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Alicante (in Valencian and Catalan: Alacant) is the capital of the province of Alicante, is located in Valencia, Spain, in the south, bordering the Mediterranean. Alicante is an important port and a population of 322,431 inhabitants in 2006 (325,797 according to statistics, the Department of City Hall in 2005). The city of Alicante has 434,505 Alicante is a city that thrives on faster in Spain. Its economy is based on the service sector (the important role of tourism and administrative services). Alicante exports wine, olive oil and fruit and has light industries including food processing, leather, textiles and ceramics. The specialties are Turron (Turrón, nougat) and paella.
Alicante has a port (especially commercial, recreational and cruise destination), and an international airport. Among the notable features include Santa Barbara Castle, perched on a hill overlooking the city. He was on a mountain of 169 meters and is the image of the city. There are impressive buildings as City Hall, the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, the churches of Santa Maria and the Santa Faz, Home Theatre, Central Market, the Palacio de la Diputación, Carbonell's house and the house of witches.
The most important festival is "Fogueres de Sant Joan" (fires of San Juan), better known by Hogue, which takes place over several days and whose height is 24 June with the burning of statues made for people opportunity. The party is represented by a queen called "Bellea del Foc" ("The beauty of fire").
Alicante is the headquarters of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market for European brands and designs.
Alicante is a city in the arid Mediterranean with a constant temperature throughout the year and the sun. However, the survey tends to relativize the very mild conditions. The average temperature is 11 degrees in winter and 26 º in summer. Rainfall is grouped for short periods, especially during the months of September and October and ocassionent flooding.
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