Alicante & Guadalest

Day 6

We didn't spend too much time in Alicante, but we did walk the Esplanade and did a little souvenir shopping. The Esplanade was by the seaside with multicolored pavement. You could sit and wish you owned one of the many yachts sitting in the harbor! We also walked along the beaches. As you can see they are a busy place to be, with clothing optional.

Castillo de Santa Barbara fortress

From the summit it is possible to see the entire Bay of Alicante and the surrounding stretch of land. The origins of the modern fortress date from the late 9th Century, the time of Moorish rule. We didn't go inside, we only saw it from the walkway below.

We took the Princess tour to Guadalest. A little village perched on a rocky outcrop 5,000 ft above sea level.

It was such a tropical looking little village. One of my favorite stops!

We had to walk to the top and on the way up you could see the white bell tower. The old village and castle is accessed through a tunnel carved from the rock and when you reach the other end and see the ancient houses, you seemed to have been transported to another age.

It was a beautiful sight once at the top.This is what we looked down on. A beautiful turquoise blue reservoir.

The weather was very hot in the upper 90's with a slight warm breeze.

Some of the most beautiful scenery I've seen.