Destination Weddings in Alicante

If you seek variety for your destination wedding, then, Alicante takes the cake. This city with a population of over 300,000 combines both classic and modern, it offers business and pleasure, entertainment and educational opportunities, and manages to fit mountains and beaches within its city limits. It even has an island off the coast - the only inhabited island in the Land of Valencia.  An island wedding in Alicante would be an unforgettable occasion for you as well as you guests.

Alicante’s history reaches back to prehistoric times, with archaeological remains having been found here from the third millennium before Christ. It has been a Spanish city for over 500 years, with a charter granted to it by Ferdinand the Catholic in 1490. Its title includes the praiseworthy epithets of "illustrious, eminent, noble, loyal and always faithful", bearing a golden fleece on its coat of arms since 1524 by permission of Carlos V. Today it is a first-rate tourist area thanks to the splendid Alicante beaches and its excellent climate, offering charm, tradition, Alicante museums and tourist attractions.

Well known for its major Alicante hotels and resorts where most people head for their annual holiday, Alicante is one of the Mediteranean's biggest resorts and caters for a significant amount of holiday makers and of course it does so extremely well. Everything you could possible want out of a wedding celebration will be your finger tips. Apart from the wedding festivities, Alicante offers you and your guests a varied calendar of Alicante fiestas and numerous cultural activities from popular festival to street concerts, theatre groups, choirs, exhibitions, conferences and seminars of every type.

One of the town's densest concentrations of watering holes lies adjacent to the port where you can celebrate your destination wedding.

El Barrio is the name given to the old quarter of town, with a profusion of action-packed pubs, café’s, clubs and restaurants.

Alicante is one of the few cities that can boast such a wide selection of fine, sandy beaches and interesting rocky coves within its municipal limits, and practically all of these have been granted blue flags by the European Union for the quality of their water, their cleanliness and beach facilities.  San Juan beach is only a few minutes from the city center.  Alicante will be a perfect location to have the wedding ceremony of your dreams.