Province of Alicante is the most southern province of autonomous
community of Valenicana (eastern
Spain). It is bordered by the provinces of
Murcia on the southwest,
Albacete on the west,
Valencia on the north, and the Mediterranean Sea on the east.
The area is mountainous, specially to the north and west, whereas it is mostly flat to the south, in the Vega Baja del Segura area.
The capital city is
city of Alicante and other important towns are
Elche,
Torrevieja,
Orihuela,
Benidorm,
Alcoy,
Elda and
San Vicente del Raspeig.