San Gabriel Travel Guide
Tourist Guide
Visit San Gabriel
Popular places to visit
Alicante Harbour
Eat at some of Alicante’s best restaurants and take daytrips out onto the Mediterranean Sea at the popular maritime centre of this coastal city.
Postiguet Beach
For a quick swim close to the centre of the city, visit this beach located just off the Alicante Harbour.
Explanada de Espana
This marble walkway lining Alicante’s coast is where local residents pursue one of their favorite pastimes: the evening walk.
San Juan Beach
Why not spend a lazy afternoon at San Juan Beach during your trip to Playa de San Juan? Stroll along the area's beaches or simply enjoy its restaurants.
Castle of Santa Barbara
Climb up to this mountaintop castle high above Alicante to admire the city and the sea from above and to marvel at this ninth-century structure.
Alicante Golf Course
The masterwork of Severiano Ballesteros, the great Spanish golf player and course designer, this golf course is designed for golf vacations, with an on-site hotel.
Activities
Guadalest and Algar Waterfalls Tour from Alicante or Benidorm
Alicante: Amazing Flamenco experience with tapas menu option
From Albir & Benidorm, Alicante Discovery day trip
Taxi Boat Santa Pola to Tabarca Island
Alicante: Double Kayak Rental with Snorkel or Tapa and drink
Our pick of the best San Gabriel Hotel Deals
Melia Alicante
Nice hotel but the breakfast is chaotic. Cold fried eggs daily. I would find an outside cafe GeForce breakfast Meliá, why do you have a piano in the main area that is locked 24 hours a day? I wanted to play it but nobody had a key! Parking is next door and to say it is a tight park is putting it ...
Reviewed on 29 Apr 2026
Estudiotel Alicante
Excellent hotel, very central, great staff and very friendly. Shops everywhere and about 10 minutes walk from Alicante bus station. Superb!!
Reviewed on 1 May 2026
Odyssey Rooms
Hotel lovely and clean and fresh.Staff especially Carmina was extremely helpful and went out of her way to find details we needed.Breakfast very nice and good touch on each floor are water stations and fresh fruit which is free to residents.This is the third year in a row and this hotel just gets ...
Reviewed on 1 May 2026
AC Hotel Alicante by Marriott
Straight path to beach and centre of Alicante. 15 minute easy walk. 15 mins drive from airport. Very clean hotel. Only stayed one night so didn't use hotel facilities or breakfast. 3 adults and child in one room. Very large king double bed and double sofa bed. Tea, coffee making facilities in room. ...
Reviewed on 26 Apr 2026
Hampton By Hilton Alicante Airport
Was a lovely stay breakfast was good room were nice clean everywhere only thing that would helped us if there had been a restaurant .
Reviewed on 2 May 2026
Hotel Bonalba Alicante
Lovely hotel but isolated from amenities and a long hill climb for those with limited walking abilities. There was no mini golf as advertised so no entertainment when pool was closed. They did have their cars for transport to explore other areas but at cost. Staff were helpful and hotel very ...
Reviewed on 16 Apr 2026
Other neighbourhoods around San Gabriel
Gran Via Sur
Gran Via Sur might not have many top sights, but Playa de San Gabriel and Alicante Courts are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
El Palmeral
El Palmeral might not have many top sights, but Alicante Cruise Ship Terminal and El Corte Ingles Shopping Center are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Babel
When in Babel, you can plan a visit to El Corte Ingles Shopping Center and Alicante Courts, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.
Benalúa
Though Benalúa may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like El Corte Ingles Shopping Center and Placa de los Luceros.
Alipark
Though Alipark may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like El Corte Ingles Shopping Center and Placa de los Luceros.
Ensanche Diputación
If you're spending some time in Ensanche Diputación, Alicante Cruise Ship Terminal and El Corte Ingles Shopping Center are top sights worth seeing.
