Alicante, Costa Blanca, Spain

Alicante is a Spanish town along the Costa Blanca on the east coast of Spain. It is definately a town worth visiting with it's palm tree lined boulevards and with shopping streets a plenty, it's a shoppers paradise.
I visited Alicante for a day when my husband and I were on a Med cruise back in October 2006.

I can certainly see why Alicante is famous for its excellent weather because even though it was October when we visited it was still t-shirt weather. The Alicante weather in winter is around 16 ºC. In summer the average is around 32 ºC.

As we were on a cruise and docked along the shoreline, we were able to stroll through Alicante's harbour region where there are beautiful long alleys for nice relaxing walks, enjoying the palm trees and the mild climate.

Alicante is steeped in history with many historical buildings around the entire city. As with many of the Spanish towns there are magnificent cathedrals and churches in abundance. We got to glimpse the famous Castle of Santa Barbara (Castillo de Santa Barbara), a huge medieval fortress overlooking Alicante from the north.

I would love to spend a few days exploring Alicante, so it is a destination that is certainly on my list of places to return to.