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The villa is an hour drive south of Alicante
airport and a twenty minute drive north of Murcia airport. Lovely blue
flag beaches are within ten minutes drive and also nearby are the
Natural Park, Salt Lakes and the fishing villages of San Pedro and El Pilar. The rural Spanish town of Campoverde is close by with
restaurants, shops and a public swimming pool complex. Lots of places to
visit, shop, eat, drink and relax. La Manga resort is 40 minutes away
and Mar Menor 20 minutes.
Alicante
Once the provincial landing pad for package sun-seekers on their way
to Benidorm, Alicante is now asserting itself as a cultural and
recreational centre of the Costa Blanca. It is the Blancas capital after
all.
The surrounding countryside offers visitors a great deal - mountains,
forests and castles towering on hilltops. Of course there are also the
numerous beaches and maritime towns close by.
The compact town centre is a 15-minute taxi ride or 40-minute bus
journey from the airport. The renovating and constant construction
process, which seems to be synonymous with many Spanish coastal tourist
havens, makes for a stark eyeful as you approach the town. But the palm
tree-lined broad avenues and promenades make up for the less than
impressive first impressions!
At the initial sight of Alicantes outer shell, the word "charming"
certainly wouldnt spring to any travellers mind, in contrast to tourism
literature! Yet considering its one of Spains most significant
provincial economic centres the nucleus of Alicante contains unexpected
spots of impressive architecture and urban quaintness.
Alicantes old town (el barrio) is nestled beyond the El Cortes Ingles
stores, scaffolding and cranes and theres evidence of a rich and varied
history behind what is now home to 300,000 people.
The town treasures an ancient history stretching back to pre-historic
times. The archaeological museum proudly displays remains dating back to
the third millennium BC. Alicante pulls in the history fans with tales
of its former life as a Roman municipium of Lucentum, before it matured
into a Spanish city in the late 1400s.
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