Spanish Property Alicante -alicante property sale spain

Alicante, and it's wonderful boulevard with palm trees and shopping streets, is one of the most well-known towns along the Costa Blanca. Known for its miles of sandy beaches, Alicante is starting point for thousands of tourists every year. Famous for its excellent Alicante weather, the city invites you to take a trip along the coast or to the wonderful island of Tabarca. To review more about spanish property alicante please read on...

Along the Alicante harbor you find beautiful long alleys for nice relaxing walk, enjoying palms and the mild climate.

With many historical buildings around the entire city, Alicante offers countless sightseeing attractions, from cathedrals to churches and of course a wonderful harbor area.

Additionally to sightseeing, directly from the harbor area a long wide sandy beach leads its way up to San Juan. Just drop your towel in the sand and enjoy a wonderful day at the sun.

During summer time Alicante with its Airport is starting point for many Costa Blanca tourists, while during the winter months tourists and residents tend to live along the coast in places like Benidorm, Calpe and Denia.

Alicante's location: The Costa Blanca lies on the east coast of Spain. South the Costa Almeria and to the north the Costa Dorada. Alicante has about 310 000 habitants (2003 numbers) and lies directly at the Mediterranean sea. (see here some of our Alicante and Costa Blanca photos)

The Alicante weather in winter is around 16 ºC. In summer the average is around 32 ºC. Alicante time different's to GMT + 1 hour

Language in Alicante: Two official languages are spoken. Spanish and Valencian, but you will get almost everywhere with English and/or German.

spanish property alicante - And overview - alicante property sale spain
The province of Alicante is proving an ever popular choice for holiday makers & ex-pats all over Europe. Having an agreeable climate throughout the year & a diverse range of sights & leisure pursuits certainly has its benefits, but what can Alicante really offer the would be property buyer?

Situated in the middle of the Costa Blanca the city of Alicante is well placed for travel throughout Spain. It is connected to the A-7 motorway that will take you to the French border, & the N-340 runs as far along the coast in either direction as any are likely to want to travel (Murcia - Barcelona & beyond). It also features excellent bus, train & flight connections via Alicante's International Airport "El-Altet".

A reasonably large working city for this part of Spain Alicante has a population of in excess of 280,000. For most people looking to get away from it all (in many cases large cities in their home nations) Alicante proves a little much, preferring to make their property purchase either North or more frequently South of the city. Close enough to benefit from what the city has to offer, & yet far enough away for peace, tranquillity & relaxation.

The majority of alicante property sale spain is available to the North (Northern Costa Blanca) is between 30 & 90 minutes drive away from Alicante. At 30 minutes lays Benidorm, an ever popular destination for the package tour holiday companies, & therefore a good spot for a rentals/investment purchase.

During the summer months Benidorm is a loud & vibrant party town, & during the winter months host to a season of dance (modern, ballroom, line dancing etc). From 60-90 minutes drive you will find the Northern shoulder of the Costa which is home to the main coastal stretch of properties. In order of distance, towns to look out for are Altea, Calpe, Moraira, Javea & Denia. A variety of property options are available here, from apartments, townhouses, villas & rural residences. The gradient of land in many places allows for excellent sea views coming away some distance from the beach, although this can affect prices significantly for spanish property alicante.

The Southern Costa Blanca is often the most popular choice. This is largely due to the relatively low price of land & spanish property alicante compared to other parts of Southern Spain. This part of the Costa also offers the most choice in terms of alicante property sale spain available & (in the hot spots) is home to a very successful private renters market.

A wide selection of spanish property alicante is available 10 minutes drive from Alicante, & through to Cartagena without much interruption. Towns to look out for here are Santa Pola (the Gran Alacant residential area here is one of the closest to the airport), Guardamar, Torrevieja & San Pedro. Another advantage to buying in the South is a second international airport (Murcia - San Javier) situated on the Costa Calida, approximately 1 hour south of Alicante. Being sandwiched in between these airports makes the Southern Costa Blanca possibly the most accessible destination in Southern Spain.

For more in depth information on the type of alicante property sale spain available please refer to the Rural Estates property database for inland andalucia and if nothing there fits your requirements please do not hesitate to contact us with your spanish property alicante requirements and we will make every effort to source the ideal property choices for you with the mionimum of delay.