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Delve into Gran Alacant
The district Gran Alacant of Santa Pola in Alicante (Valencia) is a district located in Spain about 228 mi south-east of Madrid, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Night Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 70% |
Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
18°C (64 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
19°C (67 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 7th of December 2024
22°C (72 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Areca
Hotel Polamar
Santa Pola Life Resort
Hotel Patilla
Hostal Meseguer
Videos from this area
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Residencial Montefaro - Santa Pola - Gran Alacant - Planta Baja
Si lo que buscas es luz, has encontrado la casa perfecta, júntalo con el fresco de tus jardines y tenemos la combinación ideal Para todos los amantes de la playa y la naturaleza: bienvenidos...
FPV Arenales del Sol - Carabassi
FPV. Vuelo virtual realizado con drone, recorriendo las playas de Elche norte. El Carabassí, Arenales del Sol y El Altet. EQUIPO Spidex v2 cuadcopter. Tx, video inmersion Rc 600mw. Gafas...
Gran Alacant Properties: Los Arenales del Sol, Altomar 3 ground floor apartment ref 6771
It is all about LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION……… and this modern ground floor 2 bedroom apartment ticks all the right boxes. It comes fully furnished and has underground parking.
cortinas de cristal arenales del sol
Cortinas de cristal arenales del sol. Una nueva joya. Una nueva instalacion realizada por los profesionales de cristales AGAT en Arenales del sol Alicante. Acristalamiento sin perfiles y techo...
Gran Alacant - Gran Alacant´s Website | MYGRANALACANT.COM | Gran Alacant Video
Gran Alacant's Website | Dedicated to Gran Alacant | http://www.mygranalacant.com/ for residents and visitors to Gran Alacant, near Santa Pola. Tourist info, maps, photos, timetables and a...
Gran Alacant Properties: sunny 2/3 bedroom Key Ready house with sea views ref 7142
Properties in this area are highly sought after especially with a South East orientation. The property is located on a popular sought after community in lower Gran Alacant and comes fully...
Costa Blanca - Gran Alacant - Ferienwohnung
http://www.ferienwohnungen.de/apartment/9739/ Wunderschöne Ferienwohnung in Spanien an der Costa Blanca in einer sehr gepflegten Ferienanlage. Der Strand ist in ca. 15 min. zu Fuss erreichbar.
Gran Alacant Properties: Bargain key ready beach property ref 6599
Properties of this quality are in demand in this area. The house is located on a sought after community, with gardens and swimming pool. It is just a few minutes walk to shops, bars, restaurants...
Playa Carabassi ** Gran Alacant ** On The Beach
La Playa Carabassi, Gran Alacant (Santa Pola), Alicante - Octubre 2012 Situada en el complejo turístico del Gran Alacant, desde el cual se divisa el faro de Santa Pola, confina al norte con...
Gran Alacant Properties: 2 bedroom waterfront house on sought after community ref 6912
This fully furnished 2 bedroom house is situated on a sunny plot on a desirable gated community that has everything to offer. The house comes with air-conditioning, security bars, underground...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Segura
Segura is a medium-sized river in southeastern Spain. It starts at Santiago Pontones, passes Calasparra, Cieza, Murcia, Beniaján, Orihuela, Rojales and ends in the Mediterranean Sea near Guardamar del Segura in the province of Alicante. Some of its tributaries are the Mundo (which starts near Riópar), the Alhárabe (which starts in Moratalla), the Mula and the Guadalentín.
Miguel Hernández University of Elche
The Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH, Spanish: Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Valencian: Universitat Miguel Hernández d'Elx, Latin: Universitas Miguel Hernández illicitana), is a Spanish Public University, open to the world, offering prestigious education, excellent research, and quality services facilitating the comprehensive development of its students and their insertion into the labor market. It is located in the province of Alicante and was established in 1996.
Costa Blanca
Costa Blanca refers to over 200 kilometres of Mediterranean coastline in the Alicante province of Spain. The name "Costa Blanca" was devised as a promotional name used by BEA when they launched their air service (for £38.16s. -) between London and Valencia in 1957. It has a well-developed tourism industry and is a popular destination for British and German tourists.
Tabarca
Not to be confused with the Tunisian coastal town of Tabarka. Tabarca (also known in Valencian as Nova Tabarca and Illa Plana, and in Spanish as Nueva Tabarca and Isla Plana), is an islet located in the Mediterranean Sea, close to the town of Santa Pola, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain. Tabarca is the smallest permanently inhabited islet in Spain and it is currently known for its marine reserve.
Alicante Tram
The Alicante Metropolitan TRAM operates in the Spanish city of Alicante and its surrounding area and. Like other narrow gauge railways in the Valencian Community, it is run by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV). It was inaugurated on 15 August 2003 replacing narrow-gauge diesel trains between Alicante and El Campello.
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
The Estadio Manuel Martinez Valero is located in the city Spanish in Elche in Alicante, Spain. It is a sports arena that houses matches of Elche CF, a team that is currently playing in the Liga Adelante (Spanish Second Division). Its name pays tribute to the late president of the club Elche, Manuel Martinez Valero. It hosted the largest rout in the finals of a World Cup and hosted the final of the Copa del Rey in 2003.
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Estadio José Rico Pérez is a multi-purpose stadium in Alicante, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, being home to Hércules CF. It also held World Cup matches when Spain organized the event in 1982. The stadium can hold up to 30,000 people. It was built in 1974, and is situated 2 miles outside Alicante city centre.
Archaeological Museum of Alicante
The Archaeological Museum of Alicante (Spanish: Museo Arqueológico Provincial de Alicante, Valencian: Museu Arqueològic Provincial d'Alacant, abbreviated as MARQ) is an archaeological museum in Alicante, Spain. The museum won the European Museum of the Year Award in 2004, a few years after significant expansion and reallocation to renovated buildings of the antique hospital of San Juan de Dios.
Alacantí
Alacantí is a comarca in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is bordered by the comarques of Marina Baixa and Alcoià to the north and Baix Vinalopó to the south.
Centro de Tecnificación de Alicante
Centro de Tecnificacion de Alicante is an arena, designed by Enric Miralles, in Alicante, Spain. The arena holds 5,425 people. It is primarily used for basketball and the home arena of CB Lucentum Alicante. Bob Dylan performed at the arena during his 2008 European Tour on July 2, 2008.
N-330 road (Spain)
The N-330 is a highway in Aragon, Spain. It forms part of European Route E7. It connects with France at the Tunnel of Somport (12 km) with Huesca. It then becomes the Autovía A-23 to Zaragoza. It heads south to Daroca, where it becomes the N-234. The road emerges again south of Teruel following the Rio Turia. The N-420 branches west in the Rincón de Valencia rising to over 1,000m. It then runs south to Utiel and the Autovía A-3 in the province of Valencia.
Autovía A-31
The Autovía A-31 is a highway in Spain. The road connects Madrid to Alicante. It starts at a junction with the Autovía A-3 at Alarcón and heads south east to Albacete. Thereafter the Autovía A-30 branches off to Murcia. The A-31 heads east to Almansa and a junction with the Autovía A-35 before heading to the coast the Autovía A-7 and Alicante.
University of Alicante
The University of Alicante was established in 1979 on the basis of the Center for University Studies (CEU), which was founded in 1968. The University main campus is located in San Vicente del Raspeig/Sant Vicent del Raspeig, bordering the city of Alicante to the north. As of 2010/11 academic year, there are approximately 27,000 students studying there.
Santa Bárbara Castle
Santa Bárbara Castle (Valencian: Castell de Santa Bàrbara, Spanish: Castillo de Santa Bárbara) is a fortification in the centre of Alicante, Spain. It stands on the Mount Benacantil (166 m).
Alicante railway station
Alicante terminal is the central railway station of Alicante, Spain. Commonly referred locally as the RENFE station, the station is part of Adif system, and is a terminal station. The station accommodates RENFE long-distance and medium-distance trains, and it is the origin of lines C-1 and C-3 of Cercanías Murcia/Alicante. The station is not related to the narrow gauge railway Alicante-Dénia managed by FGV and part of the city's tram network.
La Marina
La Marina is a coastal village administered by the city of Elche, in the province of Alicante on Spain's Costa Blanca. Nearby inland is a large urbanisation built from the mid 1980s onwards confusingly also called La Marina: more correctly called Urbanisation La Marina. The village is on the Costa Azul bus route providing access northwards to Alicante and southbound to Torrevieja and ultimately Cartagena.
Gravina Museum of Fine Arts
Gravina Museum of Fine Arts is a museum in the city of Alicante, Spain, located in the Palacio del Conde de Lumiares, a four floor building constructed between 1748 and 1808 and declared a historical monument. The museum is devoted to painting and sculpture of Alicante from the sixteenth century to the early decades of the twentieth century.
Port of Alicante
The Port of Alicante is a seaport in Alicante, Spain on the Mediterranean Sea used for commercial and passenger traffic. The port is administered by the Port Authority of Alicante.
Concatedral de San Nicolás, Alicante
The Co-cathedral of Saint Nicholas of Bari (Valencian: Cocatedral de Sant Nicolau de Bari, Spanish: Concatedral de San Nicolás de Bari) is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral located in Alacant, in the Valencian Community of Spain. The church, part of the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and was elevated to the title of cathedral on 9 March 1959 by Pope John XXIII.
Basilica of Santa Maria, Alicante
The Basilica of Santa Maria is the oldest active church in Alicante, Spain. It was built in Gothic style between the 14th and 16th centuries over the remains of a mosque. The basilica is composed from a single nave with six side chapels located between the buttresses. In 2007, by request of the city of Alicante to the Holy See, the church was promoted to the rank of basilica.
Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art
Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art is a municipal museum in Alicante that exhibits the 20th-century and contemporary art. Created in 1976 thanks to Eusebio Sempere, and reopened in 2011 after a major renovation, the museum now consists of three permanent collections of about 800 art pieces. The museum is located in Asegurada building, the oldest civil building remaining in the city.
Gran Sol
Gran Sol (also Hotel Gran Sol, Hotel Tryp Gran Sol) is a skyscraper and hotel in Alicante, Spain. Has 97 meters and 31 floors. It's a brand hotel Tryp Hotels belonging to the hotel group Sol Melia. The hotel is the third tallest building in the city, behind Estudiotel Alicante (100 m) and the El Barco (100 m).