Alicante Escapade :: SIGHTSEEING ACTIVITIES

Vacation rental at Playa San Juan This residential neighborhood of Alicante is located on the sea and graced with and exceptional mild and sunny climate. It's fine white sandy beach sloping softly to the water, stretches 3 miles long.
On the pleasant promenade bordering the beach, passersby, joggers, strollers pass by as others chat while enjoying a drink in the shade of a cafe terrasse. Playa San Juan beachfront offers all the typical beachfront services such as seafood restaurants, cafe bars, beach sports courts on the sand, lounge chair and small craft rentals for water activities. The Blue Flag has again been awarded it in 2010 by the European Union commending the quality of it´s beach, waters.

City transportation Alicante metro buses have a stop near the vacation apartment rental serving Alicante and Campello town down the beach. The TRAM, Alicante’s urban transit train, serves the city center and Playa San Juan, and then follows a pleasant route along the seashore from the center of Alicante, stopping in coastal towns along the way northeast to Denia, departure point for the Balearic Islands ferries.

The sandy beach, lies directly accross the street from the vacation rental apartment and is visible from the living room. It is very busy during summer months, as the most popular beach for Alicantinos as well as tourists, while during the rest of the years it remains quiet. Lifeguards are present in season.

Explore the Alicante back-country that holds for lovers of wildreness landscapes, the Font Roja Nature Park Reserve near Alcoy and Guadelest, village embedded in the mountain. The Canelobre Caves, at 2200 ft altitude, offers the visitor a spectacular sight of the highest natural vaults in Spain. Admire the profusion ofl stalagtites and stalgmites of surprising shape and color.

Shopping steps away All the local shops and services can be found right in the neighboorhood around the vacation rental apartment. No need to have a vehicle. You can easily find your groceries and sundries around the block.
A small shopping mall has a supermarket, post office, bread shop, pharmacy, ATMs, banks, newpapers, internet cafe, beach and souvenirs, clothes shops, restaurants and the like...

Alicante city center and old quarter is overlooked by Mount Santa Barbara, an ancient arab fortress from where you can enjoy beautiful panoramic vues of Alicante, the port and the sea.
The Rambla and Explanada avenues with their wide promenades invite you to stroll under the shde of palms and centuries-old magnolias.

Alicante port, visit the marina and port, stage port for Mediterranean cruiseships and around-the-world sailing regattas. On the waterfront promenade, the visitor will find scub diving excursions in the bay, half day boat trips to Tabarca Island offshore, boat rentals and sailing classes.

Golf course ensembles can be found in the local area, of which Bonalba, known for it´s well equipped golf course as well as for beautiful views to the sea and the mountains, and Golf Alicante, just minutes away from the vacation rental apartment.

On the culture side, the MARQ archeological museum, MUBAG fine arts museum offer the visitor a look into the rich artisitical and cultural history of Alicante.

Local festivities The Saint John´s Bonfires Festival, at the end of June, offer a spectacular immersion in a truly unique event culminating in Bonfire Night. Two-story-tall monuments of paper mache and wood, the Hogueras, depicting current events in burlesque fashion are set ablaze. Visitors watch firecracker sound and light shows, dance in the streets, taste local dishes and watch colorful parades presided by the Belle of the Bonfires and her maidens in richly embroidered Alicantine dress.