Description of the attraction
The seaside boulevard of the city of Alicante is called the Esplanade de Spain. Locals sometimes call it Paseo de la Esplanada. It runs parallel to the port of Alicante from Puerto del Mar to Canaleas Park. The Esplanade de Ispana is the busiest street in the city. It was built on an old dam in the first half of the 20th century. 6.5 million small tiles in red, blue and white were used to cover the boulevard. They are arranged in a specific order to create a wavy pattern. 4 rows of palm trees are planted along the 500-meter boulevard.
Before the Spanish Civil War, this seaside street was called Paseo de los Martires de la Libertad. In the 1990s, the boulevard was renovated and turned into a symbol of the city of Alicante. It is here that all tourists come first of all. Along the Esplanade, there are restaurants serving excellent seafood and souvenir shops. Artists gather here to draw cartoons on tourists for a modest fee. In the neighborhood, street musicians entertain the audience with incendiary melodies. In the evening, people gather at the open stage - Auditorio de la Concha. Here eminent Spanish musical groups give free concerts.
Many of the historic buildings of the city of Alicante are located on and around the Esplanade de Ispana. Among them are the Tryp Gran Sol Hotel and the House of Carbonell. The height of the hotel, built in 1971, reaches 96, 9 meters. It offers its guests 123 rooms and a restaurant on the 26th floor.
The House of Carbonell, built in 1925 by the local architect Juan Vidal Ramos in the style of Valencian modernism, is named after its customer and first owner, the textile magnate Enrique Carbonell. Now this mansion houses offices, and the upper floors are reserved for luxury housing.
