Fun & Interesting Facts About Alicante
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Alicante is a Spanish city, the capital of the province of Alicante
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The Romans named Alicante “Lucentum,” which means “City of Light”
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It is an important Mediterranean port
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It has a land mass of 77.7 sq miles
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The Castle of Santa Bárbara is one of the major sights of the city
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In 1950, Benidorm was the first tourist resort to accept bikinis on the beach
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Over 115.000 tons of rice is being produced in Alicante every year.
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The Costa Blanca has one of the healthiest climates in Europe according to World Health Organisation
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In Europe, only London and Milan have more skyscrapers than Benidorm
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The name Costa Blanca was dreamed up by British European Airways as a promotional gimmick to promote its flights between London and Valencia in the 1950s.
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Santa Barbara’s Castle is 166 meters up the Benacantil mountain
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Costa Blanca means white coast
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The city serves as the headquarters of the European Union Intellectual Property Office
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Both Spanish and “Valenciano” languages are spoken in Alicante.
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The Explanada de Espana promenade, lined by 400 palm trees, is paved with 6.6 million red, black and cream marble tiles
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Typically Mediterranean – hot summers and mild winters. Little rainfall
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The amount of rainfall per year in Alicante is 12.2 inches or 311 mm
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One of the fastest growing cities in Spain was Alicante before it was affected by the global recession in 2008
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the city has the University of Alicante. The campus is located along San Vicente del Raspeig.
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Ciudad de la Luz is one of the largest film studios in Europe
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the foreigners who live in Alicante occupy 15 percent of the whole population
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Sonia Castedo Ramos she was elected as the mayor, she is the first woman to holds this position in Alicante.
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Based on the population it is the eighth-largest metropolitan area of Spain.
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The Gothic Church of Santa María from the 14th-16th centuries was built over the former main Arab mosque.
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The record of the highest temperature occurred on the city on 4 July 1994. It was 107 degree F or 41.1 degree C.
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My auntie has a villa in San Fulgencio in La Marina Urbanisation which we visit a lot, flying into Alicante Airport
great for the lads
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