One of the easiest ways to get to know the beautiful city of Alicante is on Alicante’s very own tourist bus. Started in 2007, the Alicante Tourist Bus, or the Alicante Turibus as it is known, is great for getting around Alicante quickly and seeing as much of this beautiful city as possible during your stay.

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Alicante, is on Spain’s Costa Blanca, beside the beautiful Mediterranean Sea. Alicante, population 350,000, is renowned for being a fantastic holiday destination for children and families and is famous for the quality of its beaches and long hours of sunshine. And, for families, there are plenty of things to do for children in Alicante!
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The beautiful city of Elche is just a 15 minute drive from Gran Alacant and has much to offer guests on holiday in nearby Gran Alacant.
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So, what can Gran Alacant offer you when you rent a holiday villa or holiday apartment or your family’s summer holiday in Alicante?
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Santa Pola, near Gran Alacant, is a small coastal town on Spain’s Costa Blanca, only 20km from Alicante and only a few minutes drive from your holiday villa in Gran Alacant.
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The Dive Academy is owned and run by Damon Rose, who has been a master instructor since 1998.
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Alicante is probably most generally known as the gateway to the Costa Blanca, as most guests to Alicante use just the airport before getting on the package tour buses to Benidorm and do not stop long enough to see what this great city has to offer.
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The weather in Alicante is well known for a very mild climate. The humidity is low and is especially good for sufferers of arthritis. 
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A superb day out is the tiny island of Tabarca, just 10 miles south of Alicante, which Charles III fortified and settled with Genoese prisoners in the 18th century (Italian surnames are still to be found in the churchyard as proof of this!) is situated just a 30 minute ferry ride out to sea from Santa Pola.  You can also catch a ferry from Alicante (by the Marina) to Tabarca.
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