Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Alicante (Costa Blanca), Spanje

Topdrukte — Cabalgata de Reyes (Three Kings), Navidad Gigante and the giant Belen

• Festival

  Cabalgata de Reyes (Three Kings)

  5 janKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  On the evening of 5 January the Three Kings land at the port and parade through the centre to the town hall, throwing sweets. Families stake out the Rambla early, and the 6th is a holiday with most shops shut. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Almond blossom inland

  25 jan – 28 feb · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  Almond orchards in the Vall de Xalo and Vall de Guadalest, about an hour's drive north, flower from late January and peak into February; Alcalali runs guided walks and tastings. A cold or mild winter shifts the peak by weeks. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Navidad Gigante and the giant Belen (22 nov – 7 jan (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Almond blossom inland (25 jan – 28 feb (meestal))

Topdrukte — Semana Santa, Semana Santa (Easter) holidays in Spanje

• Feestdag

  Semana Santa

  29 mrt – 5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukBoek vroeg

  Madrid and the interior come to the coast for the week and the Costa Blanca season effectively starts here, several weeks before the sea is worth getting into. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Semana Santa, Romeria de la Santa Faz

• Festival

  Romeria de la Santa Faz

  16 aprReligieus feestDruk

  On the second Thursday after Easter a couple of hundred thousand people walk the eight kilometres out to the monastery from dawn, carrying rosemary. The road out is shut and the city is on its feet by seven. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Semana Santa (29 mrt – 5 apr)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Romeria de la Santa Faz (16 apr)

Topdrukte — Hogueras de San Juan, Summer holidays in Spanje

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  10 jun – 25 okt · meestal

  One of the longest swimming windows on the Spanish mainland; the water at Postiguet is still fine well into October, when the beach is half empty.

• Festival

  Hogueras de San Juan

  20–25 junLicht & vuurDrukBoek vroegSluitingen

  Ninety-odd sculptures go up in the streets on 20 June and burn on the night of the 24th, with daily mascleta bangs in Plaza de los Luceros. The centre is closed to traffic and nobody sleeps much. Bron ↗

Druk — Summer holidays in Spanje, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 25 okt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Spanish August holidays, Summer holidays in Spanje

• Feestdag

  Spanish August holidays

  1–31 augSchoolvakantiesDrukBoek vroeg

  Spain takes its holiday in the same month, and this is where a large part of Madrid takes it. Second homes fill, the beach road jams and the good restaurants need booking. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 25 okt (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Spanje, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Gota fria storms

  1 sep – 15 nov · meestalOverstromingsseizoen

  Autumn on this coast delivers its rain in a day or two rather than in showers, and the ramblas that are dry all year are the reason those days close roads. Watch the AEMET warnings rather than the forecast icon. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 25 okt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (10 jun – 25 okt (meestal)), Gota fria storms (1 sep – 15 nov (meestal))

Druk — Navidad Gigante and the giant Belen, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Navidad Gigante and the giant Belen

  22 nov – 7 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  The city's Christmas programme centres on a monumental nativity scene in Plaza del Ayuntamiento, listed by Guinness, with the square closed to traffic, a fairground and lit streets until Epiphany. It opens in late November. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Gota fria storms (1 sep – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Navidad Gigante and the giant Belen, Christmas holidays in Spanje

• Festival

  Venida de la Virgen in Elche

  28–29 decReligieus feest

  A day trip to Elche, half an hour by train: at dawn on the 28th a pilgrimage walks in from Tamarit beach to reenact the Virgin's arrival by sea in 1370, and on the 29th children dressed as angels escort her image to the basilica. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Navidad Gigante and the giant Belen (22 nov – 7 jan (meestal))