Alicante Airport

Advantages: Good location, decent amenities
Disadvantages: Can't think of any

...I use Alicante airport for my annual break in Spain and find it is convenient and fairly easy to use. It is situated just outside Alicante on the Costa Blanca, around 46.5km from Benidorm. It is within driving distance of Valencia, around two hours and 179km. Arrivals You would probably fly to Alicante if you were staying in Benidorm, Torrevieja, Altea, Calpe, Moraira or Teulada. It is popular with budget airlines such as Easyjet and Bmibaby and there are flights from many regional airports in the UK such as East Midlands, Liverpool, Bristol, Newcastle and Stansted to name a few. There are around ten car hire companies who operate out of the airport including the big names like Avis, Europcar and Hertz, these desks are located in the arrivals hall and can get busy at peak times. There are also local car hire companies who...

tor0908 16.07.2009 · Read review
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Alicante

Advantages: Beautiful,Clean city
Disadvantages: Expensive,hilly,hardly any English spoken

...After having a day trip to Alicante a couple of years ago (Well actually 2 hours on a Thomson excursion) while staying in Benidorm,my wife & myself decided to use my last 4 days holiday entitlement to have a short break in Spain & found a really good value holiday in Alicante courtesy of Easyjet. The idea was that 4 days would give us plenty of time to have a good look around the city & as we are into that sort of thing,the castle. The flight went OK but on the Alicante newsletter which I am subscribed to It recommended getting an excellent free map of the city from the information desk at the airport. Well this is where things started to go wrong - I could not find an information desk so we decided to catch the bus & get one in Alicante. As it was Sunday all the information places were closed so we finished up having to pay 5 euros...

chris4468 18.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Alicante (Spain)

Alicante city is a wonderful gap in this winter

Advantages: Excellent weather, warming sun, gorgeous seaside, awesome nightlife
Disadvantages: Beaches might be too crowded in the summer, no winter sports to do

...Let's go and do a bit of Alicante travel. The first place to visit is the gorgeous beachfront by the harbour, then along the main pedestrian walkway, the ´Explanada de España´, a stunning promenade by the sea decorated with black, red and cream marble and surrounded by beautiful palm trees nearby the street shops and cafes. This is a striking place where you can enjoy an outdoor seafront concert in the balmy summery Sunday mornings and bank holidays. Touring towards the center, northwest of the ´Explanada´, we can find the impressive Cathedral of Saint Nicholas surrounded by the narrow streets of the old quarter of ´El Barro´, where the best nightlife and some of the cheapest accommodation can be found. Walking towards the southwest by ´Calle de Italia´ we bump into the main tourist information and post offices as well as the central bus...

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Castilla Hotel Alicante Playa San Juan

Advantages: close to the beach
Disadvantages: service poor.

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nogwood 27.02.2008 (28.02.2008) · Read review
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Review of Castilla Alicante Hotel, San Juan de Alicante

LEAVE THE RAIN 4 SUNSHINE IN SPAIN

Advantages: Climate ... Pretty cheap ...Breathtaking places
Disadvantages: Can get very hot in peak season & high traffic congestion

...Alicante (Spain) is like my second home , although I have recently bought an apartment in Guardamar Del Segura (Alicante), thirty minutes drive from Alicante city . I have been visiting this part of Southern Spain for more than twenty years. During my twenty year visit , I have seen Alicante & its surrounding towns turn from shabby non-existent places into bustling and vibrant resorts. Anybody visiting Alicante & its surrounding resorts today , would not believe the dramatic changes that have taken place over the last 20 years or so. The scale of growth & expansion in the Alicante province is truly amazing - it no longer plays second fiddle to cities such as Barcelona & Madrid. This beautiful city & its neighbouring resorts all of which lie on the Costa Blanca coastline are growing not only in size but in popularity. So much so , that...

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A must for anyone visiting the alicante region!

Advantages: Thrilling rides and loads to see and do
Disadvantages: none

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luckynickburt 07.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of Terra Mitica, Alicante

Alicante Airport...Gateway to the Costa Blanca?

Advantages: Central arrival and departure point for the Costa Blanca
Disadvantages: Road is the only access, no trains

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krisskross43 20.02.2005 · Read review
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Checking in today would help!!!

Advantages: clean, good facilities
Disadvantages: long check in queues

...Alicante airport is located on the spanish Costa Blanca, in the valencia region of the country, and is owned by Aena and Iberia. It has recently undergone a major extension adding more gates tothe existing terminal and adding a terminal 2. The first thing you get to on arrival at alicante airport, after getting off the plane is an empty passport control box. That's right, there is a passport control box but never anyone there to check the passports so it's not really that safe, although pasports should have been checked before flight at the departure airport. From here you have a walk to the baggage reclaim point with several carousels which are reasonable though it can take a long time to get your luggage back, so if at all possible I would advise taking only hand baggage. From here you are simply down a ramp and out of the airport...

DC-DanielColeflax 17.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Alicante Airport

Costa Blanca landing strip

Advantages: Cool, Clean, Plenty of seats in departures, Ideal size.
Disadvantages: Cramped Car Park can be like a Maze!

...No matter how many times I fly to Spain, my first impression of Alicante airport is always "I didn't expect it to be this warm" as inevitably disembarking from the aircraft involves walking accross the tarmac to the arrivals hall and I start to peel off the layers that have protected me from the in-flight air-con on the way from the UK! The arrivals hall at Alicante is fairly simple with about 6 luggage belts, loos, plenty of trolleys and an bureau de change. Baggage arrival time seems on a par with most tourist airports to me. About a dozen car rental desks are located along the corridor that you pass through from the arrivals hall to the main part of the airport. Car's can be hired on spec, however it is always much cheaper to research prices on-line prior to your trip and book in advance, even if it's just 48 hours before...

jen-macg 10.10.2005 · Read review
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  Torre-Bloomin-Hecka

Advantages: The climate; extremely cheap even with the change from the peseta to the euro; and the fact that it's a residential area so no high-rises!
Disadvantages: Extremely busy in the summer months now that it's becoming a more popular destination to live and to visit, graffiti

...Twenty five minutes drive from the beautiful city of Alicante on the Costa Blanca in Spain, but still in the Alicante province is a haven steadily growing in popularity, this is a town called Torrevieja (pronounced Torrevieka). I have been visiting the area for nearly 11 years now, my last visit was in September of this year with my husband, my 21mth old daughter and my two little sisters. My husband introduced me to the resort as my father in law owned an apartment in an area called Playa Flamenca, to the South of the town. It?s a working town, originally created to house and entertain the employees of one of Europes most important salt industries. Since then it has steadily grown in popularity, providing beautiful but affordable second homes for those lucky enough to be able to purchase one, it has also become ?the? place to...

bestmum 25.10.2002 · Read review
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