La Playa San Juan

We just heard that director Francis Ford Coppola will be in the Ciudad de la Luz movie studios in Alicante for about two weeks filming the end of his latest project Tetra. This 5 time Oscar winner tells the tale of a man who travels from the United States to Argentina to find the Italian roots of his ancestors.

Ciudad de la Luz is slowly becoming a popular place for famous directors who are searching for a new paradise to film and have found it here in Alicante. The great year round weather, interesting incentives offered by the Valencian Community to directors, and the awesome installations make it a perfect place to film almost any kind of exterior or interior shoots.

An impresive studio it also has a Ciudad de la Luz film school where you can learn all the tricks of the trade from professionals and be in the heart of the studios also learning from the pros.

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We are less than two weeks from the inauguration of the Summer Olympic Games 2008 being held in the city of Beijing from 8 to August 24. As every four years a large number of athletes in the world come together, forgetting their differences, to compete in different disciplines and make their countries proud. The origin of these games dates back to the year 776 BC when they were held for the first time in the Olympic city in Greece. Later in the year 1896 by the initiative of Baron de Coubertin they were re introduced as the first of the modern era in Athens and since then have been held every four years.

The Olympic Games are more than a mere sporting competition, it is showcase for the home country that organizes it to display to the rest of the world their natural beauty, its customs, its people and its infrastructure, many of which are built specially for this event. Spain already has its teams in place and we at La Playa San Juan wish them all the very best.

For more information visit the Oficial de Beijing 2008 web page.

What child doesn’t love Cartoon Network . I know my children love it and now they will have a chance to see some of their famous characters up close and personal. The CNxion Tour will bring fun and games to all the children of Alicante on Saturday July 26th right here in Playa San Juan in font of the “Voy Voy” building. From 11:30 until 14:30 hours and from 17:30 until 20:30.

This tour geared towards children 4 to 14 years old will offer activities such as music, sports and will teach kids about the environment and how to take care of themselves and the planet. Different characters will provide different fun events that all kids will love.

Set the date and don’t let your kids miss this great FREE opportunitie to see all their favorite Cartoon Network characters and have a ball!!

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La Playa San Juan up to a couple of years a go didn’t have many options when it came to choosing a telephone, internet or Television service. But it seems that now that most major providers have gotten their cables around the city they are starting to promote their services, and with competition come good prices for us!

Just yesterday a telemarketer from Jazztel called me to offer me their TV, internet, phone package at 20 megs of internet speed, free national local calls and all the TV channels you want for 40 bucks the month of June then it goes up to 60 thereafter…ummmm, sounded very interesting so I started to check out the others to see who had the best deal.

What I found out is that first it depends what are you are in, some companies have not gotten their cables everywhere yet, specially if you like in a new urbanization.. but here is the general rundown:

ONO

They offer the 3 pack (phone, internet, Tv) for 28 euros a month for the first two months then jumps to about 60 euros a month or more depending on what packages you choose. Free national phone calls and up to 6 megs depending on your location.

JAZZTEL

They offer the 3 pack (phone, internet, Tv) the first month at 30 euros then jumps to about 60 euros thereafter. Free national phone calls and up to 20 megs depending on your location.

TELEFONICA

They offer the 3 pack (phone, internet, TV) for 19.98 for life *** with the hidden fees of the set up cost of about 90 euros and add to the 19.98 the telephone surcharge of 13.97. Free national phone calls adn 1 to 3 meg depending on your location.

They all have their pros and cons and hidden charges, the best thing to do is first find out who serves your area then decide what package is best for you..There are also smaller companies offering interesting rates as well..