Benidorm Alicante Holidays: Alicante City Packages Compared

Alicante city holidays suit travellers who want sightseeing and the beach in the same week. Couples and culture lovers can walk from the Basilica of Saint Mary to the Gravina Museum of Fine Arts and the Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art, then climb to Santa Bárbara Castle for the view. Families have city beaches such as Playa de la Albufereta, around 2.5 miles from the centre, and the Museo Volvo Ocean Race by the port.

If you would rather have a quieter base, El Campello is a smaller coastal town of around 28,000 people, compared with almost 350,000 in Alicante. It also makes Alicante city breaks easy to stretch into a longer, calmer stay.

Staying in Alicante puts you within a short walk of the Co-Cathedral of St. Nicholas of Bari, the Archaeological Museum of Alicante, the old bullring and the Castell de Sant Ferran. The nearest beaches, Playa de Agua Amarga, Playa de la Almadraba, Playa de la Albufereta and the small cove of Cala dels Cantalars, all lie between roughly 2 and 3 miles from the centre.

El Campello, 7.5 miles north, is 19 minutes from the airport and has its own coastal sight: the Illeta dels Banyets archaeological site on the seafront. It suits holidays in Alicante Costa Blanca style for those who want the sea on the doorstep and the city only a short hop away.

The best months for a beach-led holiday in Alicante, Spain run from May to October. May brings highs of 23°C and four rainy days; June climbs to 27°C; July and August peak at 30°C, with July recording just 3 mm of rain. September and October stay warm at 27°C and 24°C, though a few more showers arrive.

From November to April, Alicante breaks are better for sightseeing than sunbathing, with highs of 16°C to 20°C. March is the wettest month, with around eight rainy days. School holidays in summer and at half-term are when family package prices tend to rise, so booking early or travelling just outside them gives you more choice.

Alicante airport (ALC) has direct flights from the United Kingdom and sits 9 minutes from the city and 19 minutes from El Campello, which makes holidays to Alicante City some of the easiest transfers on the coast. Murcia airport (RMU) also has direct UK flights and is about 73 minutes' drive away, worth checking if it suits your departure airport or dates.

If you are driving from the UK, the ferry ports of Dénia, about 40 miles away, and Valencia, about 70 miles away, are the closest to Alicante. Car hire is useful for day trips along the coast, and you can compare options on this page.

Package holidays to Alicante bundle your flight, hotel and airport transfer into one booking, and when sold as a package they are ATOL-protected. You choose your board basis, from room only to half board or all inclusive, depending on how much you want to eat out in the city.

On this page you can compare live deals from Jet2holidays, TUI, loveholidays and On the Beach side by side. If you were weighing up holiday lettings, Alicante hotel prices can be checked here too, along with tours and tickets for the castle and museums, and car hire.