{"id":4848,"date":"2023-03-18T23:05:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T23:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/?page_id=4848"},"modified":"2026-03-06T21:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:00:53","slug":"alicante","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alicanteabout.com\/es\/alicante\/","title":{"rendered":"Sobre Alicante"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alicante es una ciudad costera del Mediterr\u00e1neo situada en el sureste de Espa\u00f1a.<\/a> It is also the capital city of a province with the same name inside the Valencian Community. There is a population of 366,21 people as per 2025 data<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Alicante, Vistas desde Gran Sol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The area has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, which helps explain Alicante\u2019s rich cultural and historical heritage. Part of this heritage is kept in the Archaeological Museum of Alicante<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alicante is also a famous tourist destination as it is the capital of Costa Blanca. The city offers miles of golden urban and semi-urban beaches<\/a>, plus island beaches in Tabarca<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, Alicante is a culturally rich city with pretty beaches, vivid nightlife, and a big international community that is not massified in proportion to the city’s population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Alicante VS. Benidorm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alicante y Benidorm son dos ciudades diferentes situadas en la misma provincia. Est\u00e1n a 40 km y est\u00e1n bien comunicadas por transporte p\u00fablico: Trenes TRAM<\/a> y entrenadores<\/a>. Ir de Alicante a Benidorm<\/a> takes around 40 minutes by road, but double the time by TRAM<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Situaci\u00f3n de Alicante y Benidorm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Alicante has been a larger city than Benidorm for centuries. Benidorm has focused on the tourism industry in the last few decades, while Alicante has been more of a Spanish-working city all this time. Nowadays, Alicante has 366,221 (2025) inhabitants, while Benidorm has 67 558 (2022 data). In both cities, the population increases in summer, but Benidorm’s increment is of several sizes in its winter population due to tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both places have an old quarter, nice beaches and vivid nightlife, but with a different vibe. While Alicante keeps the Spanish feeling all around the city, Benidorm is a mix of international cultures sensed in its shops, restaurants, hotels and party places. While British culture is strong in Benidorm, it is far from being the only one represented around the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El tiempo es sorprendentemente bueno en ambas ciudades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 es famosa Alicante?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alicante is a pretty city famous for its excellent beaches, gastronomy and restaurants, affordable prices, amazing weather, a child-friendly vibe and many cultural and leisure activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qu\u00e9 hacer en Alicante<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Alicante es rica en actividades culturales y de ocio, museos que visitar y playas de las que disfrutar. Aqu\u00ed tienes algunos ejemplos de cosas que hacer en Alicante:<\/p>\n\n\n\n