Alicante, capital of the province is located in Valencia. This city, one of the most important tourist destinations, is located on the Costa Blanca. There are many attractions in Alicante. The hitorische old town of Alicante is located at the foot of the Castillo de Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Castle and hides an impressive architectural and geschichtlichesgeschichtliches and architectural heritage. It is worth to look at the Archaeological Museum (MARQ) province, recently restored.
It is located in the building of the old hospital of San Juan de Dios. In the province of Alicante are a large amount of natural treasures, which are a visit worth. On the road in the mountains of Menejedor, the nature park Carrascal de la font Roja lies between Alcoy and IBI. Other nature parks important ecological build are also El Fondo, Lagunas de la Mata y Torrevieja. Trip plans, you should visit Elche is recommended with a car. There are the Palm Garden, which was declared a world heritage in Elche.
Alicante is also a very traditional province, with the Moors and Christians, or the night of San Juan. Also, in the culinary is the rice, for which there is all recipes, a traditional food. In the South of the airport of Alicante, at the mouth of the river Segura, the oldest settlement in the area is more than 800 years before Christ, the Phoenician Foundation La Fonteta. 500 years after the Greeks came and founded Alicante (Akra Leuce). 201 BC came the Romans and conquered Alicante. They called the city of Lucentum. Later Hannibal arrived here with his elephant. Alicante was conquered by the Moors, between 718 and 1249, which renamed the town in Al Lucant. Later, only a few years, Jakob I. reconquered it and included it in the Kingdom of Aragon. Alicante Airport is located 9 km to the southwest of the city of Alicante. Due to its convenient location, this airport serves a large area of the Spanish Mediterranean coast. Here and landing hundreds of domestic and international flights daily. Reasons of cost and for convenience it is to book a car rental at Alicante Airport advisable directly or best to reserve in advance.