Enter the confluence of the neighborhood of Benalúa and the one of La Florida, Alicante has a new park that has been constituted as a green lung for the area. It has many large trees that provide shade in summer, benches to enjoy the environment, playground for children, a multipurpose room for various municipal courses and monuments. The park is located in what used to be the tram depot and depot until 1962. It still retains some details that recall this era as the name of the park itself. In the same enclosure there is also a municipal heated indoor pool.

With an area of 80,000 square meters, Presidente Adolfo Suárez Park is the largest 'green lung' of San Vicente. It is located between the Canastell industrial estate and the urban area, behind the Hospital, which serves as the backbone between the industrial zone and the urban area. It has areas of trees, meadows, two artificial lagoons, wet areas, a traffic park and land reserve for sports equipment, cafeteria and other services. The project includes the planting of more than 600 trees, 40,000 shrubs and 15,000 square meters of grassland. From a viewpoint, where a monolith has been installed in homage to former President of the Government Adolfo Suárez, you can see the entire park and the city. The park has three accesses for the area closest to the urban area, the industrial estate and the northern zone.

The La Marjal flood park is located a short distance from San Juan beach, in an urban area developed on a land that formed a marsh in the past. It is a unique park that, in addition to the leisure and entertainment functions of all parks, fulfills another hydraulics function: in case of heavy rains it serves like glass of retention of pluvial waters, reducing the risk of flood in the low part of the district, being able to store up to 45,000 m3 of water. Inside the retention vessel there is a large pond surrounded by aquatic vegetation where you can observe the flora and fauna typical of the natural wetlands of Valencia (marjales). For the maintenance of water under suitable conditions, there is a recirculation circuit that includes a waterfall, a small pond and a river. A hill formed with the lands from the excavation of the retention vessel provides excellent views over the park and the Alacantí region, with the mountains in the background. It also recreates the mountain vegetation and the Mediterranean agricultural landscape. This park has been awarded by the Spanish Association of Parks and Public Gardens with the Alhambra prize for the best project of the year 2015.

Between Crevillente, Elche, Catral and Dolores there is a Natural Park formed by multiple lagoons that feed on the Segura River. You can find eels, shrimps, herons, martinetes, eagles and eaglets among other fauna. The most abundant flora are the reeds. The sunsets in this park are very grateful for the cameras. Discover this and other incredible places with the free Alicante Runaway App.

From here, we can view the “Punta del Arenal” (Arenal Beach Point), a site which transports us to the beginning of our age in the second half of the 1st Century B.C., where there was a development in the North part of the present-day Arenal Beach called “caleta del ministre” (Minister’s Cove), an exceptional trading settlement of which a large excavated basin has been conserved. It is known as “Baños de la Reina” (The Queen’s Baths). The preparation of salted foods and fish sauces were most likely the main economic activity of the factory which was discovered there.

PARQUE DE LA HUERTA, beautiful natural place located in the heart of the orchard and lung of the town with an area of 30,000 m2. They have the presence of a covered auditorium with a capacity to hold 3,000 people and in which entertainment, performances, acts of social and cultural life of the municipality are hosted. The harmony, serenity and tranquility that is breathed throughout the park, invite you to walk and be able to abstract from the bustling urban spaces that usually surround us. Within this wonderful place highlights a great variety of flora that enlivens and makes more beautiful, if possible, this place.

Very close to the town and in the Sierra de Albatera is the wonderful place VIRGEN DEL ROSARIO MOUNTAIN PARK, fully equipped for leisure and enjoy nature in all its splendor. Its privileged location makes it an exceptional viewpoint of the entire Vega Baja, in which to perform many activities in full contact with nature. Among its facilities are: Three booths of 6 seats each, a cabin of 9 seats, one of camping of 25 plots, a classroom of nature, reservoir, hearth camping area, information panels, toilets and showers, playground, waterfalls - streams - bridge, watchtower, climbing wall, hermitage, barbecue, path, etc ... You can also enjoy a bike ride, hiking ... or adventure in activities such as climbing, paragliding, rappel, etc ...

This 10,000 m2 recreation area was opened in April of 1996. It is located in Urbanización La Merced, near the church of the same name. The signposted area consists of a green space of great ecological value full of trees and regional vegetation. Its facilities include a gravel walking trail, sports fields and playgrounds, barbecues, rustic street furniture and restrooms.

In the boundary between the Gulfs of Valencia and Alicante, visitors may view the “Cabo de La Nao” as the closest point on the peninsula to the island of Ibiza. Its exceptionally natural beauty makes it an essential place to visit. In fact, the Council of the Environment highlights its Plant Microreserve. At the base of the cape, it is possible to visit the famous Cave:: Cova dels Orguens, a natural cave described by the Naturalist Cavanilles at the end of the 18th Century. It also has coves which are suggestive refuges from the Mediterranean Sea.