Gran Alacant offers two beautiful beaches, Carabassi Playa and Playas de Elche, both with a Blue Flag Award. Services at these beaches include; parking, playground equipment, walkways, sunbeds, umbrellas, restrooms and water sports. Also, during the summer months, you can…
Public bus transportation is available from Gran Alacant to Santa Pola, Alicante, Arenales del Sol and El Altet with several stops in Gran Alacant.In addition to the regular bus service, Gran Alacant has its own tourist train that runs around…
El Clot de Galvany (or El Clot as popularly known) is a nature reserve on the outskirts of Gran Alacant, near Carabassi beach and covers an area of 366.31 hectares. The area was declared a municipal natural park by the…
The weekly market in Gran Alacant covers an area of 12,000 m² and gives space to some 140 stalls. You will find a wide variety of stalls with fresh fruits, vegetables, dried fruits, sweets, spices, olives and pickles, pastries, cheese…
Gran Alacant has several small mini markets, butchers and bakeries to choose from. There is also a Chinese superstore that sell absolutely everything ! There are also of course large supermarkets such as Lidl, Mercadona, Consum, Aldi and Dialprix. These…
Scattered around Gran Alacant you can find about 80 bars and restaurants with their own specialties including Italian, American, Chinese, Indian, Lebanese and there is even a cozy Dutch cafe/restaurant. There are also fast food restaurants such as KFC and…
In 2015, the Santa Pola municipality invested 300,000 euros to build a spectacular 100-meter metal skywalk (or viewing point), close to the Santa Pola lighthouse, providing breathtaking views of the coastline and the island of Tabarca.
From the lighthouse, built in 1858 on the old watchtower of Atalayola formerly built in 1552 and with a range of 16 nautical miles, the views to Alicante and also to the island of Tabarca are simply breathtaking. On clear…
If you want to rent a bike during your vacations in Spain, in Gran Alacant there is a bike store where you can rent a bike and ride all the nature routes. The store can be found in the Gran…