Your Guide to Alicante [By an Alicantinian]
Flight times can vary depending on the weather conditions and the distance between the cities. Alicante is in southeast Spain, next to the sea. A flight from a main European airport to Alicante ranges from 2.5h up to 5h. Let’s go to see the times for the most popular routes. Flying can be time-consuming but, … Read More
In Alicante, there are a few public-founded swimming pools. Those are quite good for doing sport, improving your swimming abilities or just going for a swim. Let’s go to see where they are and their characteristics. In Alicante, there are many public swimming pools but only 3 are managed and funded by the council (but … Read More
Short answer: yes. You can safely drink water from the tap anywhere in Spain. If the water is not drinkable it will be properly informed with a sing. In case of rare and really extreme weather conditions, there might be temporal restrictions to tap water, announced by the city hall and the press. But let’s … Read More
If you are living in Alicante for some time, have access to a car and speak some Spanish, the possibilities for activities are endless. Drive-in cinemas in Spain are not popular and in Muchamiel, Alicante there are one of the very few you can find in all Spain. Welcome to the Drive-in Cinema Autocine El … Read More
There are several ways to go from Alicante airport to Alicante city centre and the cheapest is by bus. It is a quick and reliable service. After reading this article you will have a better idea of how to go by bus using the regular Alicante Airport shuttle bus. The C-6 bus connects Alicante Airport … Read More
The climate should be always taken into account when going on holidays or moving to a new city. October is the first full month of fall and, as everywhere else, the Alicante weather in October is different from what it is during summer. But how is it different? Temperature Usually, October is a very comfortable … Read More
All banks around Europe and the western world are very similar but it is a sector where different countries have different brands and each city has a different amount of branches for each bank. In addition, each bank has a different personality. If you are about to move it is good for you that you … Read More
Sometimes, the names in Spain can get confusing. The Spanish can call with the same name to a city, an area or province, and to an airport and yet you will find many other cities with completely different names in the area. Let’s going to check how the map of Alicante area looks like. As … Read More
Alicante and Madrid are well connected. You can use all the possible transport types to travel from one city to the other. But, how far is Alicante from Madrid? The answer is 260 mi (420km). Let’s going to check how much time and money takes to travel the distance that separates one city from the … Read More
Alicante is a privileged city. Situated in the Mediterranean sea makes Alicante feature sunny and warm weather. The town centre is only 20 min away from the 5th airport with most passengers in Spain. Madrid is 2h away by train and London 2:30h away by plane. By road, many coach companies have regular services in … Read More