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Overview of Alicante - Costa Blanca
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5,863 sq km (2,260 sq mi) |
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| Population |
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1,732,389 |
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| Language |
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Spanish, Catalan |
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| Time Zone |
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1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (+1 GMT). |
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220 V, 50 Hz. Generally, round two-pin plugs and screw-type lamp fittings are in use. |
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Light- to medium weights and rainwear, according to the season. |
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| Religion |
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90% Roman Catholic, 10% Protestant, Muslim and Jewish. |
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Euro (EUR)
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Location of Alicante - Costa Blanca
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Alicante - Costa Blanca is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Land of Valencia.
Alicante is bordered by the provinces of Murcia on the southwest, Albacete on the west, Valencia on
the north, and the Mediterranean Sea on the east. The capital is the city of Alicante. Costa Blanca
refers to the over 200 kilometres of coastline belonging to the Province of Alicante.
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Climate of Alicante - Costa Blanca
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The climate in Alicante is Mediterranean, with tempered winters and dry hot summers. The average
temperature is 18°C (65°F) with scarce torrential rainfalls (355 mm a year). Frost and snow are unknown
in the coastal areas. The Costa Blanca enjoys more than 2,800 hours of sunshine throughout the year!
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Best Time to Travel to Alicante - Costa Blanca
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You may prefer not to visit Alicante and its surrounding towns over summer (June-August), because
millions of other people will. During the summer peak tourist season, prices are higher, accommodation
is hard to find without a reservation, and the sun is at its hottest; the temperature rarely falling
below 30°C (86°F). Advice like that may miss the point though: you might want to go in summer precisely
because this means the biggest holiday crowds, wildest parties and hottest sun of your life. Let's
just say if you're looking for something quiet this year, summer in Alicante might not be for you.
It's certainly worth visiting Alicante at other times of the year. The sun shines all through autumn
and spring, and most of winter. There are some heavy rains in spring (March-May) and autumn,
(September-November), but these don't happen very often, and the sun quickly evaporates what hasn't
been sluiced underground. Winters are mild, with the average temperature hovering at around 18°C (64°F).
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Attractions in Alicante - Costa Blanca
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Lying on the Eastern coast of Spain, Alicante has it all: parties, discos, festivals, castles -
and if that isn't enough - hot sun, white sand beaches and a turquoise sea. Of course, something
so good can't stay hidden for ever, and Alicante and the towns along the Costa Blanca (White Coast)
are now among Europe's most heavily visited regions. There are many attractions alongside the Costa
Blanca, some of them specially for tourists like the entertainment park Terra Mitica at
Benidorm or the bays of Altea and Calpe. Others are smaller towns and villages
like Villajoyosa just south of Benidorm, famous for its old town and its chocolate. Its
beaches along with its tiny villages give the Costa Blanca its unique attraction. In the north
the Costa Blanca starts with Denia and Javea two wonderful towns at the bottom of
a mountain. In the south the Costa Blanca goes down to Guardamar and Torrevieja. With
such wonderful cities like the Elche, the palm tree capital of the world.
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Events in Alicante - Costa Blanca
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Spanish towns are famous for their festivals, often a mixture of solemn religious observance
and rambunctious street party. In late April the Muslims and Christians Festival commemorates
the reconquitsa (reconquest), or defeat and expulsion of the Moors from Alicante in the 13th century.
Hundreds of locals turn out for the parade wearing splendid period costume. Alicante's key festival,
however, is the fabulous Festival de Sant Joan, a week-long affair in late June. Drinking and
dancing stop only for an outrageous street procession of floats bearing forgueres, huge, grotesque
satirical figures made of wood and paper mache. The festival climaxes on the night of 24 June with
a monstrous palmera, or fireworks display, a raucous ceremonial burning of all the floats and their
brightly coloured passengers, a public hose-down of the forgueres and the crowd by the fire department,
and then, incredibly, even more drinking and dancing. Only a week later, before you can even pick
yourself off the floor, it's time for the Feast of San Pedro at the start of July, with more
processions, more effigies, more fireworks, and more drinking and dancing in and around makeshift
wooden party enclosures known as barracas. The rest of the year is more subdued. September sees
the annual theatre festival, Alicante e Esena and the Alicante International Music Festival.
In December puppets from all over the world gather for the International Puppet Festival and
are thankful to leave town without being attached to fireworks or put in parades and then burnt.
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Food in Alicante - Costa Blanca
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The rice constitutes one of the great chapters in the culinary history of this region. You can
cook it in more than 300 different manner of ways and styles: arroz a la marinera
(fisherman's rice), arroz al horno (oven-baked rice), arroz amb fesols i naps
(with beans and turnips), arroz con costra (topped with a crust of omelette)
Other variations allow for the rice to be flavoured with squid ('calamar') and tunny fish,
chicken and fillet of pork, chipirones (baby squid) and garlic shoots, or tunny fish and
gambas (shrimps). At the seaside, shellfish and salt-dried fish are on the menus of every
restaurant. The day's choice might include gilthead dorada), bass baked in salt
lubina a la sal, seafood with a squeeze of lemon, or some delicious sea-fresh red mullet
salmonete and whiting pescadilla.
Undoubtedly the most famous desert of Alicante is turron, which a type of nougat made
using honey & almonds. This is typically eaten around Christmas time, but available all year round.
The genuine brands are those from the town of Jijona (very sweet & soft) and of Alicante (hard & crunchy).
During the summer, iced drinks made of lemon, coffee and barley as well as horchata a
drink made with tiger nut milk or almond milk are the most typical.
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Society in Alicante - Costa Blanca
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Tipping: normally 5–10% of the bill should be left on the table, not included in the bill. |
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