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Alicante Port Ferry Overview
Alicante is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of the Alacantí, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. The city has regular ferry services to the Balearic Islands and Algeria. The city is strongly fortified, with a spacious ferry port and harbour.
The port has been reinventing itself since the industrial decline the city suffered in the 1980s (with most mercantile traffic lost in favour of Valencia's harbour). In recent years, the Port Authority has established it as one of the most important ports in Spain for cruises, with 72 calls to port made by cruises in 2007 bringing some 80,000 cruise passengers and 30,000 crew to the city each year. The moves to develop the port for more tourism have been welcomed by the city and its residents. Ferry company SNCM currently operate 2 ferry services from the port to Oran and Alger in Algeria.
Alicante enjoys Mediterranean climate with mild temperatures throughout the year and little rain meaning it attracts many tourists visiting Spain. Alicante offers it's own tram system linking Alicante with surrounding areas to as far as tourist hot spot Benidorm. |
