Daniel Pernas Daniel Pernas was born in Vigo (Galicia) in 1979. At the age of 10 his mother, who was a schoolteacher at his school, found out Daniel was artistic. Nevertheless he went to study medicine in Santiago, because his parents saw a better future in becoming a doctor than an artist. From 2005 he lived …
LA FAVORITA On our really first day in Alicante my husband Johan and I were walking through the city centre, on a house search in the different neigborhoods. Arriving at the Mercat Central we looked into Calle Poeta Quintana and said to eachother: “This is a nice street to live!” It was lunch time so …
FANCHI ART Francisco Moya (1971) was born in Huelva, Andalusia. When Fanchi was a young boy he was already making drawings. It´s in his genes, his grandmother was an artist too and his brother is a sculptor. He graduated at the Artes y Oficios Escuela León in Huelva. In 2006 he moved to Alicante. Above: …
Raco del Conill Raco del Conill is a secluded beach between gay friendly city Benidorm and the picturesque village of Villajoyossa. At the bottom of the mountain with the beautiful view point on Benidorm (Torre d’Aguiló) you can park your car. Raco del Conill belongs to the municipality of Villajoyosa. It has a pop-up chiringuito (a …
EL ALTET El Altet (El Alted) beach is located between Alicante and Santa Pola, walking distance from Urbanova beach south. Urbanova is a new neighborhood with boring apartment buildings, but an important hotspot for all food lovers, because Restaurant Moments is located there. North of Urbanova is a jagged beach, named Playa de Agua Amarga, …
Cabo de las huertas This special beach with mostly rocks in the strangest shapes is located between Alicante and the city of San Juan. The beach attracts Alicante’s hip, alternative crowd and is also very popular with the LGTB community. A beautiful beach for an exciting hike. Put on your walking shoes, then you can …
ES REBOLLO The gay beach between La Marina and Guardamar is called Es Rebollo.The town of La Marina (municipality of Elche) has several beaches, together 5 kilometers long. In the north Playa del Pinet with beach houses by the sea and a small hotel in retro style. From there to the south the beach of …
ROHE ART Above photo 1: Ronald by Gertjan Holleman. Above photo 2: “I fall in love too easily” oil paint on canvas. Ronald Hernandez alias “ROHE ART” was born (1981) in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. As a child, Ronald was always interested in drawing, painting and being creative in any sense. His mother was a sociologist, but …
Casa delle Follie Italian couple Fabrizio (1979, Punte San Pietro) and Guiseppe (1963, Milano) started “La Casa delle Follie” in 2018. A little bar with drag shows in Barrio Santa Cruz. A year later they moved to the bigger location where they are now, the beautiful corner building at Avenida Doctor Ramon y Cajal. Fabrizio …
CANIBAL PUB In 1998 Ruben (1977, Alicante) and business partner Roland (1972, Lyon, France) started Canibal Pub at their original Plaza Nueva location. In 2014 they found a new location at the beautiful Explanada de España. Previously a cachimba-bar! Ruben and Roland changed it totally to the colorful bar it is today. The bar has two …