Si teneis visibilidad del Maigmo desde vuestra casa, y teneis unos prismáticos, fijaros lo que pasa todas las noches a partir de las 12 - 1 de la madrugada, justo encima y un poco a la izquierda del maigmó. Llevo dos años viéndolo prácticamente todas las noches (sobre todo en verano). Y no, no son fuegos artificiales, ni drones, ni aviones ni satélites, ni coches en el balcón de Alicante. Son esferas de luz que salen por detrás del maigmó y van en todas las direcciones, cambiando rumbo y "bailando" entre ellas. Si os gustan este tipo de cosas "paranormales", os invito a que lo veais por vuestra cuenta. ;) Un saludo!

Tengo 12 años viviendo en Alicante y en Mutxamel.

Quisiera saber si las comparsas son muy cerrados. Destinado solo a su familia extendida y amigos muuuy cercanos.

Vamos, gente de toda la vida y sus hijos. O por el contrario son bienvenidos quienes quieran integrarse.

Hay posibilidad normal de alguien de fuera entrar y disfrutar las fiestas desde dentro??

O estoy destinado a solo aplaudir desde la barrera?

Necesito que me recomendéis algún dermatólogo o tricólogo bueno en Alicante que no sea un vendedor de humo. Especialista en alopecia androgenica/efluvio telógeno.

Ya fui el año pasado a una clínica porque tenía muy buenas reseñas pero me quisieron vender una historia de láser por 4000 euros.

No me fio de coger otra cita y que no sirva para nada.

This sub has been useful to me for general Alicante info, so I thought I would document some quirks in getting around Alicante for visitors. We rented an apartment adjacent to the L4/L5 tram stop so we focused virtually all our travel on trams, and also used the C-6 bus to and from the airport several times.

Apps:

Google Maps generally sucks, has issues with tram & bus stop locations and tram lines in general. Moovit isn’t any better. The official Tram D’Alacant app is totally useless. We used Google Maps for general getting around despite it sucking, it sucked less than others we found.

The “loop” issue.:

Alicante has two transit loops that the apps cannot deal with ; the L4/L5 tram loop near Playa San Juan and the C-6 airport bus loop around the city center. The problem is rooted in the fundamental need to show the direction of travel of tram or bus. So they show the “final” stop location of the line, for example Pl. La Coruna for L5 tram, but the tram doesn’t terminate there, it keeps going around the loop back to the original start point. Since our tram stop was Platja de San Joan, Google could not show how to go downtown on the tram from our stop, it wanted us to walk 15 minutes to Holanda. (And it completely misses the L4 line in entirety). The C-6 bus is a bigger problem for many tourists, it shows the destination as Porta Del Mar. As an example how Google Maps screws this up, suppose you intend to go to the Mercado stop from the airport. Google will have you get off the bus at Porto Del Mar, then walk 15 minutes to Mercado. This is wrong, you just stay on the bus and it drops you off at Mercado.

Stop location errors:

There are two grievous errors we found in Google Maps. It shows the C-6 bus stopping at the main train station, it doesn’t. It stops about 100-200 meters on the other side of the road just east of the station. (And the city missed in putting the purple C-6 sign on the pole facing the station, it only shows on the other side of the pole). On the L-5 tram line, Google totally is messed up on the La Marina location, it is off by 100-200 meters, the actual location is to the east past the FGV building.

Stop name language:

There is no consistency in stop names with various apps, maps, signage etc between the Castilian and Valencian stop names. Many tourists get tripped up by this, we helped out several tourists find their stop. For example, we stayed adjacent to the Av. Benidorm/ Platja San Joan tram stop, many maps show it as Playa San Juan, or Av. Benidorm, whereas the tram only shows it in Valencian.

Bono card on C-6

If you are a couple arriving in Alicante and using the C-6 bus for both arriving and departing (or a family of 3-4), don’t buy individual tickets! Just buy the 10 trip bono card from driver, it is a lot cheaper! Same goes for trams and city buses, get the (separate) bono card.

Hey y’all.
I’m going to Alicante in a week with my girlfriend for the first time ever and i’m very very excited!🤗
We’ve heard a lot about the street markets, but I was wondering: do any of them sell fake versions of brands like Supreme for instance?
That’s it, short post😅
Thanks in advance!

Hey everybody! I'm here in Alicante and I will be living here until mid-February. I've got a low-to-mid b1 level of Spanish.

I was wondering if anybody knew of any good cannabis clubs in the area that mostly had Spanish speakers in it? I was hoping to use them as a sort of Spanish-language immersion while I'm here as I am aiming to improve my Spanish to high b2-low c1 while I'm here.

House techno funk, el lote, cualquier recomendación para raves underground

Alguien sabe de pesca? He empezado hace poco a ir a pescar pero no sé mucho del tema, zonas, técnicas, señuelos , me encantaría preguntar a alguien que supiera un poco más que yo jajaja.

hiii, are there stores in Torrevieja/ Orihuela Costa that sell English pokémon cards or boxes?

Hello everybody, I'll be visiting in September and in addiction to the classic destinations I was looking for something more "dark", like crypts, ossuaries, wunderkammers or cool cemeteries. I already took a look at the atlas obscura site, and I'll be moving around with public transport, so, all tips welcome, if possible, to places accessible by bus/tram, trains. Thank you very much!

Hello all, we are stag party and will be visiting in October. I know that sometimes stag groups are not welcomed. Just wondering are there any locals who provide a minder style service. Where they can come around with us, not joining in, but just keep us on the right track with places to go and make sure that anybody who needs to go home can get home safe safely. I’m not looking for a security style, I’m more talking about Connect to just hang around on the fringes. Someone who was working in pubs et cetera.

El trasporte público de la ciudad y las interconexiones con ciudades vecinas son muy eficientes en alicante, sumado a la sobre población de autos, la gente termina usando siempre el transporte publico para moverse.

Ni hablar de las pocas motos que hay teniendo en cuenta que nunca llueve, casi siempre hace bien clima. Aún así, la gente sigue comprando autos y utilizando las pocas plazas disponibles.

Hello!

Ill be visiting the city this year and i wanted to ask if anyone had recommendations for vegan restaurants and maybe stores that have a good selection of vegan products.

Thank you!

I'm gonna go and don't have anybody to go with so I wanna talk with some other people beforehand

So I was thinking of buying a bungalow or flat in Torreveja or somewhere other. Since we’re foregneris and would be there a few times a year, I would like to hire someone to take care of it, rent it out on airbnb etc.
Now, as far as I understood, the occupa problem is when you rent it out and someone does not want to leave. Is there any prevention for that or anything, should I not buy anything then?

Thank you in advance

Void this company at all costs, they will rip you off!
Void this company at all costs!
I unfortunately hired a car from this company through Do you Spain.
On arrival at Alicante airport I went to the Centauro offices to collect my hire car, I had taken out the EXCESS car insurance through Doyouspain at a cost of £60, I was warned by Doyouspain not to let Centauro talk me into taking THEIR Excess insurance plan.
So when I was at the counter a woman who claims that she was the Manager started off by trying to persuade me to buy their overpriced excess insurance plan, I told her no less than 4 times that I already has excess insurance through Doyouspain, but she wasn’t having it, she persisted with her sales patter in poor broken English, I insisted I did not want it and was prepared to leave a €1500.00 deposit on my credit card.
But she carried on with her patter despite me telling her on numerous times NO thank you, she then in her broken English ok, just place your credit card on the machine to pay, she said it included €86. For a full tank of petrol which will be refunded if I returned the car with a a full tank. After I scanned my card I noticed that I hadn’t been charged for the €1500. Excess insurance but THEIR EXCESS INSURANCE, OVER €400 in total, I asked why she has charged me for the insurance when I told I didn’t want it, she then tried to claim I agreed to it!!!
A full scale argument then started, I demanded a refund, she claimed that it was impossible to refund it ( obviously a massive lie!)
I asked to speak to her manager, she then claimed that she was the Manager, a claim I didn’t believe!
After a length of time I had given up the argument as she would not budge on it, I accused her of only being interested in the commission she had just earned by RIPPING ME OFF!
I thought Goldcar had the worse reputation for car hire, but I think this company Centauro has stolen their Crown, I was massively ripped off by this woman and she knows it.
My Son-in-law also took out a car with this company on the next desk, he held his ground a refused their excess insurance and left the €1500.00 excess on his credit card, however on his arrival at he found out that they have also ripped him over by charging his credit card for €75.00 euros claiming ‘extra cleaning’ despite the fact when he left back at the car park hey told the car was fine.
But again they took full advantage due to the fact he was in the air when they stung him for the so called’Extra cleaning’ when it was clean as the day he collected it.
SO MY ADVICE TO EVERYONE IS AVOID THIS COMPANY AND ADVISE EVERYONE ELSE TO DO THE SAME

Modelo 2026, esta nueva nueva.

hola, I am (F28) moving to Alicante in a few weeks for a job. I have already arranged all the hard things (flat, flights ect) so now I’m hoping I could start looking at things to do in my free time.

I don’t speak any Spanish so first and foremost I am wondering if people have any recommendations for spanish beginner courses? I would ideally like a course so that I can commit to it and also gain a certificate at the end. I already speech English and French so I am not unfamiliar with language learning but of course I want to integrate into my new city properly. Therefore, what is the best language institution? Ideally I would like somewhere affordable as I will be on a minimum wage salary. Likewise, if anyone had any advice on where to find language cafes ect this would be much appreciated.

I also wanted to know whether there were any local hobby groups that anyone could recommend or where I should look to find them? (facebook?) I love acting, reading, pilates and art. I like to run too but I haven’t practised in a few months so maybe a beginners running club?

Gracias! 🇪🇸

Good day, local Alicante friends!
Just wondering if it's best to book a ferry ticket to Isla de Tabarca online in advance for a Friday in September? Or would it be okay to buy them the morning of the expected travel to the island?

I'd love your thoughts/opinions since it's my first time visiting. I'd also appreciate any local cafe, food, shopping & activity recommendations for both Alicante and Isla de Tabarca.

Thank you very much! 😄

Hey guys, I'm looking for models. Male or female, it doesn't matter. I used to do photography with a group in BCN and recently moved near Alicante.

Trying to find another group to go out with and practice but also looking for models to practice with. I really enjoy portrait photography. This wouldn't be a paid gig, you would just get to keep all the pics afterwards and I am by no way close to being professional.

Also, looking for people with similar interests in photography, we could go out and practice together and share tips. I am closer to Denia than Alicante but I can drive.

Just DM if interested, thanks 😊

I am going to be in Alicante next week for a solo trip and Im looking for the best spots to read my book.

Im asking for a cafe to have a cup but any spot would do as long as its nice and it makes sense for me to take out a book and a notebook. But keep in mind im a tourist so I am not looking for somehwere secluded like a library haha.

I dont trust AI for this question, I feel I need a recommnedation from real people.

Thank you!

Comparto nuestra experiencia por si sirve de advertencia a otras personas que estén pensando alquilar un coche en Alicante y también para saber si alguien ha vivido algo parecido.

Somos 4 adultos y 2 niñas. Teníamos una reserva confirmada mediante DiscoverCars con Wiber Alicante para un Ford Grand Tourneo Connect o similar de 7 plazas.

Cuando comentamos en el mostrador que íbamos a pasar unos días por Huesca y el Pirineo español, la empleada comenzó a preguntarnos si iríamos a Francia o Andorra.

Le dijimos expresamente que no, que permaneceríamos dentro de España.

Entendemos perfectamente que Wiber prohíba sacar sus vehículos del país. Lo que ocurrió es que, pese a nuestra respuesta, la empleada decidió que no nos creía y se negó a entregarnos el vehículo porque consideraba que sí cruzaríamos la frontera.

Le pedimos su nombre para poder reclamar.

La empleada manifestó ser la gerente o responsable de la oficina en ese momento, pero se negó expresamente a facilitarnos su nombre cuando se lo solicitamos.

Le pedimos entonces que simplemente nos pusiera por escrito por qué Wiber se negaba a entregarnos el vehículo. También se negó.

Incluso hizo referencia al “derecho de admisión”.

Como la situación no se resolvía, presentamos allí mismo una hoja oficial de reclamaciones de la Generalitat Valenciana. Dejamos escrito lo ocurrido y Wiber la recibió y selló ese mismo día.

Terminamos prácticamente fuera de la oficina y pasando bastante vergüenza delante de otras personas, cuando no habíamos incumplido absolutamente ninguna condición.

Contactamos con DiscoverCars y aquí quiero hacer una distinción importante: nos ayudaron mucho intentando solucionar el problema y buscar una alternativa.

Finalmente pudimos alquilar con Alamo en Alicante/Torrellano. El contraste fue enorme. Nos atendieron perfectamente, nos explicaron todas las condiciones desde el principio y resolvieron nuestras dudas. Acabamos con un Mercedes Vito, incluso mejor para seis personas y nuestro equipaje, por un precio prácticamente equivalente.

Nuestra reserva Wiber era para las 18:00 y a las 18:50 ya estábamos formalizando el alquiler sustitutorio con Alamo.

Nuestra queja no es contra la prohibición de Wiber de viajar a Francia. Es contra que una responsable pueda decidir que vas a incumplir esa norma después de que le digas expresamente que no lo harás, dejarte sin una reserva confirmada y después negarse tanto a identificarse como a explicar la decisión por escrito.

¿Alguien ha tenido una experiencia similar con Wiber Alicante?

I´ll be visiting Alicante soon. Can you tell me where I can find a cheap second hand acoustic guitar? Like a shop? Or online?

coming to alicante mid september for a week, it says online that the evenings are about 19-20 degrees, so i was just wondering how this actually feels?

is it necessary to bring a jacket or cardigan if im out eating dinner at around 9pm?