The Portal de la Marina and me is a long love story ... When I visit my parents when they are on…read moreholidays in Spain, it's a bit of an addictive habit to go there! I must say that their village is not full of shops... so, for shopping, the Marina is kind of "the place to be"! It includes all major conventional chains : H&M, Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear , Mango, Bershka, Stradivarius,... But unlike Belgium, each piece is 5-10€ cheaper (even more at Dutti). Big difference in the wallet! This year, I crushed for Oysho and its sport collections! The mall is really huge and there is also a supermarket, restaurants, snacks, perfumeries, hairdressers, fish pedicure stands, opticians (of course which such a sun there), movie theater, game zone, ... You can easily spend a whole day @ The Marina (if it rains even if it is rare or too hot during lunch time - thank you airco!). For shopping addicts, this is the place to be in Costa Blanca (Ondara - Valencia).

This Outlet Store is fairly small but nice and modern. It's easy to navigate and is all on one…read morelevel, with the exception of a movie theatre on top floor. The merchandise didn't seem to be discounted, in comparison to other Outlet Malls I have been to. I didn't see any sales or specials to speak of. There are lots of seating areas and restaurants to choose from to eat at. The restrooms were among the cleanest I have seen for awhile. Covid precautions in effect. Overall, a pretty mall but with limited amounts of higher priced merchandise.

Shopping, dining, restaurants, a gym, and even a movie theater fills this modern multi level…read morecomplex. I was staying at the adjacent Aqua Hotel complex and had easy walking access to all the shops and stores here. You could have a self contained life here in this mini city. After you're done working out, catch a bite and check out Piratas del Caribe: En mareas misteriosas

This department store had everything we needed from restaurants to eclectic stores, most…read moreimportantly Zara! (Spanish clothing and accessories store) Note: Free wifi!

This is an american style shopping mall, complete with the food court on the 3rd floor, and the…read moremultitude of clothing stores, coffee shops and ice-cream parlor, etc. It also has a grocery store on the first floor, which makes it very convenient. I didn't care much about the clothing and fashion stuff, but that just me, there was plenty of that and I'm sure one would find what they are looking for. On the other hand I used the Alcampo grocery store several times during an extended stay in Alicante and thought it was very good. The food court looked interesting too, especially the local cuisine eateries, I will definitely try some of them.