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Alicante

Alicante Information
If variety is the spice of life, Alicante takes the cake, whichever way you look at it. The city combines modern and classic, business and pleasure, entertainment and educational opportunities, with a population of over 300,000, it still manages to have golden beaches and glorious mountains. There is even an Island, just off the coast, which incidently is the only inhabited island in Valencia.

Alicante History
Alicante history goes back as far as the prehistoric times, since the third millenium BC, archeological remains have been dicovered from this time. In 1490, Ferdinand II the Catholic, granted charter to the area, thus making it a city, which has thrived ever since. Alicante's title includes the praiseworthy designation of "eminent, loyal, noble, illustrious and always faithful". Since 1524, the coat of arms includes a golden fleece, by permission of Carlos V. Today, thanks to the fantastic Alicante beaches and the excellent climate, Spanish charm and tradition, as well as tourist attractions and Alicante museums, Alicante is a first rate tourist location.

Alicante Places to Stay
Reknown for large Alicante hotels and resorts, where many visitors travel every year, Alicante deals with a largee amount of tourists, and over the years has become one of the Mediteranean's largest holiday destinations, providing all that a person could possibly want from a holiday.

Alicante Fiestas and Culture
Alicante not only provides a variety of Alicante fiestas, cultural events like street concerts and festivals, but also choirs, theatre groups, conferences, exhibitions and seminars of every kind. Alicante is dedicated to providing its visitors a great time, people are never left wanting for anything. At any time of the day or night, people can be seen socialising and having a good time. For example, just opposite to the port is a dense concentration of bars and clubs. There are also many types of Alicante sports on offer and Alicante parks to visit.

Alicante Nightlife and Eating out
There are numerous places where nightlife can be found, where fun and excitement is guaranteed. The old part of Alicante's town, called El Barrio, contains an abundance of action packed nightspots and Alicante restaurants.

Alicante Beaches
Not many cities can claim to possess such a wide collection of beautiful golden Alicante beaches and magical coves, within the city boundaries, almost all of which have been awarded blue flags by the European Union, for the high quality of sand and sea.

Alicante Maps and Photo Gallery
Visit our page of Alicante maps and the surrounding regions ofn the Costa Blanca.
Also, have a look at the collection of pictures of Alicante and its outlying areas in our online gallery of Alicante photos. Alicante weather for today, and a forecast of the next week can be found from the weather page.