A study positions Alicante as the fourth best destination in the world for a getaway. Alicante is the fourth best coastal and urban destination in the world. This has been revealed by a study carried out by Compare the Market, an Australian website specialized in travel, which has classified the 35 main coastal cities in the world based on factors such as the number of available leisure activities, restaurants, beaches, Instagram posts, safety and average annual temperatures.
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L’Alfàs del Pi, the “little” Norway
The municipality turns to the official day of the country after two years of pandemic with a parade and a commemorative act | The Norwegian community in the town is one of the largest
Excellent beaches of the Costa Blanca: These beaches obtain the Blue Flag
Nowhere else in Spain do so many Blue Flags fly on the beaches as in the Valencian Community. Alicante is the Spanish province with the most awards. Four Valencian beaches obtain the quality flag for the first time, two of them on the Costa Blanca. List of some towns with beaches on the Costa Blanca with Blue Flag: Alicante, Alfas del Pi, Altea, Benidorm, Benissa, Benitachell, Calpe, Denia, El Campello, Elche, Guardarmar del Segura, Javea, Torrevieja, Teulada, Moraira, Villajoyosa
Flights at Alicante airport return to 2019 figures
The terminal recovers the figures of the best tourist year in history. Aena schedules 875 flights in Alicante for this weekend with a total of 155,000 passengers. The progressive lifting of restrictions on mobility due to the pandemic and the desire to travel, after two years of closure, have made it possible for the airport to have recovered almost 100% of the operations it had in 2019 in the first five months of the year .
Excursion destination on the Costa Blanca: Nature Park “El Hondo”invites you to relax
Let your soul dangle: El Hondo Nature Park near Elche (Alicante) is an oasis of relaxation for people and animals and a popular yet quiet destination on the southern Costa Blanca.
Good temperature and sunny skies this weekend in Alicante
The sun will shine throughout the day and there will be a considerable increase in temperatures in several areas of the province
Weather in Benidorm, Denia and Torrevieja: Maximum temperatures are around 21 degrees while the minimums reach up to 15 degrees. In the early hours there will be some high clouds but they will soon dissipate and the sun will shine throughout the day.
Record Easter in Benidorm: tourists fill accommodation and hospitality
Bars and restaurants invoice these days 10% more than before the pandemic, although costs have increased | Hotels reach 95% occupancy with full signs in some cases.
Alicante airport back to best
The airports serving Alicante province and Murcia region are seeing a return to passenger numbers which are similar to those recorded in 2019 – before the Covid pandemic decimated air travel. Hotels and apartments expect to reach 90% occupancy from Holy Thursday with spring weather. Figures at Easter will almost reach the pre-pandemic level in Alicante.
Rolling Stones come to Spain (Madrid Wanda Metropolitano June 2022)
Legendary rockers The Rolling Stones will be performing a one night only gig in Spain in the spring as part of an anniversary tour. But still probably one of the longest-running bands on the planet, Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards have just announced their world SIXTY tour to celebrate the Rolling Stones’ landmark anniversary of as many years.
The trio, now aged 78 (Mick and Keith) and 74 (Ronnie), will be playing live in 10 countries, but with their début SIXTY performance in Madrid.
They will hit the Wanda Metropolitan Centre on 1st June, with all-new production and a new design of their iconic lips-and-tongue logo.
This June will see the Stones back in Madrid for the first time in eight years – their last visit was in 2014 as part of their On Fire tour.
The 10 wonders of Alicante province
Remote and charming corners, different towns, beautiful landscapes… Do you dare to discover them?
We leave you some of the wonders that our province houses. If you already know them, it is always a good time to visit them again and if you still do not know them, you can start preparing your next getaway.
Altea, Isla de Tabarca, Fuentes del Algar en Callosa de Ensarriá, Dunas de Guardamar, Huerto del Cura Elche, Guadalest, Torre de les Maçanes (Torremanzanas), Peñón de Ifach en Calpe, Barrio de la Santa Cruz en Alicante, Torre de la Calahorra en Elche.