Attractions & Places to Visit
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Cruise to Altea
Benidorm - Altea -
Benidorm. TIMETABLE: Tuesday, departing from Benidorm at
11.00AM and back at 4.00PM. All enquiries to Port of Benidorm.
Phone: 96 585 0052 |
| SCUBA DIVING |
| Costa Blanca
Sub |
Poseidion Club |
Calle Santander
20; Coblanca
Tel. 966 801784 |
This diving centre and school offers
its facilities for the practice of this exciting sport.
C/Santander,9-Alfaz, 4 Edf. Silvia
Tel: 96 5853227 |
Scuba Diving Benidorm
Discover the
submarine world and watch its varied forms of life. No previous
experience is necessary for this activity. It consists of an
introductory lesson, diving in the sea with professional diving equipment,
transfers and diving instructor.
Calle Otto de
Habsburgo, 10 Tel: 966 809712 |
| MARCO POLO |
4X4 JEEP SAFARI |
Whole day adventure, atmosphere and sun on 4x4 Jeeps
(small groups
of up to 8 Jeeps maximum).
Excursions to typical villages, mountainous forest
tracks, a fountain and waterfall oasis (ticket included).
Marco Polo Expediciones, Av. Europa, 5;
Tel: 96 586 33 99
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Travel to the interior of the Costa Blanca in a 4x4
Jeep. A day full of cross-country adventure and action as you come up
against mountains, rivers and valleys.
4x4 Jeep Safari Centre. Av.
Dr. Severo Ochoa, 38.
Tel: 96 680 71 24 |
CENTAURO PIONEERS 4X4
Drive and all-terrain Suzuki on a guided excursion
to the wildest and unexplored landscape of the Costa Blanca. Go up
mountains, find unique scenery and explore new paths.
Centauro, Ed. Coblanca,5; Tel. 96 683 07 07. |
| Algar Waterfalls |
The Algar is a kind of natural water park with
authentic swimming pools in which to enjoy the crystal clear waters: the
'Baladre', the 'Presa', to name two of them, filled by springs whose waters
flow directly from among the rocks. Paths follow the course of the river
closely and are constantly flanked by the incomparable and characteristic
vegetation of the area, such as reeds, bamboo, oleandas and so on.
One path takes you up through aromatic herbs to the
'Arboretum' a garden of natural spices, in which the most typical of
Mediterranean spice plants are to be found. Next to this is the museum of
the environment which houses a small collection of aromatic and medicinal
herbs and the essence of oils and perfumes made from them. All these
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At the top part of the valley above the bathing
area, a wide open space has been prepared with all types of facilities such
as barbecues, tables, benches, stored logs, toilets and showers.
A water museum is also planned which will have on
display the various types of irrigation systems and appliances used for
water distribution in the Valencian Community. ext to all of this is a large free car park.
There are also several other attractions that have
set up near the Algar Waterfalls like the Railway Museum and the Algar
Cactus co.
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| Excursions to the Algar Waterfalls are available
from most tour operators and booking agencies throughout Benidorm. |
Restaurants and
Nightlife
The restaurants
(Prices are for three courses, without wine)
£20 Top-notch food at very reasonable prices is provided by the
chef-proprietor, Stephen Anderson, whose CV includes a spell at Alastair
Little's Soho restaurant. Brilliant, extensive Eurasian menu with wines to
match, but the taster menu is the one to go for: strawberry gazpacho, foie
gras-filled artichokes, hot noodle salads, coconut sorbets...
Seu-Xerea, Calle Conde de Almodovar, 4 0034 963 924000
£9 Valencians head here when they want home cooking, which means dozens of
different rice dishes, in addition to fresh fish. If you want a genuine
paella, allow plenty of time or call first: it takes an hour to cook.
La Riua, Calle Del Mar, 27
0034 963 919183.
£6 Six tables, a menu restricted to pizza, local entradas and creme caramel
and a faade that hardly shouts "Come in!". Even so, this has atmosphere in
spades, and what comes off the pizza shovel is as good as Napoli's finest.
Pizzeria Endavant, Calle Los Venerables, 3. |
Whats on, When?
The Fallas, one of Spain's wildest festivals, runs from March 12-19, with tons of fireworks accompanying the burning of huge papier mache effigies every night. For further information contact the city's tourist office at Plaza Ayuntamiento, 1 (0034 963 510417, or the Spanish National Tourist Office in London, 020 7486 8077
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Big night Out
Don't start before 11pm. Valencia is revered as a party town by the rest of
Spain, which is saying something. Bars are open until 2am or later, but late
night life centres on the Carmen district, north-west of the cathedral.
Calle Caballeros has dozens of tascas (tapas bars) and coffee shops. It is
also home to the best bars and nightclubs - many of which compete for the
most stylish and outlandish toilets. Try Foxtrot Congo and Johnny Maracas
for dancing and agua de Valencia (Champagne, orange juice and vodka), Carmen
for being seriously cool, Negrito and Ghecko for a more laid-back feel. No
entry charges, but prices are higher than in the back streets - £3.30 for a
whopping Bloody Mary, £1.70 for a bottled beer, £1.60 for a glass of Rioja. |
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