Key Competitive Attractions
Alicante City is the capital of the Alicante Province, with a population exceeding 300,000 people, making it Valencia's second biggest city. In 2009, the city's metropolitan area had an estimated population of almost 800,000 people, making it Spain's 8th largest metropolitan area.
Key commercial benefits:
- One of Spain's fastest growing economies
- Thriving tourism industry, thanks to the Costa Blanca beaches.
- Highly developed construction industry
- The Port of Alicante is one of Spain's most important ports
- The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market is headquartered here
- A large population of European public workers have located here
- The University of Alicante churns 30,000 graduates into the economy annually
- Ciudad de la Luz, one of Europe's biggest film studios, is based here.
