Day Trips from Alicante by Car
Alicante is full of attractions to keep you engaged for a whole day, particularly if you are taking a day trip by car to places neighboring it. In fact, from Denia in the north to San Pedro del Pinatar in the south, there are lots of things and places to see along the way. A car rental from Alicante can make your trip all the more pleasurable as then you don’t miss out on the beauty of this part of Spain, which is invariably laced with history.
About 45 km north of Alicante is Benidorm, famed for its large British and Irish communities. A car rental from Alicante can bring you to the heart of this city that’s throbbing with life with its 30 discos and 1000 restaurants, and an eternal party mood. Check out the Benidorm Palace, with seating for more than 1500 people, and a cabaret style show with singing, dancing and other entertainment. If you’re in a car hire from Alicante, you’re sure to be taken to Terra Mitica, a civilization and mythology park about 40 minutes from Benidorm, especially if you’re with the little ones.
Your rented car should take you to Guadalest, well past the road leading to Terra Mitica. At Guadalest, Spain’s most highly visited village, at an altitude of 600 m above the sea, is present. You will pass through a tunnel, a dungeon and then park your hire car and take a castle tour.
Your rental car will take you on the national road north of Alicante only to discover the picturesque village of Calpe which has a stunning sunny beach. Calpe has a large rock face called Penon de Ilfach, which gives ideal views of the surrounding bays and the entire Costa Blanca.
Take a rental car to see the prehistoric caves of Canelobre, with its cathedral-like atmosphere, their several rock formations and their 350 yards-long stalactites and stalagmites hidden here. These caves are situated 3 km outside the village at a height of 700 metres.
Your hire car should bring you here to Elche, where Europe’s largest palm garden is situated, at 22 km south of Alicante. Visit the Altamira Castle that was built in the 12th-13th centuries, the Arabic baths and the last relic of the walls of the old city.
Take a car rental from Alicante to enjoy this picturesque town of Jijona, famous for the Spanish Turron sweet.
Drive down in your rental car to Ibi, 40 km away. Check out the toy factories and the toy museum. Ibi was said to be the Spanish headquarters of the Magi who distributed gifts to children all over Spain on the night of January 5th.
This city is 54 km from Alicante. If you drive down here, you'll find a lot of Renaissance, Gothic and Baroque buildings. Just park your car hire and take a stroll to enjoy the architecture.
Barely about 42 km south of Alicante you will find salt flats at Torrevieja. This is the natural home to flamingoes and several other sea birds. But you can get to enjoy all these sights only when you get into a car rental from Alicante.