Tourism in Alicante

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Tourism in Alicante

What we plant in Alicante?

It is a city made to and from the Ocean Mediterranean. Has an interesting infrastructure that is both ancient and modern at once, to enjoy in their leisure time.
Alicante is a place with an extraordinary climate, where you will find an ideal temperature in all seasons, and to enjoy every moment of a wonderful holiday. In addition, Alicante is a rising commercial city, which has a fairground to 10 kilometers.
The beach of San Juan is without a doubt, a favorite in Europe, with an area of 7 miles of golden sand and clean waters.
It also has a great infrastructure for entertainment. This is certainly an extraordinary tourist destination, where the winter lull in contrast to the alteration of summer entertainment.
Among the innumerable monuments of Alicante, we can point to the Castle of Santa Barbara, Santa Maria Church, the City or the Monastery of the Holy Face. Also, some of the museums you can visit in Alicante are the Archaeological Museum, the Insured or Garrigós Wells.
If yours are water sports, you're in luck, as the coast of Alicante with its variety of landscapes, climate favored and excellent sports facilities is perfect for this type of activity.
As for the sports ground, the more pronounced is undoubtedly the golf. Within a radius of 50 kilometers, there are 12 golf courses. Of course, all these fields have the best services and facilities.
In addition, several playgrounds for the preparation and training of football teams when they are in preseason. But not everything stays in golf and soccer, as enthusiasts will enjoy hiking and enjoy the many routes that can be found throughout the province.

Towns and villages to visit in Alicante

Among them we mention the counties of Elche, Javea, Pedreguer, Lorcha and Sella. These towns are characteristic of Alicante, have different realities in their evolutionary process.
In the case of Elche, in the nineteenth century came up with the important Alpargatera production, resulting from the current footwear industry that developed the growth of the city.
Jávea, although it is known for its beautiful beaches, has a historic town worth a visit. From the second half of the nineteenth century, production, processing and export of passes will be the drive for modernization, as a result of increased demand nordeuropeos and American markets.
In 1693, the town of Pedreguer was a participant in the Second Germanías. Under the reign of Felipe V are decorated to the town as an independent town.
In 1837, the town of Pedreguer filed a lawsuit against the Earl of Cervellón had manorial rights over land dispute that ended in 1862 with the reparation to the count of 210,000 salary, which thus return the possession of the town.
Lorcha is a village located on a small hill surrounded by fields of orchards, which are fertile with its neighbor Serpis. There are numerous Festivities held in honor of St. Mary Magdalene, the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Divine Aurora and the Christ of the Agony, between 21 and 26 July with 'ropes', processions, Moros y Cristianos , and ball games in Valencia.
Located in the southern Sierra de Aitana we can find the village of Sella. At a time when the people were the most flourishing in the area and was completely inhabited by Moors, was repopulated with Mallorca at the request of the territorial lord, whose jurisdiction was overcome by Calatayud.

Alicante and the beauty of its natural

Alicante region has unique natural scenery, among which we mention the Arenal de l'Amorxó, Raco de Sant Bonaventura and Clot-Canalons Galvany. The Municipal Natural Place of Amorxó Arenal, with an area of 50.80 hectares, is located in the City of Petrel, in the province of Alicante, more precisely on the Mount of Public Utility called "Cotxines."
Municipal Natural Place was named by agreement of the Council of the Generalitat Valenciana on February 8, 2002. It stands out for its geomorphology and lithology. It is a dune alignment own coastal areas, which is located inside, with the presence of soils, flora and fauna characteristic of sandy coastal ecosystems.
As for the fauna, we have the group of the Coleoptera and the presence of three kinds of lizards: long-tailed lizard, ashen and footed.
With an area of 18.34 hectares, the Municipal Natural Place Raco de Sant Bonaventura-Canalons, is located in the town of Alcoy in Alicante province. This park stands out for showing a stream throughout the year, with the flora and vegetation of these ecosystems.
Municipal Nature Reserve was proclaimed by agreement of the Council of the Generalitat Valenciana, dated February 8, 2002. The Natural Municipal Galvany Clot, meanwhile, has an area of 366.31 hectares and is located in the rural parts of El Altet and Los Balsares, in the municipality of Elche, in the province of Alicante.
It can distinguish different ecosystems, with species such as the marbled teal, the Squacco, the white-headed duck and the ferruginous duck.
Among the amphibians, we place the natterjack toad and the common green frog and a wide variety of reptiles. On January 21, 2005 was declared a Municipal Natural Place by Agreement of the Council of the Generalitat Valenciana.

One possibility to visit museums and art spaces

A surprisingly wide range museum for tourists on their arrival in the city. The range extends from the permanent exhibitions at The Market and the Municipal Archives, to an attractive BullfightingMuseum preserves important evidence relevant to the knowledge of the city.
Special attention should be give to the Museum The Insured, with a fascinating collection of artists who know and nobody reflect particular scenic beauty of the area.
The Fish Market was opened in 1992 and increased its surface in December 2000. It is in a historicist style building and Arab tendencies early twentieth century. It has magnificent extensions, making it suitable for holding major art exhibits, art events, literary, charitable, public holidays, etc.
Open Tuesday to Friday from 10 to 14 and from 16 to 21. Saturdays from 10 to 14 and from 18 to 21. On Sundays and holidays from 10 to 14, depending on varying hours of exposure. Set in a XVIII century palace, the Municipal Archives shows signs of a late-Roman necropolis of the sixth and seventh centuries AD C. Preserved manuscripts of the twelfth century onwards, a nineteenth-century periodicals and important documents ahead as the license Alicante city by Ferdinand in 1490.
Visiting hours are Monday through Friday from 9 to 13, closing on Saturdays and Sundays. For its part, the Bullfighting Museum displays a permanent exhibition dedicated to the slaughter of more than local notoriety as Blau Vicente, Francisco Antón, José María Manzanares and Luis Francisco Esplá, among others.
From Tuesday to Friday you can visit from 10.30 to 13.30 and from 17 to 20. While open to the public on Saturdays from 10.30 to 13.30. It is closed on Sundays, Mondays and holidays. Completing this report, the museum The Insured holds a collection of contemporary art donated by Eusebio Sempere.
Here you can see paintings, sculptures, lithographs, mixed media and Spanish artists such as Juan Gris, Joan Miró, Dalí, Picasso, Zobel, Tàpies, Chillida Gargallo and foreigners as Agam, Calder, Chagall, Kandinsky, Vasarely, etc.