alicante in april - martes

Alicante - martes 5 de abril - 12811 steps

On this morning breakfast in our apartment and not on a terrace as usual. Still nice.

On the last and rainy day in Alicante we had a great time at MACA (Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Alicante) and the Mercado Central.

Wednesday morning, time to go back home. We look back on a great spring city break in alluring and surprising Alicante!

alicante in april - domingo

Alicante - domingo 3 de abril - 22235 steps

Last sunday we walked to the Palmeraie just outside the city. We spotted this fascinating palm park with lots of tall palms from the taxi, when we arrived on Friday. El Palmeral covers no less than 72000 square meters and was opened in October 1997. I imagined myself in Morocco, even the delicious smell was the same (the lemon trees were in bloom) and we also stumbled upon some beautiful mimosa trees in full bloom!

Breakfast to go on our way to Parque El Palmeral. A nice morning walk of about 5 km.

Tapas lunch at the kiosk in the park, amid the tall palms.

We walked back along the coast towards the city, along the harbor and across the fairground.

More walking in the afternoon, starting with a drink with a view from the 26th floor of Gran Sol. We wanted to climp the hill and visit the colorful houses in Barrio Santa Cruz, that we saw in the distance. So many narrow alleys decorated with greenery, this neighborhood seems to be inhabited only by creative plant lovers. Love love love. From here a beautiful view of the old town as well, now from the other side with Gran Sol in the distance.

And in the evening we had an Italian dinner at Bigoli and talked about this Sunday full of inspiration. Great to see and feel what green does to a city!