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The America's Cup has turned the port area and accompanying beach strand into one of the most frequented zones for relaxation and gatherings for all ages. And within the port, they are other great things like...
Living and Studying in Valencia Spain - what's it like?
The America's Cup has turned the port area and accompanying beach strand into one of the most frequented zones for relaxation and gatherings for all ages. And within the port, they are other great things like...
Torrevieja connecting to Alicante Airport by Bus?
Can you tell me please if there is a bus service in place yet from
Alicante Airport to Torrevieja ? thre was talk of one being started
last year by Costa Azul Buses. I dont know if you were aware that
Alicante Airport has the dubious distinction of having the worst public
service transport in Spain.Regards, John (San Luis, Torrevieja)
Hello John,
Sorry for answering late, really busy here.
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Alicante airport tourist information and at the airport info desk.
Both times I got the same answer:
"There is NO direct Bus from Alicante Airport to Torrevieja at the moment"
You can get a bus to...
Car Hire in Spain for People with Disability ?
An English woman, Carol, was wondering if I had ever come across hire cars in the Costa Blanca area which have hand controls for disabled drivers.Fortunately, for Carol from England, who is quite worried about wanting to hire a car for her disabled husband, more and more rent-a-car companies are reacting to the need that disabled travelers have when they not only want to rent a car but also want to be independent and drive it themselves.
Hiring cars for disabled people is not an easy task, especially when you are looking for vehicles that the disabled can drive themselves. But looking into the matter we have come across some interesting info. on ........
Direct Alicante Flights from Vienna and Prague
I updated the list of flights to Alicante Airport on the website.Skyeurope Airlines is now flying directly from Prague and Vienna to Alicante. I guess this is what most Austrians and Czech have been waiting for for a long time , since the only airline covering any direct flight from that region has been Air-Berlin via Niki.
A big Thanks to our reader Josef, (Vielen Dank) for letting me know.
Can we play tennis in Moraira?
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Hi Ed, or do you like Edward? You couldn't have picked a better place to practice tennis than in Moraira. It's always sunny and in and around Moraira they have some new tennis complexes with courts open to all, restaurants and swimming pools.
Moraira, on the Mediterranean coast, caters to all kinds of sports activities but has also opened up some fantastic places for the visitors to take a swing at tennis, so line up and we'll.......
Ferry From Alicante to Valencia?
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Unfortunately, to my knowledge, there aren't any direct ferries going along the coast from Valencia to Alicante.There are only the ones going to the Baleares Islands from Denia or a nice one ( even though it's short) from Alicante and Torrevieja to Tabarca Island.
There is a wide choice of transports that can either take you from one coastal area to another along the coast or inland. Making tourist stops is a fun way to the see the country, so scout around my accumulation of ideas....
Drive from Barcelona to Alicante in One Day?
Dear Hubertus, Thanks for all the information about the beautiful area
you live in. I look forward to receiving your emails. I wondered if you
may be able to help me. My family and I will be in Spain this summer (June-July). We are arriving in Barcelona and spending a few days and then are planning on driving to Alicante. I hope to do the drive in one day is this possible? .... Ron F.
Ron, Thanks for your email. You are actually asking on a wide range of questions, so allow me to "tear your email apart" and answer it in two seperate posts on the webcast. (hope this expression "tear apart" goes well ).
Here we go:
Is it possible to drive from Barcelona to Alicante in one day?...
Really Free ebook or a Scam ?
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Hello Sue,
thanks for being skeptic. And you are right there is nothing free these days.
Well , except our downloadable ...
Finding a Family Friendly Hotel at the Beach
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This question about a family friendly hotel in Alicante or surroundings is a quite common one. Ron, it is really tricky for me to give any good advice on hotels around the Costa Blanca, since we obviously do not need a hotel (as we are living here). However over the past years, running this website, we do get occasionally readers to recommend a certain hotel in a city along the Costa Blanca. We have collected these tips and listed those hotel recommendations for various cities on our site.
In your case, as you planning to go to Alicante, I would recommend the...
Costa del Azahar and Castellon Area
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The Costa del Azahar, is located way up north of the Costa Blanca and even further north of the city of Valencia. It's a very lovely area with plenty of cultural sights to see and visit.
The city of Castellon itself and such wonderful surrounding cities like Peniscola or Morella (picture right) has a combination...
An Excellent Restaurant in Murcia
Sybille from Dortmund asked for any good restaurants to be found in Murcia, as she will attend a seminar with her company.We published a short article on our favorite Murcia restaurants a while ago. I am not such a frequent Murcia visitor, but my wife goes there rather often when attending medical conferences (Gloria is a pathologist).
The short list of our favorite Murcia restaurants is here:
http://www.alicante-spain.com/murcia-restaurants.html
I think this could give you an idea and please take the restaurants list just as our personal recommendation, there are literally hundred other great restaurants and bars in Murcia for you to enjoy a great dinner or lunch.
A Good Book or Course to Learn Some Basic Spanish
Margaret V. from Boise will visit friends in the La Manga area this summer. She wants to know if we could recommend any good book or course to learn spanish. Similar questions came in from Ian, Kalzok (not sure if right name) and Joanne all asking for a basic spanish language guide , for travelers.Years ago, I did my spanish language course in Barcelona where we had used the schools learning material. Since I have been living here for many years (and married to a lovely spanish lady) I don't really use any language books anymore. However, I recommended the following course in one of our past newsletters and readers wrote back that they liked the online learning method (and that it was free). The free spanish course ...
Bus and Train Updates Alicante to Costa Blanca
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However this is ...
Any attractions for children 11 to 15 years old open on Sunday?
The Costa Blanca is always bustling with activities, be it
gastronomical with its sidewalk cafes or entertainment for the family
every day of the week.Claus and Anne were puzzled about what was open on Sundays in Spain. Arriving at a city like Alicante, or even a smaller touristy coastal area shoudn't be thought of as a problem as far as being able to get something to eat.
Take a closer look at my memo pad to clasp some ideas.....
