CELEBRATE LIVING

　　Today I would like to introduce you to the unique and beautiful city of Alicante.

　　Alicante is located on Spain's eastern coast, about halfway down the Costa Blanca to the south of Valencia and Benidorm. Alicante is one of Spain's oldest cities, tracing its history back to the Romans more than 2,000 years ago. Alicante is one of Spain's fastest-growing cities. Its economy is dominated by tourism, wine making, services and administration. Exports include wine, olive oil and fruit. It has light industries such as food processing and leather. Textiles and pottery. Special snacks, Turr ó n.It’s famous for its excellent weather.? It offers countless sightseeing attractions- cathedrals and churches, stunning beaches,and amazing Mediterranean weather,?

　　In fact, just 45 minutes drive north of Alicante is another haven for night birds. Benidorm is very popular due to it's many bars, restaurants and fun attractions for kids and adults, such as Terra Mitica, Terra Natura, Mundomar and Aqualandia.　

　　The Spanish truly love to live. And this passion is the main ingredient found in their cuisine.　

　　SAVOUR ALICANTE　

　　Alicate, like most of Spain, is famous for its cuisine. Almost every restaurant in Alicante offers some variation of paella, the country’s most celebrated dish. The traditional one-pan recipe pairs short-grained rice with ingredients like rabbit, chicken, seafood and snails.

　　Alicante cuisine, always brings two things to mind: freshness and quality. The local cuisine adds its own original flavour to its paella dishes by giving big importance to? the rice and fish combination.　

　　One thing visit you should bear in mind is that late hours observed in Spanish kitchens are taken to an extreme here: Except at a few tourist establishments, it's bad form to turn up for lunch before 2 p.m., or for dinner before 9:30.　　

　　Here’s a great way to bring home the special flavors of Alicante.

　　I believe the trip to Alicante will not disappoint you. It is a good place to experience the Spanish style.　　

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　　西班牙阿利坎特

　　享受生活

　　今天我想向大家介紹一下阿利坎特這座獨特而美麗的城市。

　　阿利坎特位于西班牙東部沿海，在阿利坎特以北，有著名的沿海城市巴倫西亞和貝尼多姆，這幾個城市所處的地帶被稱為白色海岸。阿利坎特是西班牙最古老的城市之一，其歷史可以追溯到2,000多年前的古羅馬時代。阿利坎特是西班牙其中一個發展比較快的城市。其經濟以旅游、造酒、服務業和行政為主。出口品有酒、橄欖油及生果。它有輕工業如食品加工、皮革、紡織和陶器。特色小食有Turrón.阿利坎特以天氣宜人而聞名遐邇。它是觀光旅游的勝地，這里有大大小小的教堂，有令人流連往返的海灘，有風情獨特的地中海式天氣。

　　說到夜生活，阿利坎特以北的貝尼多姆是一個好去處。您只需驅車45分鐘即可到達。貝尼多姆之所以深受游客的青睞，是因為這里有許多酒吧、餐館和游樂場所，無論兒童還是成年人都可以找到他們的樂趣，重要的娛樂休閑場所有泰惹?米提克（Terra Mitica）、泰惹?納特惹（Terra Natura）、芒多瑪（Mundomar）和安闊藍迪亞（Aqualandia）。　　

　　西班牙人真誠地熱愛生活，他們向游客奉獻的精美菜肴，不僅原料上乘，而且傾注著他們對生活的激情。　

　　阿利坎特風味　

　　像西班牙的大多數地方一樣，阿利坎特也以菜肴精美而聞名。在阿利坎特，幾乎每個餐館都可以向客人提供西班牙什錦海鮮飯，這是西班牙最流行的菜肴。西班牙什錦海鮮飯采用“一鍋燴”的方式，主要成分有細粒米、兔肉、雞肉、海鮮和蝸牛等。

　　阿利坎特菜肴給人的印象最深的是新鮮、優質。事實上，西班牙什錦海鮮飯只是一個概括性的名稱，在不同的地方，都有其獨特的地方風味，這種獨特性主要體現在米和魚的搭配比例。您可以嘗試著為自己和家人烹調有一種阿利坎特風味的西班牙什錦海鮮飯。　

　　到西班牙旅游的游客應注意：當地人用餐時間較晚，除少數專門為外地游客服務的機構外，午餐應在下午2點后，晚餐在晚上9:30后。

　　即使足不出戶，您也可以品嘗到具有阿利坎特風味的菜肴。

　　相信阿利坎特之旅定不會讓你失望，這是體驗西班牙風情的好去處。

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