This Is Alicante:
Things to Do & What’s On
We’re Iain and Anabel, based in the heart of Alicante, and we built this site to share what we’ve discovered about living here. If it helps make your visit easier, richer or simply more enjoyable, then it’s doing its job.
We created a self-guided audio tour of Alicante. Click on the tour poster to find out about the tour in English or click HERE for the Spanish version.
Every week we scan local listings, the press and community pages to bring together what’s actually happening in and around Alicante. Click the button above to go to the What’s on page.
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Is Alicante a walkable city? Yes — but what’s more interesting is how quickly walking just becomes part of your everyday life here. It’s not something you plan or make...
By Anabel Mateos Living in Alicante Spain means the sea is never far away—and more importantly, it’s never just for special occasions. It becomes part of everyday life...
By Anabel Mateos When people talk about living in Alicante Spain, the weather is usually one of the first things they mention. And for good reason. The climate here...
By Anabel Mateos Living in Alicante Spain is not just about sunshine or beaches. What makes the city special is the rhythm of everyday life. The plazas, promenades and...
There are mornings on the Explanada when the light is soft, the palms barely stir and Alicante feels entirely itself. And then there are mornings when a white wall of...
Is Alicante a walkable city? Yes — very much so — and it’s one of the city’s quieter strengths and one of the reasons we chose to live here. Alicante works well on foot...
Christmas Lottery in Spain is not just a lottery. It is a national habit, a collective superstition, a televised ritual, and—once a year—a perfectly respectable excuse...
The other day, we found ourselves in a city not far from Alicante — one we’d never explored before — and, like seasoned visitors everywhere, we did what you do: we booked...
The shoe museum near Alicante in the town of Elda is one of those places that quietly catches people off guard. Tucked away on Avenida de Chapí, it holds what many...