La Playa San Juan

A survey carried out in the streets and published in the form of a clip by the Información newspaper of this capital lets us know the preferences of the tourists who visit us. This year there has been many complaints from restaurant owners who stated that most tourist order simpler dishes, such as pizzas and hamburgers although some also opt for our traditional paella. But on the other hand souvenir shop owners say they have not seen a decrease in sales and that tourist love to purchase souverniers and of course visit the Corte Inglés, a place that is very popular with the ladies from anywhere in the world.

But one thing all tourists agree with is that they just love the sun and our beaches and that is where our Playa San Juan comes in and offers all it can. And the within Alicante the Santa Barbara castle, the port area, the explanada and old town of Alicante complete the list of favorite places. Welcome!

The new Batman movie The Dark Knight is making its way to La Playa San Juan. Well, at least the marketing for this movie has come to the sand of our very own Playa San Juan.. The photo above shows this neat intent of marketing that, well, I’m sure is not a long lasting marketing attempt. Either way, thought it was funy and needed to share it with you..

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We love to go to the beach on the weekend, spend the days in La Playa San Juan, soaking in the sun, the kids playing in the sand.. But when its time to go home and eat, it is hard to pull the kids away from the beach..One of our solutions is to take them out to eat..And Buffet Libre Mare Nostrum Restaurant is a great spot right on Avenida Niza..

Just as the name suggest they have a daily buffet with more than 70 dishes to choose from. They are open 13 h to 16 and have plenty of space for the entire family. What we love about this place is that the kids get to see what they want to eat and we can all pick and choose what we are in the mood for..No need to dress up, right from the beach so when you are done, you can go right back and enjoy..

For address and phone number information please visit our directory.

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I’m sure every single one of you has lost an item or two at the beach, it is as if the sand had a magnet of some sort that attracted small objects and swalloed them whole. And the funniest thing of all (ok, it’s not very funny) is that the objects we lose are the ones we truly need and the objects we should take car of the most. A report from Europa Press informs us that among the items found by the beach cleaning staff are: movile phones, keys and documentation like ID cards and drivers license.

The Alicante beach cleaning crew has put in place a clean up operation for the Postiguet, Urbanova, Albufereta, Almadraba and Playa San Juan beaches. This service begins the 3:00 in the morning and runs until 08:30 in the morning. A team of 17 men perform a wide cleaning work in several stages, with the help of a tractor to remove objects and a vehicle to clean garbage bins which are placed in a container for this purpose. Alicante City Hall should be congratulated for this great effort of maintaining our beaches clean.

If you have lost something at the beach you can get in touch with your corresponding police department where the cleaning crews have deposited all found articles. Good Luck!!

photo: flickr-argentem

When the girls and I go out for a little getaway we usually end up in Texaco. Located in Avenida Costablanca. This great little place located in Avenida Costa Blanca is great for those after dinner drinks, beer with friends.. A local hang out with entertainment, music and all kids of drinks.

If you want to just hand out you can sit on one of the many terrace tables and enjoy the company of your friends, and if you need a little more excitement, you can venture indoors and dance the night away..A fun place to enjoy the night life of Playa San Juan.

For address and phone number information please visit our directory.

photo thanks to Oscar Martin

Group Anec is organizing the very first Beach Tennis tournament on August 2nd and 3rd. This new Tenis-Padel and some volleyball modality is becoming a very popular sport with local sports fanatics because it is a fun way to stay in shape and healthy. The tournament will be held in the Voley Playa area in front of the Aitana Restaurant in Playa San Juan.

This sport is played with tennis or paddle rackets and balls, the court is the same as in beach volley and a net is placed somewhat lower than in volleyball . The score is done just like in Tennis although sometimes sets can be reduced to four games. The object of the game is to pass the ball over to the other team to be returned without touching the floor, it is played in pairs, a point is won when the ball is not returned within the field.

There will be cash and sporting good awards for all the winners.

For more information you can reach voley alicante.

For several years now Playa San Juan has been offering a Summer Festival for the locals and tourist with  performances by renowned  nationwide artists. This year, among other acts are Leticia Sabater, Luis Aguilé and Karina. All performances, free of charge will begin at 22:00 hrs.

And like every year there will be special children’s theater the 24th and 29th of July and the 3rd and 14th of August, with these performances starting at

The following are the scheduled performances:

July :

- 24.07.08 Leticia Sabater (The Wizard of Oz)

- 25.07.08 Antonio Santiago (For love of Art)

- 26.07.08 Orfeón Mare Nostrum

- 27.07.08 Friends Peña del Tango

- 28.07.08 Elsa Baeza

- 29.07.08 Leticia Sabater (Mucha marcha 2008)

- 30.07.08 Luis Aguilé

- 31.07.08 Encarnita Polo

August :

- 01.08.08 Tangos Casa de las Américas

- 02.08.08 Ballet Juan Sobrino

- 03.08.08 Leticia Sabater (Wizard of Oz)

- 04.08.08 Juan Bau

- 05.08.08 Karina

- 06.08.08 Ballet Azahar

- 07.08.08 Coral “San Martín” de Callosa

- 08.08.08 Mª Jesús and her accordion

- 09.08.08 José Guardiola

- 10.08.08 Jeannette

- 11.08.08 Juan Erasmo Mochi

- 12.08.08 Albaladre

- 13.08.08 Berchman Voices

- 14.08.08 Leticia Sabater (Mucha marcha 2008)

- 15.08.08 The 3 South Americans

- 16.08.08 Miky

- 17.08.08 Lorenzo Santamaría

Source uala

photo flickr by erdave

Group ANEC is organizing a beach volleyball tournament Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th of July at the Hotel Almirante. There will be two male categories as well as two female categories. The competitions will be held in morning and afternoon. There will be cash prizes and sporting equipment for all the winners.

This sport is becoming very popular in Playa San Juan as we have mentioned in other posts and is one of the many activities offered to locals and vacationers in our area. We want to wish the organization every success and congratulate for this initiative.

For more information please visit Alicante Voley.

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Nestled in a magnificent location the Almirante Hotel offers guests everything they may need to spend a comfortable and happy vacation. Located in a beach front area with spacious rooms and terraces, optionally rooms with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, WiFi in the lobby, restaurant with daily menus, customer parking , pool, etc.. Etc. And best of all at very reasonable prices as well as being very close to the Alicante Golf Club.

For address and phone number information visit our Directory.

Last night a big group of us went to the beach and celebrated “La Noche de San Juan”. We got to the beach early to ensure a great seat and we all gathered to have a great evening. Our Hoguera was one of the first ones lit and we made sure that all the rituals were met. We jumped the Hoguera 3 times, jumped backwards 7 times in the ocean at midnight while making a wish, danced around the Hoguera and sang songs.. Of course we also ate the traditional coca amb tonyina and had a couple of beers.

We hope you all had a great time and are ready for the “Crema” tonight which should be spectacular..