Find your ideal holiday apartment or villa rental in Gran Alacant, Spain
Gran Alacant is perfectly located just ten minutes from Alicante Airport making it possible to leave the UK and be at the side of a pool in a luxury apartment in Spain in less than four hours. Situated 100m above the clear blue Mediterranean with its lovely sandy beaches, it is a modern residential urbanisation with many holiday rental properties available for a self-catering holiday on the Costa Blanca. Home to people from all over Europe Gran Alacant has a very international feel and this is represented in the wide choice of food available should you choose to dine out while staying in a holiday apartment in Gran Alacant.
Things to do in Gran Alacant, Spain
The beaches in the area are always popular on a villa holiday in Gran Alacant, they offer a choice of water sports from boogie boarding, swimming and snorkelling in the shallow water by the beach to kite surfing, sailing and wind surfing out in the warm Mediterranean Sea.
Gran Alacant although a residential area has all amenities on offer for a self-catering holiday, banks, supermarkets and shops also there is a market held on a Thursday, and many others held on different days in the surrounding towns and villages, giving you fresh, local ingredients including fruits, vegetables meat and of course some of the freshest fish available.
For families there is lots to do especially if you have taken advantage of car hire in Gran Alacant, the nearby Rio Safari Zoo is fun for children, and further afield in Benidorm there is the Terra Natura wildlife zoo where the animals are kept in a more natural environment rather than being caged, also here you will find Aqua Natura water park with lots of slides and flumes to ride. For thrill seekers Terra Mitica is also located in Benidorm and features numerous rides shows and games as well as a huge water park.
Weather in Gran Alacant, Spain
The healthy climate in the Costa Blanca is why many people choose to make it their home, benefiting from over 300 days of sunshine each year and the winters are mild and very short. For families coming during the school holidays, villas with pools in Gran Alacant are perfect, giving you the ideal way to cool off as temperatures can reach over 35°c at this time of year. Golf holidays in Gran Alacant are popular in the early and late summer months as the weather is perfect to enjoy the many courses in the area and they are not as crowded as during the summer holidays.
Flights to Gran Alacant, Spain
Gran Alacant holiday rentals are just a 10 minute drive from Alicante Airport. A cheap flight to Alicante Airport is available from one of the many airlines that fly here from all over the UK. If you wish to take advantage of car hire in Alicante it is available at the airport from a number of providers at the arrivals terminal.