Question: Why do so very many travellers fly into Alicante/Elche airport all year round? Answer: More than likely to get to big, brash, brazen-faced Benidorm, the king of the package trip Spanish Costa scene. Well, in my view, despite their virtual guarantee of a holiday in the sun, albeit coated in thickly-applied tourist sheen, if it is genuine Spanish culture which they seek, they're better off reconsidering what lies closer to their first point of arrival. Alicante is a medium - large-sized Spanish city which has easily enough in the way of features to make for an enjoyable festive break, and then some. The city's star-studded cast is fronted by the sizeable castle of Santa Barbara, a piece of history perched atop a hill, which appears to offer the greatest vantage-point views which they city is
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