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EXCURSIONS ALONG THE COAST: A resort called Benidorm 42 km north of Alicante. The top tourist resort along the Spanish Mediterranean. Everything here spells leisure, fun, entertainment. Superb beaches called Levante and Poniente, plus an island in the bay that looks like a sunken ship and is a must for all visitors to this bustling fun-and-sun capital. Youngsters and adults, from home and abroad, all enjoy the limitless holiday possibilities in this city, now even more attractive thanks to the new theme park called “Terra Mítica”. Along the way, don’t forget to stop in the town of La Vila Joiosa and see its pretty, polychrome houses facing the Amadorio riverbed and the beach. La Marina 100 km north of Alicante. The northernmost district in the province of Alicante, called La Marina, has a charm all of it own, with towns such as Calpe, nestling under the sturdy Rock of Ifach, which has become a symbol of the Costa Blanca; or Benissa, Javea and Dénia, combining the beauty of their old town centres, their monuments and history, with a range of excellent sandy beaches plus impressive cliffs and coves around the capes Cabo de La Nao and Cabo de San Antonio. The coast here is interesting and changeable, as visitors will notice on their way through the Mascarat tunnel and the town of Altea, with its whitewashed house-fronts and wrought iron windows. Sun and sand, dunes and salt flats 48 km south of Alicante. The southern coast has a series of attractions that make it highly appealing: it is generally flat, with broad sandy beaches and extensive marsh areas. Santa Pola is famous for its broad beaches and its salt flats that host thousands of water fowl and especially flamingos that take refuge here from colder continental climes. Guardamar offers the charm of its sand dunes flanked by a thriving pine forest. The coastal lagoon of La Mata leads to another first- rate tourist resort area called Torrevieja, which is home to beach-lovers and sun-seekers who enjoy its beaches and flock to local property estates in and around the area. INLAND: The charm of Guadalest 70 km from Alicante. Can a town with less than 200 inhabitants beat all tourist records in becoming the second most visited place in Spain, hard on the heels of the Prado Museum in Madrid? Does Guadalest rank in first place in the number of museums per inhabitant – one for every 20 persons? The answer is “yes” on both counts. This small village, carved out of the rock, offers charming scenery, typical streets that cars have never driven on, and a recommended visit to the home of Los Orduña. There is a scenic route to get to Guadalest, too, through La Nucía, Polop with its fountain of the 221 spouts, and Callosa d’En Sarrià, offering a view of its waterfalls and swimming holes on the river: Río Algar. The route of the Castles 82 km from Alicante. Come and visit an admirable succession of medieval fortresses located on strategic hilltops throughout the region, overlooking historical towns and mountain passes, in the districts known as El Medio and Alto Vinalopó and the Hoya de Castalla. First, stop at Castillo de La Mola in Novelda, with its unique triangular tower, then continue with the restored Castillo de Petrer, the Sax castle on a beautiful rocky spire, then the superior Atalaya (watchtower) in Villena, and farthest inland, Castillo de Bañeres, the top of which commands a view over four different provinces. On your return journey, Castillo de Biar has a double wall around it, and Castillo de Castalla offers a curious pentagonal floor plan capped with two towers, one semicircular in shape. Elx and Orihuela: art and palm trees 59 km from Alicante. The province of Alicante exerts an attraction on all who come here – because of its fun and sun, its sea and mountains, its irrigated fields and dry lands, its peace and quiet and the bustling razzmatazz available in and around the city. Travel round the largest palm tree plantation in Europe, now listed as World Heritage. The town of Elx has practically one million specimens arrayed in parks that will delight the senses, such as the Hort de Baix and the Huerto del Cura with its “Imperial Palm Tree”. Here one can visit the archaeological site of La Alcudia, where the Iberian bust known as La Dama de Elche was found, or the Altamira Palace, the Calahorra fort, and the Basilica de Santa María, where the famous medieval “Mystery Play” is held every year. Orihuela, with its San Antón palm tree plantation, also has a monumental town centre to offer the visitor. The Gothic cathedral of El Salvador, with its diocese museum of sacred art, its Gothic churches of Santiago and Santas Justina and Rufina, its Santo Domingo College – an ancient university in Renaissance and baroque style –, the Holy Week and Archaeological Museums, and the Home-Museum of the poet Miguel Hernández. 41
H 42 ACCOMMODATION As a tourist city, Alicante has a broad selection of hotels, capable of satisfying the needs of all customers, from the family traveller to the executive and congress attendee. SIDI SAN JUAN Pda. Cabo de la Huerta, 03540 Alicante (Playa San Juan) Tel. 96 516 13 00 . Fax 96 516 33 46 H MEDITERRANEA PLAZA Plaza del Ayuntamiento, 6, 03002 Alicante Tel. 96 521 01 88 . Fax 96 520 67 50 MELIA ALICANTE Playa Postiguet, s/n, 03001 Alicante Tel. 96 520 50 00 . Fax 96 520 47 56 TRYP GRAN SOL Rambla Méndez Núñez, 3, 03002 Alicante Tel. 96 520 30 00 . Fax 96 521 14 39 H ALBAHIA Sol naciente, 6, 03016 Alicante (la Albufera) Tel. 96 515 59 79 . Fax 96 515 53 73 ALMIRANTE Avda. Niza, 38, 03540 Alicante (Playa de San Juan) Tel. 96 565 01 12 . Fax 96 565 71 69 CASTILLA Avda. Países Escandinavos, 7, 03540 Alicante (Playa de San Juan) Tel. 96 516 20 33 . Fax 96 516 20 61 EURHOTEL HESPERIA Pintor Lorenzo Casanova, 33, 03003 Alicante Tel. 96 513 04 40 . Fax 96 592 83 23 H EUROPA Avda. de Dénia, 133 03015 Alicante Tel. 96 515 03 09 . Fax 96 515 05 93 HOLIDAY INN Avda. Cataluña, 20 03540 Alicante (Playa de San Juan) Tel. 96 515 61 85 . Fax 96 515 39 36 HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS Plan Parcial Agua Amarga, Parcela 15G 03008 Alicante Tel. 96 601 10 00 . Fax 96 601 10 01 MIO CID Avda. Costa Blanca, 22 A 03540 Alicante Tel. 96 515 27 00 . Fax 96 526 52 26 HR LEUKA Segura, 23 03004 Alicante Tel. 96 520 27 44 . Fax 96 514 12 22 MAYA Canónigo Manuel Penalva, s/n 03002 Alicante Tel. 96 526 12 11 . Fax 96 526 19 76 N.H. CRISTAL López Torregrossa, 9 03002 Alicante Tel. 96 514 36 59 . Fax 96 520 66 96 SOL ALICANTE Gravina, 9 03002 Alicante Tel. 96 521 07 00 . Fax 96 521 09 76 HA ESTUDIOTEL ALICANTE Poeta Vila y Blanco, 4 03003 Alicante Tel. 96 521 20 11 . Fax 96 521 84 14 H GOYA Maestro Bretón, 19 03004 Alicante Tel. 96 514 16 59 . Fax 96 520 01 30 HR ALFONSO EL SABIO Alfonso el Sabio, 18 03004 Alicante Tel. 96 520 31 44 . Fax 96 520 32 57 BAHÍA Gravina, 14 03002 Alicante Tel. 96 520 65 22 . Fax 96 520 66 02 CASA DEL GOBERNADOR Arzola, s/n 03138 Isla de Tabarca Tel. 96 596 08 86 CERVANTES Pascual Pérez, 19 03001 Alicante Tel. 96 520 98 22 . Fax 96 520 97 65 COVADONGA Pza. Luceros, 17 03004 Alicante Tel. 96 520 28 44 . Fax 96 521 43 97 LA REFORMA Reyes Católicos, 7 03003 Alicante Tel. 96 592 81 47 . Fax 96 592 39 50 RAMBLA 9 Rambla de Méndez Nuñez, 9 03002 Alicante Tel. 96 514 45 80 . Fax 96 514 46 84 HR EL ÁLAMO San Fernando, 56 03001 Alicante Tel. 96 521 83 55 MARÍTIMO Valdés, 13 03001 Alicante Tel. y Fax 96 521 99 85 PLAYA Jovellanos, 1 03002 Alicante Tel. 96 526 07 07 RIALTO Castaños, 30 03001 Alicante Tel. 96 520 64 33 . Fax. 96 514 13 67 SAN REMO Las navas, 30 03001 Alicante Tel. 96 520 95 00 . Fax. 96 520 96 68 43
Page 1 and 2: Alicante step by step
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS Introduction Monuments and
Page 5 and 6: 6 MONUMENTS AND MUSEUMS In Alicante
Page 7 and 8: MUSEUMS MARQ Museo Arqueológico Pr
Page 9 and 10: Along the narrow street called Call
Page 11 and 12: PARKS, PROMENADES AND PLAZAS Alican
Page 13 and 14: BEACHES AND COVES From north to sou
Page 15 and 16: The Harbour What would this city be
Page 17 and 18: BUSINESS CITY Thanks to the dynamic
Page 19 and 20: 34 NIGHTLIFE There are many areas i
Page 21: 38 MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE Fish and s
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