Alicante

The city of Alicante, located right on the heart of the Mediterranean coast, is one of the favourite Spanish destinations. It is strategically located and has excellent communications with the rest of Spain and Europe, thanks to the international airport and an extensive network of roads, dual carriageways and motorways, as well as railway links to the main Spanish cities. It is the capital of a rapidly developing commercial and industrial province, conference venuet, tourism and university.Alicante has realized that the cruise market could be another option to bring tourists to the city. A new Maritime Station was built 5 years ago. The Port of Alicante has known a good evolution during last ten years and has improved its facilities to become not only a “port of call” and but also a “home port”. The Old Town or Historical City, just 10 minutes walking from the Maritime Station, has been improved with an important effort to restore most of their buildings and public areas and also a business and neighbourhood revitalising by supporting new enterprises and young people.

- To reactivate and re-use the port area as a commercial and leisure zone

- To become a cruise home port being furthermore an attractive destination for tourists

- To attract the old town of Alicante to the cruise market as a new option for their excursions

- To revalue the old town and the urban heritage