Alicante awoke to a pristine promenade, devoid of the familiar ‘hippies’—white huts that generations of Alicante locals have frequented. The remaining 15 huts that were left were removed this weekend by the cranes, ending their operations on the promenade after more than 40 years and before the deadline without a moratorium granted by the municipal council.
After considering their choices, half of the traders decided it would be best to stop the activity. The other half have moved their booths to a field in El Altet and are waiting to be able to set them up somewhere else, specifically in the Port Authority’s Fish Market.
It should be noted that the Esplanade merchants are now acknowledging it as a last choice after first refusing to relocate their wares to a location next to the Fish Market. In spite of this, they still have to submit the necessary paperwork to the Port Authority, particularly a strategy that requires expert assistance.
According to Alicante Mayor Luis Barcala’s Facebook post, “Alicante recovers from today and for everyone the Explanada de España,” the local government has therefore succeeded in “recovering the promenade” for the citizens of Alicante. It was intended to serve as the city’s reference promenade in the 1950s.
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