'''Alicante''' is the southern province of the Valencia region (''Comunidad Valenciana'') in Spain. It is mainly tourist oriented (see e.g. Benidorm) although it has some important shoe and toy industry.

Languages: Valencian/Catalan and Spanish are co-official.

Cities

  • Alcoy
  • Altea
  • Alicante
  • Benidorm
  • Denia
  • Dolores
  • Elche
  • Guardamar del Segura
  • Javea
  • Teulada
  • Other destinations

  • Costa Blanca - 200 km long coastline. Very popular with tourists.
  • Gran Alacant - 5KM north of Santa Pola.
  • 10 minutes by car from Alicante airport. This is an Urbanisation with aproximately 2,000 houses, apartments and flats. Mainly owned by Spanish and British people. A great number of the properties are also available for holiday lets. Each area of the urbanisation has it's own facilities, and swimming pools. Beaches in the area are well maintained, but should be avoided in the Spanish Holiday season (August), as it is very busy then.

    Understand

    The Communitat Valenciana / Pais Valencia is an Autonomous Region of Spain. Languages: Valencian/Catalan and Spanish.

    Talk

    Try to talk to locals in Valencian/Catalan language.

    Get in

    By plane

    Using the international airport in Alicante (Valencian/Catalan: Alacant), airport code: ALC.

    The airport is relatively close to the ciutat (city) of Alacant, beaches in Costa Blanca, such as Benidorm.

    By train

    Trains coming from Madrid (Altaria) and Barcelona and Valencia (Euromed). It also has a picturesque (and slow) train coming from Denia and going by the coast until Alicante.

    By bus

    Many buses come from almost every big city in Spain. The main bus station is located in the centre of Alicante.

    By car

    Use the AP-7 highway if you come from the coast (Valencia or Barcelona). There is also a motorway coming from Madrid and another from Murcia.

    Get around

    See

    Itineraries

    Do

    Eat

    Drink

  • '''GB''', http://www.GBdiscoteca.com. Discoteca GB San isidro, Alicante. Discoteque that open We-Su at 10 P.M. to 8 A.M.
  • Stay safe

    Get out

    Visit to Ibiza/Eivissa & Malloraca/Majorca islands. Valencia,Barcelona,Murcia,Cartagena,Almeria.