HOLIDAY APARTMENTS IN ALICANTE

Alicante aerial view

Holiday apartment for rent by owner in the Alicante area along the Costa Blanca in Cabo Roig. Enjoy beach life not far from Alicante’s cosmopolitan shopping.

Alicante is one of Spain's most engaging cities with a picturesque old quarter and modern avenues packed with shops. The whole city is dominated by the Castillo de Santa Barbara, high on a cliff above the sea.

With a history stretching back 3000 years, Alicante has a good selection of museums covering its past achievements, including the Bullfighting Museum, the Fish Market Museum, and the Museum of the Bonfires - recently opened to celebrate Alicante's popular festivals.

One of the many monuments in Alicante

Alicante is known for its colourful traditional fiestas, the Hogueras de San Juan, 24 to 25 June when objects are burnt to celebrate the summer solstice, is set off from the top of Mount Benacantil. A huge firework competition is also held from 25 to 29 June.

Need some more reasons to book your holiday apartments in Alicante? Alicante has beautiful beaches - Playa de San Juan is one of the best in Spain, stretching for about 7 kilometres of soft, fine sand. Alicante is built around a natural harbour and so as well as being a popular beach resort it also has a fabulous marina. Alicante is a fantastic mix of both old and new. It has a picturesque old quarter and modern avenues packed with shops.

Alicante has been a favourite destination for visitors for over a century and a half. It has a number of beautiful beaches, all with fine, golden sands and high standards of cleanliness and service. Year after year they too are awarded the European Blue Flag which guarantees their consistent quality.

The Explanada de España is perfect place to meet for a drink or a chat or simply to take a break from sightseeing. Here you will find restaurants, cafés, bars, taverns, pizzerias, burger bars, chocolaterias and heladarias (icecream parlours). Paseo de la Explanada, the impressive seafront promenade, is a palm-fringed boulevard of shops and cafes leading to the harbour lined with red, cream and black marble. Along the Explanada there is a music pavilion where the Municipal Band gives concerts on every afternoon and on Sunday mornings during the summer.

Promenade in Alicante

Behind the Explanada and stretching into the southern part of Alicante is an area called 'La Zona', this is the area for the nightlife where cafés, pubs, beer gardens, nightclubs and nightspots for young people all combine to create a lively atmosphere. Don't be surprised to see fashionable nightspots packed with teenagers or places for uninhibited adults; this is all part of the diversity offered in 'La Zona'.

Another area of Alicante which is renowned for it's nightlife is the 'Ruta de la Madera' (literally the 'route of wood'), it takes it's name from the fact that wood is used in abundance to decorate it's pubs and disco bars.

However, the largest and most popular area is 'El Barrio', it is suitable for all ages, beliefs and convictions. At night it has a lively atmosphere, due to the huge number of bars, pubs and taverns that cater for all tastes and that frequently offer live music or art exhibitions. 'El barrio' is located around the Cathedral of St. Nicholas of Bari.

Castle as seen from the promenade

If you are looking for a more modern and cosmopolitan area of the city for entertainment while staying at your holiday apartments in Alicante visit the port and the marina. Here you will find exclusive restaurants, pubs and cafés alternating with shops exuding a nautical flavour. Apart from this you also have it's fantastic views, and the highly professional artistic and musical shows that take place there during the summer months. On the other side of the marina there is a new shopping and leisure centre, Panoramis, also with a wide range of pubs and restaurants together with Warner cinema screens. Alicante is the ultimate shopping destination with plenty of large high-street shops, all lined up along the Avenida Maisonnave.