{"id":613166,"date":"2025-12-20T15:51:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T12:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alegria-premium.com\/?p=613166"},"modified":"2025-12-20T16:14:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T13:14:45","slug":"all-about-san-juan-de-alicante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alegria-premium.com\/en\/articles\/zhizn-v-ispanii\/all-about-san-juan-de-alicante\/","title":{"rendered":"All About San Juan de Alicante"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Juan de Alicante is a small municipality located to the north-west of the city of Alicante \u2013 the capital of the province of the same name. On road signs, in the news and in official documents you may come across different spellings of the town\u2019s name: in Spanish \u2013 San Juan de Alicante, in Valencian \u2013 Sant Joan d’Alacant. The shortened name San Juan is also often used.<\/span><\/p>\n

San Juan de Alicante is part of the comarca of El Campo de Alicante (or L’Alacanti), which \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u044f\u0435\u0442 10 municipalities, including Alicante itself. Until recently, it was a small town \u2013 a typical representative of the Spanish hinterland, full of the atmosphere and charm of old Spain. Today, San Juan is more than just a neighboring town of Alicante. Located only ten minutes from the city center and five minutes from the beaches of Muchavista and Playa de San Juan, San Juan has become one of the most in-demand places to live in the comarca.<\/span><\/p>\n

Its growing popularity is driven not only by the city\u2019s natural expansion, but also by the deliberate choice of those who are looking for a high quality of life, tranquility, comfort and amenities close to the coast and vibrant city life. San Juan de Alicante has gradually turned into a prestigious suburb of Alicante, offering a compromise between living in a noisy capital with heavy traffic and living on the outskirts with more privacy and closer to nature.<\/span><\/p>\n

In many ways, San Juan de Alicante\u2019s appeal comes from its calm, unhurried pace of life, a family-friendly atmosphere, and the absence of the overcrowding that is so typical for other coastal areas and has become a serious issue, especially in the summer months. Locals often list among the key conveniences that you can walk to anywhere you need, that there are schools, medical centers and parks \u2013 yet there is no noise and no traffic jams. Many moved to San Juan from central Alicante and are convinced it was the best decision they made.<\/span><\/p>\n

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San Juan de Alicante in numbers<\/b><\/h2>\n

From San Juan to the center of Alicante it is about 8 km. By local standards, it is literally within easy reach. The sea is even closer: the beaches of the Playa de San Juan area are located 2\u20133 km away.<\/span><\/p>\n

The city has about 26,000 residents; around 20% of them are foreigners, mostly from European and Latin American countries. The municipality covers a very small area \u2013 9.64 km2 \u2013 so the population density is fairly high: 2,680 people\/km2.<\/span><\/p>\n

The railway stations and airports closest to San Juan:<\/span><\/p>\n