About AlicanteAbout

AlicanteAbout is an independent guide to Alicante written by Victor Sesma, who grew up there. Who is behind it, how facts are checked and how it makes money.

Who writes this guide

AlicanteAbout is written by me, Victor Sesma. I was born and raised in Alicante, where most of my family and many friends still live. I have been based in London since 2016 and work as a software engineer. I fly back to Alicante four to six times a year, and that is when I check things in person.

Victor Sesma
Victor Sesma on the Beach in Alicante

I started the site in 2019 because many people I met in the UK knew Benidorm but had never heard much about Alicante city. It is a small project: I do it part-time, on my own. More about me.

Postiguet, Castillo and Puerto from Gran Sol

How this guide is kept accurate

  • Official sources first. Fares, timetables and dates come from the operators and public bodies, such as Vectalia, TRAM d’Alacant, Aena and AEMET. Many pages show when they were last checked.
  • First-hand where I can. I use the buses, trams and beaches I write about, and I ask when something is not clear. For example, it was a C6 driver who confirmed that the bus accepts cash.
  • Corrections. Things change here without much notice. If you find a mistake, write to contact@alicanteabout.com and I will fix it.

How AI is used

The site was written by hand in English. Translations into Polish, French, German and Spanish start as machine translations; I review them with AI tools, and not all of them have been reviewed yet. I also use AI to help edit and to check for mistakes. The chat on this site answers with AI from these guides, so it can get things wrong: check anything important at the source.

How the site makes money

The site shows ads and has some affiliate links, such as airport transfers and flight search. If you book through one, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. No one pays to appear in these guides.

The company

AlicanteAbout is published by Cluster Solar Ltd, a small UK company I direct, at 5 Brayford Square, London E1 0SG. The name has nothing to do with solar energy: I chose it because it can be pronounced in both English and Spanish.

Contact

Email contact@alicanteabout.com, call +44 (0)20 3996 2035, or use the contact page. The privacy policy explains how your data is handled.