Alicante Tourist Information Guide

Travel From Alicante Airport

El Altet Airport, 12 kilometres west of the city, is linked by the N332 highway and the A7 motorway.

Taxis And City Shuttle Buses

Taxis And City Shuttle Buses are available for transport to the city centre, where regular bus and train services connect with all Costa Blanca coastal towns.

Car Hire- Alicante Airport

For special ParkandSave car hire rates checkout our Car Rental section. Through an assiociation with TravelExtras we can give you discounted Alicante Airport Car Hire, 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. It is an offence to use a mobile while driving in Spain - but you can turn around and face your passenger as you wave wildly in the air! If you spot someone doing this, don't be alarmed, they're just talking.

Restaurants - Places To Eat In Alicante

Low Cost Cheap & Cheerful (Around a £10)

Venta Vista Alegre (Carretera Alicante-Cartagena, Santa Pola. Tel. 96 541 10 02). Its kitsch flamingocoloured curtains and pastel walls aren't the prettiest in town, but you'll eat cheaply and heartily.

Around £20

Restaurante Marisquera Club (Paseo Colan, Benidorm. Tel. 96 585 54 25). Enjoy tapas at the bar or dine in style inside or, if it's sunny, on the large terrace overlooking the yachts at the marina.

Special Occasions

Gamba (Carretera Navaret-Oliva, Denia. Tel. 96 284 13 10). Open lunchtimes only, from Tuesday to Sunday, because according to the three exuberant brothers and their wives who run this renowned eatery "otherwise it would mean divorce".

Exclusive Restaurants

Hotel Palacio de Tudemir (Calle Alfonso XIII I, Orihuela. Tel. 96 673 80 10). Dine in an 18th-century palace from an inventive menu of regional specialities that changes weekly.

Pubs - Nightclubs - Music - Entertainment Alicante

Public Houses (Pubs)

Penelope's Bar (Playa de Levante, Benidorm) Sip a glass of wine as you watch the smartly dressed locals take their New Year's Day constitutional along the pedestrian promenade.

Live Entertainment Music

Bounders (Avenida Marina Baixa, La Cala de Finestrat). English-style pub featuring live music and karaoke from 9pm until late.

Nightspots Clubs Nightclubs

La Llum (Calle de Padre Maltes, Alicante City). Tiny sweatbox of a dance bar that stays open until the early hours. Santiago de Cuba (Explanada de Espaa). With lively Latin rhythms on the open-air terrace, the area has wall-to-wall late night bars.

Places To Visit & See - Days Out - About Alicante

The Levante (eastern) side of Benidorm has the liveliest entertainment on the Costa Blanca, with lots of disco-pubs and cabaret-bars along Avenida Calle Ibiza. The disco-pubs attract a young international set and children are welcome everywhere - even in the late-night cabaret-bars where the material can be risque. So check with the doorman if you're out with the family.

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