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Valencia to Alicante

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November 9th 2009
Monday 9.11.2009 Day 25 We drive from Valencia to Alicante by the express way. It was a great road and we saw lots of orange trees and farm house on the way and a few castles. Alicante is on the Mediterranean Sea lots of people head here in summer. The sea looks fantastic but the beaches are not that good. We shopped at our favorite European supermarket Carrefour for dinner. As the sangria (69 e ... read more

Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more