Alicante Province

Alicante is one of the most popular provinces in Spain for holidays, visitors flock from all over the world as well as Spanish Nationals. The main two areas where tourists love to visit are the Costa Blanca North and the Costa Blanca South. The famous holiday towns in the North are Denia, Javea, Moraira, Calpe, Benidorm and Alicante itself. The city of Alicante has several beaches which can be accessed by local transport San Juan beach, The Cabo de las Huertas coves, Almadraba beach, Albufereta beach, Postiguet beach, Saladares-Urbanova beach. On the Costa Blanca South you will find the towns of Torrevieja, Orihuela and it´s Costa of la Zenia and Cabo Roiog. La Zenia is known for it´s huge shopping centre the biggest in the province. Other local holiday towns to Alicante are El Campello, VillaJoyosa that are on the coast. Alicante province not only offers beach holidays, with it´s several mountain range and valleys it´s popular destination for cyclists and walkers. Many top cycle teams train around this area in the winter as it offers great weather and testing terrain.

The Alicante region is a fabulous place to live all year. The weather is fantastic, hot in the summer and warm in the winter, this makes it popular place to live for not only the Spanish but many Northern Europeans. The employment is reasonably good in this area and there is work available for expats as well as Spanish. This creates a great demand for long term rental properties for these people that live and work here in the Alicante Province. There are many types of properties to rent from studio apartments to luxury villas. Prices can vary greatly for long term rentals depending on the areas. Usually the south of the region has cheaper long term rental properties than the North. There are also properties to rent long term inland that many people prefer, away from the hustle and bustle of the coast. The popular locations for Northern Expats to rent are Denia, Javea, Moraira and Calpe in the North and Torrevieja, Orihuela Costa, Pilar de la Horadada in South. There are also many long term rental properties in Benidorm and the city of Alicante.

Due to the fantastic winter climate in the Alicante province many Northern Europeans decide to winter in this area. The simplest way to do this is to take a winter rental. The south of Alicante is slightly warmer than the North and prices are cheaper. Although the North is very popular with towns, like Denia, Javea and Calpe offering all year living, bars and restaurants are open all year and there are many activities for retirees such as bowling, bridge, lunch parties and for the more adventurous sailing, walking and cycling. The winter in the Alicante region is perfect for outdoor activities, that perhaps are not possible during the hot summer months, making a winter rental perfect to explore the coastal and inland areas of this spectacular area. Winter rentals can be anywhere from between 3 to 6 months and usually offer great value, the rents are considerably cheaper than a summer rental. Many of the properties available are rented during the summer for premium weekly rates, these are not possible in the winter, so owners will often prefer to have someone in the house and taking a smaller rent.