Alicante - Town of the light

 

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Settled by Iberians, Phoeniciens, Greeks, Romans and Moors the city of Alicante has an extremely interesting history, which takes the beginning 324 b.C. with the town foundation by the Greeks as Akra Leuke. This name, city of the light, continues remaining all following epochs whether as Lucentum by the Romans, who conquered the city around 201 b.C. or with the Moors, whose rule lasted from 718 to 1249, as Al lucant. This name will often been seen also today, in one of its ways of writing, in the town.

Today Alicante presents itself as modern, world-open city, with all possibilities for the organization of a pleasant life. The infrastructures are good, the road system is relatively modern and developed (small streets in the surrounding countryside excluded) and there is also a widespread leisure offer with golf courses, riding sites and swimming pools, in order to mention only a small selection here.

 


Important phone numbers in Alicante:

British consul ............ 965 21 60 22

Townhall ..................... 965 14 91 00

City police .................. 965 10 72 00

National police .......... 091

Guardia Civil .............. 062

Red Cross .................. 965 25 41 41

Emergency call .......... 112

 Touristic informations:

-townhall, Plaza de Ayuntamiento 1 

-Rambla Méndez Nuñes, 23

-airport Alicante El Altet

-Portugal 17

-beach Playa San Juan (saisonal)

-beach Playa del Postiguet (saisonal)

 

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