Alicante

Alicante - the second largest city in the region of Valencia.

Climate / When to go?
The island lies within the Mediterranean climate, which is characterized by rainy and mild winters and hot, dry summer. Peak tourist season falls in July and August. Many people choose this time for obvious reasons. Each term has its pluses and minuses. The choice should be based on what we do, we will explore whether or sunbath. July and August are the most hot months. It is also the period of the most tourist traffic, so we must be prepared for pushing in the crowd. Summer months are recommended to those who plan to spend time on entertainment in clubs and discos. If we want to avoid the crowds of tourists is pleasant for travel period is April, May and September. It is cooler and calmer.

Currency
Euro

Language
Spanish

Current / Cell phone network coverage
220

Events

The main event is a fiesta takes place in late June - Las Hogueras, fame is second only to Las Fallas in Valencia. During the holidays take place in processions, bonfires and effigy on the streets. In April, around 23 or day Saint. George is organized in Alcoy Fiesta de Moros y Cristianos or reconstruction of the battle for the castle. Celebrated a Holy Week, especially the Palm Sunday in Elche. It is also worth mentioning the famous battle of tomatoes - La Tomatina, held the last week of August in Buñol.

Culinary Specialities

Cuisine of Valencia is famous for its cuisine, where one of the ingredients are rice, including the queen of the region - Paella Valenciana. Paella is a dish pastoral and its preparation has become a male domain. In addition to rice, it contains chicken, rabbit, snails, artichokes, green peas, asparagus and saffron, and of course olive oil. It is prepared in a specially wyrabianych this pans so. paelleras. Other familiar dishes with rice is arroz a banda - seafood with rice where rice is served separately, arroz con costra - paella and roasted meat with egg, arroz negro with squid. Other dish Moros and Cristianos - it is to commemorate the liberation of Arab land from the Spanish domination. Another local product is Turrón of Jijony - a sort of almond - honey nougat. You can not miss the dairy drink horchata made from ground almonds (chufas).

Sights

The most important monument of Alicante is the Castillo de Santa Barbara - on a hilltop fortress built by the Carthaginians, where you can enjoy a vast panorama of the city and its surroundings. In the old town you can look at an old Town Hall building and go for a walk along the Explanada España.