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Popatio
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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Turist In Alicante
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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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
Underground/stop: Centre
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
Underground/stop: Centre
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.
Inormation about the restaurant:
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
Underground/stop: Centre
Tel. +34 965 206 830
www.lizarran.com
EATIng
Marco Rossi
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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
Inormation about the restaurant:
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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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
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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 Benit Perez Galds B2
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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
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Avenida Salamanca A2 B2
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Calle Alcala Galian C2 D2
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Calle Alemania B3
Calle Alerez Diaz Sanchis C2
Calle Alna A3
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Calle Aspe D2
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