Robert Bovington
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The city of Alicante is a Mediterranean port that boasts a fine palm-lined promenade – and a castle.
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I can
attest to these facts because I went there many years ago – I don’t know
why – on reflection, yes I do – it was to visit somewhere interesting
instead of sunbathing and boozing on a Benidorm holiday. I travelled
there by train and very pleasant it was too – the little train leisurely
making its way along the narrow-gauge track.
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The train and the castle still
exist. The castle – el Castillo de Santa Barbara – is perched 350 feet
above the city and can be reached by driving up the winding road to the
summit or, as I did, by using the lift.
Alicante
has other attractions – a cathedral, a museum, beaches, restaurants
and, for those that like that sort of thing, shopping.
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Another reason to go there is to catch a ferry to the Balearic Islands.
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| Vista del puerto y el Castillo de Santa Bárbara Skyline of the city of Alicante, seen from the harbour. Author: Carlos Quesada Granja |
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