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Free guided walking tours with Alicante City Tourist Board
THIS SUMMER, DISCOVER ALICANTE WITH THE FREE GUIDED WALKING TOURS WITH ALICANTE CITY TOURIST BOARD BOOK YOUR FREE GUIDED WALKING TOUR The Alicante City Tourist Board would like to invite you to join us on one of our free guided walking tours around the...
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Recipe of rice with leg of beef and chickpeas
Rice with leg of beef and chickpeas (Arroz con pata de ternera y garbanzos.)• 400g rice• 250g chickpeas• 250ml olive oil• 2 onion black puddings• 2kg leg of beef• 1 ripe tomato• 1 onion• 50g cooking chorizo• Colouring and salt• 4 cloves of chopped garlic ...
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Camper Area
Alicante has an overnight area for caravans in transit. It is located on San Juan beach, a few meters away from the shore. It provides all the necessary services to make your stay comfortable and enjoyable. Maximum stay (48 hours). The Camper...
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Discover Alicante city with Expedia and live an endless summer.
Alicante offers to visitors a wide range of attractive accommodation options available, with numerous hotels in all categories in the old city centre, the Explanada maritime promenade, the city’ beaches or even on the island of Tabarca.
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Recommendations and preventive measures against heat waves
Drink plenty of water, although you are not thirsty, 2 liters a day, minimum; avoid alcohol andTake a shower or bath, with warm water in the most intense heat.Avoid excessive sun, especially between 12:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.Eat fruits and...
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Recommendations to the bite of Portuguese man-of-war
Protocol for action in contact with Portuguese man-of-war made by the City Hall of Alicante. Please remove any remaining tentacles that may be in contact with your skin. Avoid scratching the area and do not touch the remains of the tentacles with bare...
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Creamy rice with octopus and artichokes
25g onion 25g green pepper 4 artichokes 200g octopus (tentacle and head) 1 fried ñora (dry red pepper) 1 clove of garlic 4 strands of saffron ½l fumet (stock) 280g ‘bomba’ rice 200ml oil 150g natural grated tomato Salt to tast Sauté the octopus cut into pieces over a...
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Recipe of rice with pork lean meat and vegetables (Arroz con magro y verdura)
• 400g ‘bomba’ Calasparra Designation of Origin rice • 200g Ibérico (acorn-fed) pork lean meat • 4 artichokes • ¼ green pepper • ¼ red pepper • 50g cauliflower • 50g broad green bean • 2dcl garlic oil. 50g boiled chickpeas • pork rib broth: ribs, red pepper,...
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Recipe of Creamy rice with “small lobster”. Arroz meloso con langosta
200g Albufera rice 800g lobster and rock fish stock 2 clean big lobsters (tail and pincers) 60g Majada (crushed ñora (dry red pepper), ginger and parsley) 0.24g saffron infused in 60ml of water 60g extra virgin olive oil 200g fennel bulb 5g table salt In a casserole,...
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International Ideas Competition – Coastal Passage of Alicante
TODAY THE MODIFICATIONS OF THE BASES AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE COMPETITION HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE BOP OF ALICANTE. THE NEW DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF THE PHASE 1 PROPOSALS ENDS AT 23:59 HOURS ON SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2017. URGENT UPDATE (MAY 2, 2017): DUE TO A...
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Arroz con chipirones y ajos tiernos. Rice with chipirones (small cuttlefish) and young garlic
320g Rice 750ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500g Fresh Chipirones 2 Cloves of Garlic 30g Salmorreta (Garlic, fried tomato and ñora “dry red pepper”) A handful of Young Garlic 2L of previously cooked fish Stock or Fumé Place the paella pan on the heat with the extra virgin...
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Recipe of Rice with white anchovies and spinach “Arroz con anchoas y espinacas”
For the fish stock 2 red tomatoes 2 cloves of garlic 1 ñora (dry red pepper) 16 saffron strands 500g morralla (small fish) 1.5l mineral water 150g olive oil 150g sea water Ingredients for the ‘salmorreta’ 2 cloves of garlic 2 tomatoes 4 ñoras (dry red peppers) 100g...
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