We went for a nice leisure walk throughout the city of Alicante on Sunday. The weather was nice and warm at 21 degrees and the sun was shining bright. We began our walk by heading towards the coastline of the city. We came to a lovely walking trail which had orange trees along the path.

We followed the walkway until we came to a beautiful water feature along the trail.

We had to stop and take a selfie and enjoy the moment.

We then walked along the waterfront on the beautiful boardwalk area of the city. The boardwalk has rows of palm trees that align the walkway. The views from the boardwalk were spectacular, you could see the castle and all the boats in the marina.

We walked along the boardwalk until we reached the beach area. We could see the dates on the date palm trees and people were enjoying the beach and walking along the shoreline.

We walked along the beach walkway and came across a tent which was set up along the walkway. They were doing a fundraiser and selling Paella and drinks. People were lined up to sample some of the traditional Spanish food.

We continued our walk until we reached the end of the beach area and then decided to walk along the “Explanada de España” which runs parallel to the marina and port. The walkway on the explanada is made up of 6.600.000 marble tiles. The three different colours of tiles form a unique pattern.

The explanada de España in Alicante

We walked along the explanada and came across an area where people were gathered around listening to music. As we got closer we could see that people were also dancing on the explanada. We stopped for a few minutes to check it out.

After watching the dancing for a few minutes we continued our walk along the explanada and came across a vender selling roasted “castañas” nuts.

We had to sample them so we stopped and bought a small “cone” of chesnuts. They were very tasty and the shell came off very easily.

The chestnut tasted similar to a roasted potato and was quite enjoyable. We continued our walk along the explanada and enjoyed the day. It was a great way to spend a leisure Sunday in Alicante.

“Hasta Luego and tiene un buen dia”