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Introduction

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Alicante is a city in the autonomous region of the Valencian Community and is the capital of the province with the same name. The city itself has about 335,000 inhabitants and is a historical Mediterranean port city, while the total urban population would be over 750,000 according to recent statistics, making it the 8th largest metropolitan area in Spain.

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

Alicante has a warm Mediterranean climate. Summers last from late May to September when average daytime temperatures are between 28 °C and 32 °C (highest recorded is over 40 °C though) and nights are around 18 °C to 20 °C. Hardly any rain falls during the months of July and August. Winters last from December to February with daytime temperatures just below 20 °C! Nights are between 6 °C and 8 °C with an all-time low of -4.6 °C. September to November sees most of the rain, averaging around 45 mm a month, though it can be dry as a bone, as recent years proved. Because of its climate it's a popular place for many Northern Europeans to spend winter.

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Getting There

By Plane

Alicante Airport (ALC), about 9 kilometres from Alicante, is even bigger than the airport in Valencia, making this a good alternative if you are going to visit the region.

Many lowcost airlines serve the city with Ryanair having flights to/from Aarhus, Basel, Billund, Birmingham, Bologna, Bournemouth, Bratislava, Bremen, Bristol, Brussels South-Charleroi, Derry, Sheffield, Dublin, Durham Tees Valley, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Fez, Gdańsk, Glasgow-Prestwick, Gothenburg, Frankfurt-Hahn, Haugesund, Karlsruhe, Knock, Leeds, Lille, Liverpool, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Lübeck, Maastricht/Aachen, Marrakech, Memmingen, Milan-Orio al Serio, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Beauvais, Pisa, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Shannon, Stockholm-Skavsta, Airport Weeze (near Düsseldorf), Wroclaw, Zaragoza.

Easjet has quite a few flights as well, and there are many more budget airlines and some regular airlines that have flights, mainly to countries in the west and north of Europe and some domestic flights.

To/from the airport

  • Bus: Subus and Alsa provide excess to the airport by bus. The first one to/from Alicante and Elche, the latter one to/from Benidorm and Murcia.
  • Taxis and car rental facilities are available at the airport as well.

By Train

RENFE Cercanias (Cercanias are commuter rail systems in metropolitan areas in Spain) has services from Alicante to its suburbs and to Murcia.

RENFE has regular services to Madrid and Barcelona.

Alicante Tram has services along the Costa Blanca to Benidorm and further on to Denia in the near future.

By Car

By Bus

Eurolines has buses to other places in Spain and quite a few cities/countries in Europe, as well as to Morocco.

By Boat

Algeria

Balearic Islands

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

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PropertyAddressTypePopularity
AlbahiaSol Naciente 6Hotel85
Apartments El CarmenC/Del Carmen 14-16Apartment88
Express by Holiday Inn AlicanteAvenida de Elche 112Hotel85
Guesthouse Gran AlacantCalle de Orden Toscano,Bloque 10, Number 928 Gran AlacantGuesthouse88
Hostal Pension la MilagrosaVillavieja 8Guesthouse87
Hostal San JuanAvda jaime I nº 110Hotel82
Hostel de SalCarmen 9Hostel82
Hotel Castilla AlicanteAvda. Paises Escandinavos, 7Hotel81
Hotel Goya de AlicanteMaestro Breton 19Hotel80
Hotel Mio CidAv de la Costa Blanca 22-AHotel87
Husa LeukaC/ Segura, 23Hotel76
Kris AlicanteCalle Canónigo M.L. Penalva snHotel85
La City Hotelavenida de salamanca,16Hotel93
Pension con EncantoCalle Segura 20Guesthouse90
Pension VersallesC/Villavieja 3, 2Guesthouse82
Pueblo Acantilado SuitesUrbanizacion Cala D´or Carretera Nacional 332 KM 1 El CampelloHotel84
Torre Sant Joanc/La Huerta 1 San Juan de AlicanteHotel73
Villa UniversitariaAvda Vicente Savall, 16 San Vicente del RaspeigHostel76
Hotel AlamoSan Fernando 56Hotel89
H3Carretera de Ocana 86Hotel70
Eurostars Mediterranea Plaza HotelPlaza del Ayuntamiento 6Hotel93
Hotel San RemoC/Navas 30 (corner with C/del teatro 26)Hotel88
Hotel MaritimoValdes 13Hotel82
Complejo Mont RoyalTridente 27Hotel82
Hotel RialtoCalle Castanos 30Hotel81
Hotel Daniya AlicanteAv. de Denia 133Hotel70
Rural House El FlorentSan Antonio 52 (Hostal El Pirineo)Apartment-
Hotel Sidi San JuanLa Doblada 8 Playa de San JuanHotel-
Hotel & Spa JM Santa PolaCarretera Alicante Cartagena Km 17.200Hotel50
Calderon 41Calderon de la Barca 41, 1AHostel56
Alicante San NicolásCalle San Nicolás 14, 1BGuesthouse88
Explanada Hotel AlicanteSan Fernando 18Hotel83
Hostal San FernandoSan Fernando, 34Guesthouse80
Gema HotelCabo Estaca de Bares 11 MorairaHotel100
X Hostel AlicanteCalle Tucuman, 28Hostel89
Las Fuentes ApartmentGabriel Miro 9 1CApartment90
Hostal Milan6 Calle San FernandoGuesthouse59
Central Station AlicanteAvenida Salamanca 18Apartment-
Albergue del SerpisPartida Fontetes s/n LorchaApartment-
Hotel AlmiranteAvda. Niza, 38 AlicanteHotel-

Mid-Range

Upscale

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Work

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

See also: International Telephone Calls

Post

If you want to post a card, you can head to the post office (Correos). The Spanish post is not yet as efficient as colleagues in other countries so receiving a card can take a bit longer than the number of days that it should take. On the website of Correos, you can find the locations of nearby post offices.
Post offices are generally open from 8:30am to 2:00pm, although times can vary and the main post office usually is open until the early evening. Most will also open again on Saturday mornings, but in the smaller towns will close as early as 12 noon. When posting a letter, look for a yellow box and, if possible, post at the post office itself where there will also be divisions for local, national and international mail. Be prepared for long queues at the post office. This is why tobacco shops sell stamps and many will also have the facility to weigh packages.
Standard letters/postcards of up to 20 grams sent within Spain are €0.34. However, non-standard letters/postcards of up to 20g are €0.39. Letters/postcards of 20 to 50 grams are €0.45. In the case of international shipping, the price is €0.64 to most countries within Europe for standard envelopes (letters/postcards) up to 20g, for a few European countries and outside Europe it is €0.78.

Quick Facts

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Coordinates
  • Latitude: 38.346041
  • Longitude: -0.484756

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