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- The Weather in Sunny Alicante<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Transport in Alicante<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Alicante is 260.41 mi (419.1\u00a0km) southeast of the Spanish capital city\u00a0Madrid<\/strong> (2h20m away by speed train AVE<\/a>). It is situated 326.46 mi (525.4 km) south of Barcelona<\/strong> (1h by plane<\/a>). Alicante\u00a0is\u00a0the capital of Costa Blanca<\/strong>. It is the capital of Alicante Province<\/strong>, the southernmost province of the Valencian Community. The coordinates are 38\u00b020\u203243\u2033N\u00a00\u00b028\u203259\u2033W<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Spanish\u00a0administrative division\u00a0is somewhat complex.\u00a0Each city is located inside a wider structure<\/strong>\u00a0that organises the country. Sometimes the structures are official and recognised by law,\u00a0but other times the division will be used as a brand or will be part of the popular knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Exact Location of Alicante In Spain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Alicante Province is a wider and lawful administrative division.<\/strong> Alicante Province borders Valencia Province to the north, Murcia Region to the south-west, Albacete Province to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east. In Spain, there is a total of 50 provinces. Cities such as Alicante, Benidorm and Elche are part of this province.<\/strong> The city of Alicante is the capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Costa Blanca<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(that translates to White Coast) is the name of the coastline of the Alicante province<\/strong>. It is located on the southeastern coast of Spain, and it is over 125 mi (200km) long. There are several cities in Costa Blanca. The first city in the north is Deni, and the last city in the south is Pilar de la Horadada<\/em>. Other examples of coastal cities in Costa Blanca<\/em> are Alicante, Benidorm, Javea, Denia and Torrevieja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Province of Alicante is part of the Valencian Community<\/strong>. It is situated\u00a0south of Catalonia, north of Murcia, east of Castilla-La Mancha, east of Aragon and west of the Mediterranean Sea. Spain has\u00a017 Autonomous Communities, which are other lawful administrative divisions in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, Alicante is in Levante<\/strong>. This is a popular way to call the area on the eastern coast. In the north, it starts in Girona (Catalonia). In the south, we find Murcia or Almeria. Coastal cities such as Benidorm, Barcelona, Alicante, Castellon de la Plana, Lloret de Mar, Murcia or Benicassim are in Levante but not only. Other inland cities such as Elche, Jativa, Lleida,\u00a0Bu\u00f1ol, Alcoy or Requena are in Levante as well. It is a wide\u00a0area on the east coast of Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Transport in Alicante<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n