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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.
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.
Alicante International Airport 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, 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.
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.
Eurolines has buses to other places in Spain and quite a few cities/countries in Europe, as well as to Morocco.
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| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albahia | Sol Naciente 6 | Hotel | 74 |
| Apartments El Carmen | C/Del Carmen 14-16 | Apartment | 86 |
| Express by Holiday Inn Alicante | Avenida de Elche 112 | Hotel | 70 |
| Guesthouse Gran Alacant | Calle de Orden Toscano,Bloque 10, Number 928 Gran Alacant | Guesthouse | 90 |
| Hostal Pension la Milagrosa | Villavieja 8 | Guesthouse | 83 |
| Hostal San Juan | Avda jaime I nº 110 | Hotel | 68 |
| Hostel de Sal | Carmen 9 | Hostel | 82 |
| Hotel Castilla Alicante | Avda. Paises Escandinavos, 7 | Hotel | 83 |
| Hotel Goya de Alicante | Maestro Breton 19 | Hotel | 69 |
| Hotel Mio Cid | Av de la Costa Blanca 22-A | Hotel | 97 |
| Husa Leuka | C/ Segura, 23 | Hotel | 68 |
| Kris Alicante | Calle Canónigo M.L. Penalva sn | Hotel | 83 |
| La City Hotel | avenida de salamanca,16 | Hotel | 85 |
| Pension con Encanto | Calle Segura 20 | Guesthouse | 87 |
| Pension Versalles | C/Villavieja 3, 2 | Guesthouse | 83 |
| Pueblo Acantilado Suites | Urbanizacion Cala D´or Carretera Nacional 332 KM 1 El Campello | Hotel | - |
| Torre Sant Joan | c/La Huerta 1 San Juan de Alicante | Hotel | - |
| Ulyss Residence | Decano 20 San Vicente del Raspeig | Hostel | 48 |
| Villa Bahia | El Toscal Javea | Apartment | - |
| Villa Cortes | Balcon al Mar Javea | Apartment | - |
| Villa Magraner | Ambolo Javea | Apartment | 80 |
| Villa Margarida | Margarida Javea | Apartment | - |
| Villa San Antonio | Salvia | Apartment | - |
| Villa Universitaria | Avda Vicente Savall, 16 San Vicente del Raspeig | Hostel | 75 |
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