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
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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.
Spain abolishes the obligation to wear masks in closed spaces, as of April 20
After two years, Spain abolishes the mask requirement indoors. With some exceptions, it is no longer necessary to wear the protective mask. Details of supermarkets, restaurants and transportation.
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.
New rules on face masks after Easter
The use of face masks in interiors will no longer be obligatory in most situations from April 20.
Murcia celebrates its Spring Festival
For seven days, the city of Murcia offers one of the greatest shows in the Spanish southeast, highlighting its close relationship with horticulture and its traditions: the celebrations have been declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest.
The Murcia Spring Festival has been declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest. This year the festival will be held from April 17 to 24, beginning on Easter Sunday at the end of Holy Week. Then Murcia dresses up and celebrates the beginning of spring and the end of Lent. The most symbolic festivities are the procession “Bando de la Huerta”, the battle of flowers “Batalla de las Flores” and the symbolic burial of the sardine “Entierro de la Sardina”.
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.