Essence of Spain

AT the beginning of July, Specsavers Ópticas launched a Summer Photography Competition to find an image which captures the essence of Spain. In doing so, they hope to shine a spotlight on all the wonderful aspects of Spain and find out what images encapsulate its very best elements. They are asking local residents on the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol and Mallorca, to send in beautiful photographs to be in with a chance of winning a €100 Amazon voucher and a pair of designer sunglasses worth up to 159€.”

Isabel Fenollar from Specsavers Ópticas in Javea comments, “Spain is such a stunning and di - verse country, with incredible natural beauty, a vibrant culture of arts, music and dance and of course incredible food. This summer we are asking keen photographers living close to our stores to show us, through an image, what makes Spain so special to them.

We are very excited to see these fantastic images and celebrate the talented photographers on the Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol and Mallorca, where our nine stores are located.

The competition is open until September 1 and photographs can be submitted on social media by tagging @SpecsaversOpticas on Facebook and

@specsaversspain on Instagram, sending photos via Messenger or via email to spain.marketing@specsavers.com

A jury formed of three Specsavers Ópticas store directors will judge the entries and shortlist the top five entries. These will then be posted on social media and the image with the most likes and comments will be declared the overall winner.

Competition is open to residents of the provinces of Alicante and Malaga and the island of Mallorca and you must be aged 18 and above. Terms and conditions apply, which can be found at www.specsavers.es/sorteo

ALICANTE Airport has put into operation a new express car park at arrivals, which offers free parking for the first ten minutes to pick up passengers "quickly and safely".

This car park is in addition to the one already at departures, and is of the same type. The new car park has 23 spaces, two of which are reserved for people with reduced mobility, as reported by Aena on Thursday, August 3.

The express arrivals car park has two entrance barriers and two exit barriers, the latter will be opened by bringing the ticket obtained upon arrival closer to the QR code reader, without having to get out of the vehicle.

In the case of more than ten minutes of free stay, the amount can be paid at the exit barrier itself by credit card or using the ATM located in the car park. The express car park is added to the one that already exists on the departures floor and is designed for the drop off of passengers who are leaving for their flight. The sum of both car parks represents a total of 106 spaces, of which nine are reserved for people with reduced mobility.