The Balcony of Alicante is a beautiful viewpoint in the Sierra del Maigmó where you can disconnect seeing a spectacular panoramic view of the coast. On a clear day you can get to see Alicante and the Mediterranean Sea. Access can be done right here by car, motorcycle, bike or hiking. It is true that for a long time an improvement in the pavement has been demanded since the climb with cars or motorcycles with so much loose gravel is not easy. In the viewpoint area there are picnic areas to eat there and sit in the middle of nature and with the best views, but be careful, do not go without food and drink because there is no service available upstairs. They are in good condition and going up there and making a route through the roads that are there and then end up eating there is a good plan.
Lighthouse located in Cabo de las Huertas. It was built on the remains of an old lookout tower. Beneath it there are some of the best coves of Alicante's coast. It is 9 meters high and has a focal height of 38 meters.
A very nice walk among metal palm trees, with open views of the city, the port and the sea. Close to the area of the Volvo Ocean Race and the Mediterranean Casino.
The Aguas de Busot Spa is an architectural complex built in the 19th century in the municipality of Aigües, province of Alicante (Valencian Community). Originally designed, designed and titled "Hotel Miramar Winter Station", by its owner and promoter, Mr. Conde de Casa Rojas (and Marqués del Bosch), was conceived as an urban complex of large dimensions (some particular retains the plans of the original project), located opposite the old thermal springs that always existed in the area, presided by the central building corresponding to the hotel (equipped with roulette and the new English system of sanitary watertight or WC), and surrounded by numerous buildings and roads that crossed the adjacent places, including, among other services, two catholic chapels, a navigable pool, a bakery, a farm, multiple banks, roundabouts and other elements, most of which were erased in the 20th century. The nineteenth-century hotel activity was visited by SSMM the King and Queen of Spain, and was disseminated among potential customers through annual memorials that Mr. Conde commissioned to write to the various medical directors that the Hotel had (some copies are kept). The Civil War interrupted the hotel activity; and at the end of it, an attempt was made to promote an anti-tuberculosis infant sanatorium in the same facilities. The history of the spa is known with absolute chronological precision. Originally, the properties of the waters were already described in Roman and Muslim chronicles; In the 15th century, safe-conducts were granted to the Moriscos. From this time, the oldest known document is a privilege signed on November 30, 1596, giving ownership of the waters to the city of Alicante, which will hold it until 1816. The only building that is currently conserved was built in 1816 by the engineer and architect Pedro García Faria, while the Count of Casa Rojas embellished the adjacent lands with small houses away from the spa for those who did not want to be close to the bustle. Later, a conflict between the Public Administration and the family of Mr. Conde would begin, whom the Jurisdiction ended up recognizing as the legitimate owner. In 1865 the construction of the "Hotel Miramar" and a new spa took advantage of the thermal waters of the area. This hotel had a casino, party room, church, sports facilities and playground for children and its splendor lasted until 1930. It is said that the Marquis of Bosch, owner of the Hotel, lost it in a poker game. In 1936, the State acquired the building and converted it into an anti-tuberculosis hospital, targeting children with tuberculosis. After the Civil War (1936-1939) and when the disease was extinguished it was abandoned. Towards 1973, the National Antituberculous Patronato made a project to rehabilitate and expand the building, but it remained on paper. In 1989 the company Prognosis acquired the building with the intention of reforming it. In 1993 he signed an urban agreement with the Consistory to develop the construction project of two hotels and a spa. After a cascade of lawsuits between this company and the Town Hall of Aigües, the Spa was bought by Valentín Botella (President of Hercules CF) in 2006.
Viewpoint with picnic area and parking enabled. The Muntanyeta Verda, a small promontory about 50 meters high, is located at the northwest end of the Natural Park. In it is represented much of the vegetation typical of the Mediterranean mountain.
The salt pans are a unique enclave with great biological and landscape richness. In the 1980s it was abandoned and became the particular paradise of many species of birds. A new modality of ecotourism was born in Calp, motivated by the study and observation of birds and their habitats, ornithological tourism or birdwatching. A total of 173 species of registered birds shows us the importance of this wetland. Emphasize the populations of common flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) that reaches several hundred specimens and the common stilt (Himantopus himantopus). In addition, specimens of Gray Heron, Black-rumped Plover, European Rail and Common Coot have been recorded, including some species in delicate situations such as the Marbled Teal or the White Jar. Of all these birds that can be seen in the salt flats, there is no doubt that the most spectacular and striking is the common flamenco. This bird, with a wingspan of up to 170 cm and a length of 140 cm surprises with its strange silhouette and very long neck. Another singular resident of the salt mines is the common stilt, unmistakable for its long red tarsi, its peak reaching 7 cm. and its contrasted black and white plumage. The common stilt is a frequent bird in the salinas.
Another coastal defence was erected in “Punta d´Ambolo”, also known as the “Torre del Descubridor” (Discoverer’s Tower), with a single floor and two sentry boxes which have now disappeared. Its splendid location allows the view to travel from “Cabo de la Nao” up to the “Punta de Moraira”.
“Les Pesqueres” scenic viewpoint looks upon a small universe of place names inspired by the fishing activities which the men from Xàbia and the neighbouring towns carried out in the vertical walls of its cliffs, in spite of the obvious difficulties which can be easily perceived from the viewpoint. On the crags or on top of fragile thatched mats, the men established their positions to fish, especially in the long dark nights of winter.
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