. Adventureland - dedicated to the smaller ones. With their never-ending energies will be surpassed by slides, gushing fountains, pools with balls and a child's labyrinth. Rapids - enjoy the cool water as you ride the rapids. Zig Zag - Criss crossing paths of constant descent, wrap up the thrill with a stimulating zigzagging, you have to try them all. Each one of the five slides has its own path. Confused? Take the plunge and it will all become clear!
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Welcome to the 4 worlds of Terra Natura. The silhouette of a great volcano can be glimpsed from outside the park. Fire is the main feature of the beginning of your journey. Rivers of lava flow down through exotic gardens creating a grand concourse taking you into the park where adventure awaits. Huge insects make you realize how small we are beside the wonders of nature. Welcome to Pangea, where your senses will be put to the test. America will envelop you in its aura of magic. Every corner of this continent, every vivid experience is full of intense contrasts and strikingly different landscapes ranging from dense virgin jungle, to majestic Mayan ruins. The native dwellers will make you feel part of their customs, traditions and rituals. As you enter Asia, the forest opens up on the way to a logging camp transporting you to a hidden and exotic corner of the world. Quaint inns and huts scattered between tall palm trees create a tranquil atmosphere interrupted only by the trumpeting of the elephants. Search for the majestic Bengal Tiger, try the local dishes and be charmed by the snake charmers, artists and carpet sellers. Continuing on the trip you will reach your last destination - Europe. When you arrive in Kalicameni, you can go for a ride on the back of a donkey across the hills. Coming to the village it is low tide on the coast and in the puddles which have appeared you can search for sealife. Skin dive and swim alongside rays, fishes and sharks, or have fun on some of the vast array of water slides on offer.
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