Chetak and also Barry where asking about real-time flight information on incoming flights to Alicante Airport.

For those of you who want to know when there Alicante flight might take off from Alicante airport or when your friend's flight will be landing, we would like you to point to two web pages on our alicante-spain.com website.

On the Alicante airport arrivals page, you will see Real time arrivals dates of all national and international flights to Alicante. Together with ...

Anita from Liverpool was inquiring about holiday accommodations in Benidorm, Alicante. She wanted to know if there was much difference in pricing between the hotels right on the beach promenade to the ones a few blocks away.

As far as my knowledge goes from friends and acquaintances, there are...

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Roger was curious to know where they can go scuba diving on the Costa Blanca. Every once in a while we like to ¨go off the deep end ¨and explore the magical underwater world of the Mediteranean. Do you dare to dip into warm greenish-blue waters off any Costa blanca beach ?

Roger did not specify what kind of scuba diving he did, and being as I had no idea that there were so many different kinds of scuba diving, I thought I´d include a little of each type available. So depending on your.......

Thanks to Charles from Durban who recommended a new restaurant to us, we updated our Benidorm restaurants page.
Here you can see a detailed listing of our favourite restaurants in Benidorm.

http://www.alicante-spain.com/benidorm-restaurants.html

Hope you find it useful on your next visit to the northern Costa Blanca.

- Hubert

Special Thanks to our newsletter reader Peachy M. who informed me that LTE International Airways is flying from Norwich to Alicante directly.

Alicante Airport Departures
As always you can see departing flights from Alicante on our Alicante airport departures page in real time.

I also updated our ...

Andreas from Greece wrote saying that our newsletter had helped him on other occasions and wanted us to do so again for his upcoming holidays. So this time he needs to know how he can spot a good hotel in Benidorm. He and his girlfriend are looking for a nice hotel view of the beach. They also want to be near a variety of restaurants, fun attractions and jumpin' nightlife.

Well, here goes our list of hotels in Benidorm which we gathered from friends and aquaintances.
http://www.alicante-spain.com/benidorm-hotels.html

Hope they work out as well as before.

It doesn't matter how long you're staying, but you gotta spend a day at the theme park called Terra Mitica and another at Terra Natura. We all know that we have a " kid " hidden in us!

Oh! And thanks for the compliment.

Nielp wanted to visit vineyards in Murcia or Alicante and buy from them. What would be a visit to Spain and not try the ´nectar of the gods´ in situ ?
This famous broth that has enchanted civilization for many centuries is unveiled before your eyes at the wine cellars in Murcia, the province connected to Alicante in the south. This region has been quickly moving up the rungs of the ladder to position itself among the leading wine producers in Spain.

Within the Murcia province, there are three outstanding cities that I´ve found quite interesting for their wine...

I see Toni, one of our newsletter readers, has asked if it is necessary to book a seat on the buses from ALSA. These buses run between Alicante airport and various cities around the Costa Blanca with many stops at smaller towns. Depending on where you are traveling and what time of the year, you should book a seat.

The best way to assure yourself would be to look at the specific bus information...

David writes in: HI Hubertos hope you r well  I want to come to Benidorm in feb/mar next year and take an apartment for 28 days ... 3 bed with 2 toilets ... have you any recommendations david.
Yes, we have a short list of holiday apartments in Benidorm which readers recommended to us over time.

You can find the Benidorm apartments list here:
http://www.alicante-spain.com/benidorm-apartments.html

Hope this will guide you into the right direction.

All the Best and Enjoy your Time around the Costa Blanca,
Hubert

Views and impressions of guardama del segura in Spain

Tony Ho. askes about Guardamar del Segura: "Thank you for these mails over the last few months, looking forward to our holiday even more next month. We will be staying in a villa in Guardama del Sergura, can you tell me anything about the location? Thanks, Tony"

Hello Tony,
we have details, photos and a video of guardamar del segura here on our site:

http://www.alicante-spain.com/guardamar.html

Its a really impressive area, especially the Dunes of Guardamar - with its pine trees protecting the inland against the sand from the beach.
Simply spectacular! Worth visiting when you are south of Alicante.

Robert was worried about if there was a car park near or at Hotel Don pancho in Benidorm. Being as many of the hotels in Benidorm are right in the city centre, there arises the question about where you can park your car.

So when it comes to parking in a touristy area like Benidorm see Benidrom map, there is no time for guess work. If staying at Don Pancho Hotel .....

John Atkinson was hoping to find information for the Laguna Bahia area, which is an area in the city of Torrevieja, souths of Alicante.

Torrevieja is a fast growing coastal city, and so it is expanding the living facilities by building luxurious and well-kept apartments, chalets and semi-detached housing. Laguna Bahia is one of the privileged neighbourhoods easily found between two other fortunate areas called Lago Jardin and Los Altos and just a few minutes from the Torrevieja Lagoon and Naufragos Torrevieja Beach .

If you get to stay in Laguna Bahias, you´ll soon learn about the local history, which, of course, brings along a fascinating  music festival called Las Habaneras. Yes, as you have suspected, this has to do with La Habana in Cuba. You see, Torrevieja was a great salt...

I have a question regarding car access and parking in Alicante... are the city roads easily navigated and where would you recommend we park to see the best of the city?My thanks and best wishes - Keith


Hello Keith, Looking for parking on an Alicante shopping trip can be a nightmare. Depending on the time of the day, it will be tough to find a good parking lot in the city center.
However there is one exception. If you go to the...

Our reader Johann from Austria wants to know any good restaurants in or around Denia, since he will spend this years vacation there.

Denia http://www.alicante-spain.com/denia.html sits north of Benidorm on the Costa Blanca. There are many delightful restaurants to choose from in this town but here are some tried and tested recommendations below.

Having been to just a few favorite bars and restaurants there I asked one of my spanish neighbors ( a local salesman ) to help me out. So here is a short list of our favorite bars and restaurants in Denia:

La Menta restaurant in Denia lies in the beautiful old part of the town, to be more specific it is in the ancient fisherman’s part of town. Head chef Peter van Strateen cooks up divine Mediterranean dishes and guests are able to enjoy the cosy atmosphere. Particular dishes of note are the homemade pate, and the rack of lamb that is cooked to perfection. The restaurant can be reached via phone on  966 431 851. Starters start at around 5 Euro, with main dishes from approximately 12- 19 Euro . It is situated on the Plaza San Antonio and is number 3.

Restaurant Ikarus is a lovely place on the beach side of the town of Denia. The restaurant has a large bar where diners can enjoy a nice ore-dinner aperitif and there is a large roof terrace when the weather is fine. The establishment can host up to 30 people and often enjoys having parties come in to eat. Chef Timo constantly changes the menu and ensures only the freshest ingredients are used to produce the range of soups, fish and meat dishes that are on the menu. Bookings can be made from 5pm onwards by phone. They can be reached on +34 966 422 788. The address is Las Marinas, Centro Commercial ‘El Poblet’, Denia.

La Casa del Greco provides a wonderful fusion...