Foreword

 

If something characterizes the province of Alicante is its diverse landscape, towns and cultural traditions, attracting thousands of visitors throughout the year, and making our region a first-class tourist destination.

On this new issue of the Trails collection that I have the pleasure of presenting to you, we propose a different form of tourism, a more environmentally-friendly, fun and healthy one. The idea is to discover Alicante on a bicycle.

There is no need to be elite athletes or have a top physical shape. We only wish you to enjoy a series of itineraries designed and selected for their beauty and simplicity.

From the prairie to the mountain, 24 itineraries will bring you closer to unique and well preserved natural places, towns that have managed to maintain their enthralling features through time, thanks to the work and warmth of their people.

It is a different kind of travelling indeed cleaner and more environment-aware, and without the stress brought about sometimes by the car. All in all, a more sustainable kind of tourism.

Cycling along the roads of Alicante will allow us to have a clearer vision of the reality of our province, where the economical and social development of our people meets the respect for the traditions and the past.

On behalf of the Diputacion de Alicante and through these pages we would like to invite you then to pedal away throughout our region. Either if you are a beginner or an experienced cyclist, you will find enough attractions to enjoy unforgettable journeys. That is at least our intention.

May this guide serve also for promoting the use of the bicycle as a vehicle that provides a magnificent opportunity to become familiar with and enjoy, in a healthy and sustainable way, all the natural and cultural treasures of our land. I hope that you will enjoy and put it into practice. Happy trails!