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380,000 in the inner city. With

suburbs 650,000.

Crrec

Eur, 1 = 100 cents

Opei or

Smaller, privately-wned shps

are pen 10.00-14.00, 17.00-

20.00. Department stres and

larger chain stres are pen

rm 10.00-22.00.

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Address: Rambla deMndez Nez 23

Tel. +34- 965 200 000

The avurable climate means that yu can enjy a cmrtable

stay in Alicante all year rund. With a wide range bars and

cas it is the city that never sleeps. At the same time, the citys

cnvenient size means that it is highly suitable r walking.The city is small enugh t allw yu t travel by t - slwly! Full

histry, culture and carnivals and with sme the best beaches

in Spain.

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DESTINATIoN: ALICANTE

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E PiripiFr thirty years El Piripi has held the

philsphy that its d shuld taste

as gd as hme cking. Which

is abslutely crrect. It is particular

abut raw materials and knwn r

its lve d. Mre expensive and

select t sit n the upper r.

Inrmatin abut the restaurant:

Specialises in sh and shellsh

Address: Avenida Oscar Espl 30

Underground/stop: Centre

Tel. 965 227 940

www.piripi.com

JmiaoJumillan has been prducing its

smrgasbrd tapas dishes r

mre than 60 years. A gd winecellar and very knwledgeable abut

dierent types wine. Try the

salted dishes, lcally prduced ham

and the marinated lives.

Inrmatin abut the restaurant:

Hearty casserles and gurmet

tapas. Serves wine rm Jumilla.

Address: Calle de Csar Elguezbal 62-64


Tel. 965 212 964

www.kike.c.teleonica.net/alicante/

Ric de AtoioWden chairs and tables with small

red tableclths in a simple style.

Large prtins well-cked d

at humane prices.Inormation about the restaurant:

Popular place among the local population.

Traditional ood.

Address: Calle San Raael 13


Tel. +34 965 202 688

MarraecCasserles in which meat and ruit

are harmniusly blended. Simmers,

smells and tastes delicius. oten

includes ptates.

Inormation about the restaurant: Excellent

casseroles and tagines with ruit and meat.

Good value.

Address: Calle de Gravina 15

Underground/stop:, Tel. +34 965 213 763

E Be ComerFamily restaurant which cncentrates

n simple reginal d. Spicy

sausages, shrimps in a variety

sauces, gats cheese with hney andsh pats.

Inormation about the restaurant:

Homely restaurant with typical regional dishes such

as chorizo, anchovy salad and shrimps in garlic.

Address: Calle Mayor 8

Underground/stop: Centre,

Tel. + 34 965 213 103

lizarraSandwiches with ingenius tppings

as well as traditinal chices.

Spreadable pastes made rm lives,re and avured butter balls.


a tapas restaurant where you choose bread with

toppings such as asparagus lled with crab. Over 300

topping options.

Address: Rambla de Mndez Nez 18


Tel. +34 965 206 830

www.lizarran.com

EATIng

Marco Rossi

EATIng

Alicantes mst amus dishes always

cntain rice. There are mre than

a hundred dierent rice recipes in

the regin. At an arrceras, r rice

restaurant, amng ther dishes

yull nd the Spanish natinal

dish, paella, sarn rice mixed with

shellsh and chicken. Fish and

shellsh are resh every day while

sausage and meat is prduced in the

muntains abve Alicante. Salads are

served with salted accmpaniments

such as tuna sh and shark.

DreaIs situated in Alicantes marina. In

1961 the restaurant started puttingn evening entertainment with

wrld-amus artists. Tday it

cncentrates n reginal dishes with

sh and shellsh. With banqueting

halls, a tapas bar and an la carte

restaurant this is where the

beautiul peple in Alicante g.

Name: Drsena


Alicantes paella palace with 150 diferent rice dishes

on the menu. Address: Muelle de Levante 6

Underground/stop: The Marina

Tel. 965 207 589, www.darsena.com


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CAFs

A drink, a cee r just a pause in

the hliday? In that case the terrace

alngside Explanada is number

ne. Here yull nd cas, bars and

tavernas which er seats with ne

the best views in the city. In the

centre there is a wide range cas,

bth thse that cncentrate n gd

cee and small cakes and thse

that er gd ccktails.

E CatoIn: Small sandwiches which are

eaten alng with a sherry r a beer.

Address: Alemania 26

haaaIn: opens at 08.00 in the mrning

and is a ppular ca r tired bn

vivants r mrning peple wh want

a gd cup cee.

Address; Rambla de Mndez Nez 26.

la naaIn: Ccktail bar with exhibitins

lcal artists.

Address; Calle de San Pascual

BARs & nIghTlIFE

The nightlie is best and mst

abundant in the suthern part

Alicante which is knwn as la zna.

Pubs, beer halls and nightclubs

are t be und here. La zna

is situated n Avenida de Cajal,

Pase del Dctr Gadea and the

surrunding streets. Fashinable

night clubs with imprted DJs

are lcated next dr t clubs r

pen-minded adults. Night wls

have ew prblems as there are

a variety music bars which are

pen all night. The mst ppular are

Bar Ptata and Puert di Rana. At

Csar El Guezabal 26 yull nd the

Cannbal Pub which is pen Mndayt Thursday rm 22.00-03.00 and

n Fridays and Saturdays until 05.00.

I yu are staying utside Alicante

and cme in the summertime there

is the Trensnchadr - the night

wl. A train which runs rm 21.00

until 07.00 in the mrning. Between

Alicante and Altea the train stps

at all the places where there are

disctheques and ppular bars. Thetrain csts 3.35 r a single trip

and 5.70 return. Salsa, jazz, rck

and lcal music are played in several

pubs in the old Twn.

Oca Cb

Inrmatin abut the bar: Technand high vlume attracts Alicantes

yunger generatin. open rm

23.30 t 04.30.

Address: Calle San Jos

ParadiInrmatin abut the bar: Huse

and garage music. open rm 23.00

t 05.00.

Address: alle Taria 9

Te DirectoIn: Fur rs dancing paradise

with music rm the charts.

Address: Pedro Montegon 6

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shOPPIng

Alicante has smething r everyne

when it cmes t shpping. Whether

yu want t buy ht designer

clthes, shes and interir designitems, r exciting bargains rm lcal

artisans in the old Twn. Ceramics,

wden sculptures and handmade

leather gds are prduced lcally at

bth lw and high prices.

MaretEvery Wednesday is market day.

During the perid rm octber t

March it is held n Pase del DctrGadea. In summertime it mves

t the Explanada. Mst things can

be und here rm clthes and

ceramics t jewellery and handmade

baskets. A lt the sellers are rm

Arica and they sell exciting wden

and leather gds imprted chiey

rm West Arica. Dnt rget t

haggle.

E BarrioSmall exclusive shps with ceramics

rm Agst, bags rm Gata de

Grgs, carpets rm Crevillente, the

latest thing in design and shes rm

Elda. There are plenty she shps

selling bth well-knwn brands such

as Camper and exclusive, designer

mdels.

PaoramiJust east the harbur is the

Panramis department stre. Several

Spains mst well-knwn chains,

Zara r instance, are t be und

here. Lts restaurants with a range

t suit mst palates.

E Corte ISpains largest chain department

stres n Ave Maisn Nave 53. Lvedby sme, hated by thers. But sner

r later everyne cmes here. Take

the pprtunity t buy turrnes,

nugat with nuts. The best price in

twn. Yu can als nd Fndilln

Gran Reserva 1964 here. A wine

unique t the Alicante regin at the

reasnable price 13

slEEPIngsidi sa JaHtel Sidi San Juan has ne the

best beaches in Spain and is lcated

right by the sea. Mst the things

yu want when n hliday are

available here. As well as swimming

there are als beauty treatments, a

spa and gymnastics sessins. The

che, Juan Fajard, makes sure that

the menus maintain a high class.Categry: Five star

Inrmatin abut the htel: Situated

right beside the San Juan beach, ve

minutes rm the centre.

Address: San Juan

Underground/stop:

Tel: +34 965 161 300

Double room: 214 during the summer, 184 during

the rest o the year.

www.hotelessidi.es/s_juan/deault.cm

hope AmrioThe Htel Hspes is situated in the

ld Dminican mnastery in the

heart histric Alicante. Cnsidered

t be the nest that can be ered

t the visitr. First-class d and

service.

Inormation about the hotel:

Address: 7, Calle Raael Altamira

Underground/stop:

Tel. +34 965 146 570

Double room: 180 during the summer and 120

during the period rom December to February.

www.hospes.es

Peio e MoeThe rms the amily-wned

Pensin les Mnges are ascinating.

Wven tapestries hang n the walls

and every rm has its wn style.

one rm has a jacuzzi while thers

have simpler bathrms. A ew

the rms nly have a tilet.

Categry: Guest huse/yuth hstel

Inrmatin abut the htel: Simple

but exquisitely decrated. Eight

rms where each ne has its wn

style.

Address: 2, Calle des Monges

Underground/stop: Behind the town hall in the OldTown

Tel. + 34 965 215 046

Double room: 39

shOPPIng | slEEPIng

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AbaiaAlbahia is a pleasant mid-class htel

which is lcated three kilmetres

rm Alicantes Gl Club. The htel

ers taxis r its guests wh want

t g int the centre, ne kilmetre

away. With the exceptin hlidays

and during the perid 15 July t 15

September.

Categry: Three star

Inormation about the hotel: Tourist class situated by

the beach.

Address: 6, Sol Naciente

Underground/stop:

Tel. +34 965 155 979

Double room: 55

www.albahia.com

Meia AicateHtel Melia is lcated beside

the Gravina Palace with its art

cllectins. Well managed and

central.

Categry: Fur star

Inormation about the hotel: Situated in the heart o

the marina, 100 metres rom the Town Hall.

Address: 3, Plaza Puerta del Mar

Underground/stop: The Marina

Double room: 105

www.solmelia.com

EssEnTIAl InFORMATIOn

AirportAlicantes airprt is situated 11

kilmetres suth the city. The

cheapest way t get int the centre

is by bus C-6. A single ticket csts

1.15 . The bus departs every 45

minutes and the jurney takes 40

minutes. By taxi abut 15. Jurney

time: 15 minutes.

loca trafcTrams in Alicante leave rm the

centre every 30 minutes t the

marina via the railway statin. Then

twards El Campell, alng Cab

de la Huertas with the terminal

statin at San Juan beach. Perect iyu want t stay in the centre and

have the pssibility getting t the

beach quickly. Buses run t all the

twns in the regin several times a

day.

TaiEasy t get hld i yu want t

stp ne n the street. Fare meters

are used and drivers expect a tip.

Reckn n 15 per 15 minutes. Trder a taxi, there is Tele-taxi +34-

965 101 611 r Radi Taxi +34-965

252 511.

Pota sericeThere are pst fces at the railway

statin, the bus statin and in the El

Crte Ingles department stre. They

are pen Mnday t Friday rm

08.00-20.00 and n Saturdays rm

09.30-14.00.

CemitAll chemists have a list current

emergency chemists. It is als

published in all daily papers in the

regin.

DetitDr J A Martinez, 24, Alns el Sabi,

Alicante

Tel +34- 965 213 845

Speaks both English and Spanish.

TeepoeCuntry cde + 34. Area cde within

Alicante 965. Yu have t dial the

area cde even when yu are in

Alicante.

Eectricit220 vlts

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Avenida Cnde de Lumiares C1 D1

Avendia Alns x El Sabi B3 C3

Avendia Estacin A3 B3

Avendia Jaume ll C3 D3

Avendia Maisnnave A3 B3

Avenida Adl Munz Alns A2 B2

Avenida Aguilera A2 A3

Avenida Alcy C1 C2

Avenida Benit Perez Galds B2

Avenida Dctr Gadea B3

Avenida Dctr Jimenez Diaz A1 B1

Avenida Dctr Ric B1

Avenida Federic St B3

Avenida General Marva B2

Avenida Jijna C2 D2

Avenida Jvellans D3

Avenida Lring A3 A4

Avenida oscar Espla A3

Avenida Pintr Baeza D1

Avenida Ramn y Cajal A4 B3

Avenida Salamanca A2 B2

Avenida Tmas y Valiente B3 C4

Calle Albacete B1 B2

Calle Alcala Galian C2 D2

Calle Alcala A2

Calle Alemania B3

Calle Alerez Diaz Sanchis C2

Calle Alna A3

Calle Angel Lzan B3

Calle Arzbisp Laces A3 B3

Calle Aspe D2

Calle Augustin Ssalvez orts C1 D1

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Calle Canalejas B3

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Calle Capitan Meca C3

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Calle Castans B3 C3

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