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Alicante
Introduction
Alicante is a city in the autonomous region of the V alencian Community and is the capital of the prov ince 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 ov er 7 50,000 according to recent statistics, making it the 8th largest metropolitan area in Spain.
Neighbourhoods Sights and Activities
Wa t ch in g Life Go By
Castle of Santa Bárbara Archaeological Museum of Alicante Grav ina Museum of Fine A rts
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Events and Festivals
Bonfires of Saint John
Weather
Alicante has a warm Mediterranean climate. Summers last from late May to September when av erage day time temperatures are between 28 °C and 32 °C (highest recorded is ov er 40 °C though) and nights are around 1 8 °C to 20 °C. Hardly any rain falls during the months of July and August. Winters last from December to February with day time temperatures just below 20 °C! Nights are between 6 °C and 8 °C with an all-time low of -4.6 °C. September to Nov ember sees most of the rain, av eraging around 45 mm a month, though it can be dry as a bone, as recent y ears prov ed. Because of its climate it's a popular place for many Northern Europeans to spend winter.
Getting There
By Plane
Alicante International Airport is ev en bigger than the airport in Valencia, making this a good alternativ e if y ou are going to v isit the region. Many lowcost airlines serv e the city with Ry anair hav ing flights to/from Aarhus, Basel, Billund, Birmingham, Bologna, Bournemouth, Bratislav a, Bremen, Bristol, Brussels South-Charleroi, Derry , Sheffield, Dublin, Durham Tees V alley , East Midlands, Edinburgh, Fez, Gdańsk, Glasgow-Prestwick, Gothenburg, FrankfurtHahn, Haugesund, Karlsruhe, Knock, Leeds, Lille, Liv erpool, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Lübeck, Maastricht/Aachen, Marrakech, Memmingen, Milan-Orio al Serio, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Paris-Beauv ais, Pisa, Santander, Santiago de Compostela, Shannon, Stockholm-Skav sta, 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 hav e flights, mainly to countries in the west and north of Europe and some domestic flights.
By Train
RENFE Cercanias (Cercanias are commuter rail sy stems in metropolitan areas in Spain) has serv ices from Alicante to its suburbs and to Murcia. RENFE has regular serv ices to Madrid and Barcelona. Alicante Tram has serv ices along the Costa Blanca to Benidorm and further on to Denia in the near future.
By Car
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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 Algerie Ferries operates serv ices between the Algerian city of Oran and Alicante. Trasmediterranea has regular ferries from A licante to Ghazaouet. Balearic Islands Acciona Trasmediterránea has ferries from Alicante to the Balearic Islands, like Mallorca and Ibiza.
Getting Around
By Car By Public Transport By Foot By Bike
Eat Drink Sleep
Budget
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Keep Connected
Internet Phone
See also: International Telephone Calls
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