International Relations
The city of Alicante has established sister-city relationship with the following towns:
- Nice, France
- Carloforte, Italy
- Herzliya, Israel
- León, Nicaragua
- Matanzas, Cuba
- Oran, Algeria
- Riga, Latvia
- Toyooka, Japan
- Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
In 2009 a bid was made to twin Newcastle, United Kingdom with Alicante.
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