Gran Alacant: Beach, activities and fiestas

Gran Alacant offers several distinct reasons to spend your holiday here: Playa del Carabassí is the nearest beach and can be reached on foot; the paragliding launch site is in Gran Alacant, in the upper part of Cabo de Santa Pola; and the Fiestas de Gran Alacant take place on the last weekend of July. The public calisthenics park and Faro de Santa Pola with its viewpoint add to the options. When looking for a holiday apartment, it helps to first decide whether your stay will focus on the beach, activities, a destination within walking distance, or a festival on a particular date.

Paragliding launch site and activities

The paragliding launch site is in Gran Alacant, in the upper part of Cabo de Santa Pola. Parapente Santa Pola uses its office and shop in Gran Alacant as a meeting point. The two details are different points of reference for paragliding: the launch site indicates the take-off area, while the office and shop are the meeting point.

The municipal notice dated 30 October 2023 gives Calle Creta 71 as the location of the Gran Alacant calisthenics park. Check the current usage status before visiting. This specific street address distinguishes the park from the launch area in the upper part of the Cabo.

Beach and destinations within walking distance

Playa del Carabassí is the nearest beach to Gran Alacant and can be reached on foot. If you want your stay to focus on beach days, this walkable distance is a useful point of reference when choosing where to stay. Faro de Santa Pola and its viewpoint can also be reached on foot from Gran Alacant; the walk to the lighthouse is about 700 metres. These two destinations offer different points of reference: for the beach, its proximity to Gran Alacant is the main consideration; for the lighthouse, it is the approximate walking distance. This lets you include the beach and the Faro as two separate destinations in your plans.

Fiestas on the last weekend of July

The Fiestas de Gran Alacant take place on the last weekend of July. Unlike choosing a destination for a single outing, here your travel dates are themselves a deciding factor. If the festival is a reason for your trip, plan your stay around that weekend and check the specific event dates for the relevant year before booking.

Choosing holiday priorities together

If you are travelling with children, you can discuss everyone’s different interests together: should the stay focus mainly on the beach, activities, or a festival on a particular date? This question can help you avoid cramming every activity into a single day’s itinerary. First decide on the focus you want. The Fiestas also depend on your travel dates, while the beach and activities bring different kinds of destinations into consideration. You can then compare holiday apartments in Gran Alacant based on your own travel plans.

For the broader travel overview: Santa Pola.