Alicante, Spain — Activities
Alicante Culture
Alicante is host to a year-round range of cultural activities. For more information on cultural events in Alicante, visit www.alicante.es or pick up a copy of Guía del Ocio, a 'what's on' and leisure guide available from kiosks and bookshops.
Music, Dance and Theater
Plaza de Toros
Modern concerts are played at the Plaza de Toros (the bull ring).
Plaza de España 7 and 8
Tel: (96) 521 6888.
Website: www.alicante-ayto.es/plazadetoros
Teatro Principal de Alicante
Teatro Principal de Alicante is the main venue in Alicante for concerts, theater, dance, opera and cultural festivals.
Plaza Ruperto Chapí
Tel: (96) 520 3100.
Website: www.teatroprincipalicante.com
Alicante Tours
Walking tours
Aguitur, the Tourist Guide Association, employs official guides offering a wide variety of Alicante tours in more than five languages, including walking tours around the main city attractions, galleries and museums, as well as panoramic bus tours, boat tours and customized tours.
Tel: 607 956 219.
Website: www.aguitur.eu
Bus tours
The Turibús is run by Alicante's tourist office and offers audio guides in three languages, and tours the city hourly. A ticket is valid all day so you can hop on and off as many times as you like. There are stops at all the popular tourist sites: Plaza del Mar, Archaeological Museum, Santa Barbara Castle, Central Market, Luceros, Renfe Station, Maisonnave (the shopping area), the Theater and the Rambla.
Tel: (96) 520 0000.
Website: www.alicanteturismo.com
