Book holiday accommodation rentals villas and apartments in Alicante direct with owners.

Alicante is one of the most pleasant Mediterranean centres of Spain, with an ideal climate and perfect situation between gentle hills and a protective bay.

Alicante has an abundance of holiday accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets from wonderful exotic villas to basic hostel accommodation

Its busy port ships the produce of the region, which includes much wine, dessert grapes, and almonds.

The Castello de Santa Barbara, an ancient Roman-Arab fortress, dominates this otherwise modern city. It has some fine beaches, and is the centre of the group of other resorts along the Costa Blanca (the coast of almost eternal holiday weather), with fast-developing places such as Benidorm, Calpe, and Villajoyosa. Inland, a short distance away, is Elche, famous for its unique Palm Grove and also for the early Iberian sculpture of the 'Lady oi Elche'.

In August an old mystery play is staged here.