Alicante offers 7 km of golden sand beach, a beautiful seafront esplanade ( Paseo de la Explanada ) with superb shops and restaurants.`
- Other sites to see are the municipal museum, the Casa de la Asegurada. It is a 17th century building worthwhile seeing in itself and it contains a 20th century art
collection including by artists like Gris, Miro and Picasso. In the Palace of the Provincial Council you will be able to appreciate the ProvincialArcheologicalMuseum, with a big selection of archeological remains from the Bronze Age, Iberian and Roman ceramics and Roman statues. - Do not miss out on the Museo de les Fogueres if you go to the Santa BarbaraCastle. Here you will see the magnificent papier Mache effigies which have been saved from the flames of the Fogueres fiestas. These works are true works of art and takes months to build to be burned to a cinder in one of the most spectacular fiestas every year. It all culminates on the
24th of June. - In Alicante on the Costa Blanca there are many parks, palmed gardens and walkways making it a nice place to visit.
- The best place to go for nightlife in Alicante on the Costa Blanca in Spain is the old centre known as El Barrio. This area of Alicante is packed with bars beer cellars and pizza joints.
- To reduce drink driving the authorities has invested in a train service during the night hours between the coastal towns of Costa Blanca. The service operates from 9 pm to 7am. The train service goes from Alicante via Playa San Juan, El Campello, Villajoyosa,Benidorm and Altea.
- Alicante celebrates the coming of summer with the bonfires of San Juan. In a spectacular display of music, colour and fireworks, thousands of people throng the streets to experience this fiesta which pays tribute to fire.
- But the fiesta is not over yet. From 25 to 29 June there is a fireworks competition on the El Postiguet beach, and the historic centre of the town comes alive with a medieval market and a range of shows.
- Streets decked out like the Middle Ages, magnificent processions; exciting mock battles…This is the festival of Moors and Christians: days filled with magic, legend and spectacle. For over four centuries, this festival has recreated the historic clash between two cultures. Come and enjoy this unique festival in which thousands of people take part year after year, all trying to outshine each other in splendour and brilliance.