Playa de San Juan, Cap de l'horta

Playa de San Juan is Alicante's largest and most popular beach, and a large district on Cap de l'horta, East of central Alicante. Here you find tall apartments buildings and hotels, as well as some of the more exclusive private residences of Alicante. It has high quality sand and is much calmer then the more centrally located Postiguet Beach summertime, but since we visited in February the beach was almost abandoned anyway. The streets of Playa de San Juan and its bordering districts are filled with palms, wide roads and modern apartment blocks, most of them builtin pretty dull style. From afar though, the highrises create an impressive skyline of its own when seen from central Alicante. Playa de San Juan borders El Campello to the North, that shares the beach. From the beach you can see the beautiful surrounding mountains.

Alicante's modern trams drive right through this outer district, and it is easily accesible by car. You can drive along Avenida Villajoyosa along the coast to reach it. We drove through the district briefly when heading Northwards towards Benidorm.

Avenida Villajoyosa towards Playa de San Juan, that is Alicante's largest and most popular beach and a large district on Cap de l'horta, East of central Alicante. Here you find tall apartments buildings and  hotels, as well as some of the more exclusive private residences of Alicante. It has high quality sand and is much calmer then the more centrally located Postiguet Beach, but since we visited in February the beach was almost abandoned anyway. Avenida Villajoyosa towards Playa de San Juan, that is Alicante's largest and most popular beach and a large district on Cap de l'horta, East of central Alicante. Here you find tall apartments buildings and  hotels, as well as some of the more exclusive private residences of Alicante. It has high quality sand and is much calmer then the more centrally located Postiguet Beach, but since we visited in February the beach was almost abandoned anyway. Avenida Villajoyosa towards Playa de San Juan, that is Alicante's largest and most popular beach and a large district on Cap de l'horta, East of central Alicante. Here you find tall apartments buildings and  hotels, as well as some of the more exclusive private residences of Alicante. It has high quality sand and is much calmer then the more centrally located Postiguet Beach, but since we visited in February the beach was almost abandoned anyway. Avenida Villajoyosa towards Playa de San Juan Avenida Villajoyosa towards Playa de San Juan Our rental car, a new Ford Focus, at Av. Villajoyosa. Avenida Villajoyosa towards Playa de San Juan Playa de San Juan 08 - part of the skyline Playa de San Juan 09 Playa de San Juan 10 - filled with palms, wide roads modern apartment blocks, most of them in pretty dull style. Playa de San Juan 11 - Hotel Mio Cid with medieval theme Playa de San Juan 12 Playa de San Juan 13 Playa de San Juan 14 Playa de San Juan 15 Playa de San Juan 16 Playa de San Juan 17 - the tram goes right through this outer district Playa de San Juan 18 - filled with palms, wide roads modern apartment blocks, most of them in pretty dull style. Playa de San Juan 19 Playa de San Juan 20 Playa de San Juan 21 Playa de San Juan 22 Playa de San Juan 23 Playa de San Juan 24 Playa de San Juan 25 - beautiful views of mountains from the beach Playa de San Juan 26 - looking towards El Campello Playa de San Juant is Alicante's largest and most popular beach and a large district on Cap de l'horta, East of central Alicante. Here you find tall apartments buildings and  hotels, as well as some of the more exclusive private residences of Alicante. It has high quality sand and is much calmer then the more centrally located Postiguet Beach, but since we visited in February the beach was almost abandoned anyway. Playa de San Juant is Alicante's largest and most popular beach and a large district on Cap de l'horta, East of central Alicante. Here you find tall apartments buildings and  hotels, as well as some of the more exclusive private residences of Alicante. It has high quality sand and is much calmer then the more centrally located Postiguet Beach, but since we visited in February the beach was almost abandoned anyway. Playa de San Juan 29 Playa de San Juan 30 - looking towards the mountains and the suburb of El Campello Playa de San Juan 31 - looking towards the mountains and the suburb of El Campello Playa de San Juan 32 - lots of palms and highrises Playa de San Juan 33 Playa de San Juan 34 Playa de San Juan 35 Playa de San Juan 36 Playa de San Juan 37 Playa de San Juan 38 Playa de San Juan 39 Playa de San Juan 40 Playa de San Juan 41 Playa de San Juan 42 Skyline of Playa de San Juan from central Alicante. Skyline of Playa de San Juan and Cap de l'horta from Castillo de Santa Barbara.