Plaza Mar 2

Plaza Mar 2 is a shopping mall located in the La Goteta neighbourhood of Alicante, Spain, between Avenida de Denia and the Sierra Grossa. It opened on 27 May 2003 and is one of the city's principal retail and leisure destinations. The centre covers a built surface of 162,000 m² and houses around 120 shops, 16 cinema screens and a car park with 2,800 spaces. Its construction required an investment of 170 million euros and was promoted by Sociedad General Inmobiliaria de España together with the hypermarket chain Alcampo, which operates a 9,700 m² store inside the mall. The project generated close to 1,350 direct jobs and attracted brands such as H&M and C&A to Alicante. The mall is connected to central Alicante through the Postiguet road interchange and Avenida de Denia, and a pedestrian footbridge links it to the El Pla neighbourhood. Five bus lines stop in front of the centre, and it has its own tram stop, La Goteta-Plaza Mar 2. Despite its name, there was no earlier Plaza Mar shopping centre in Alicante; the name identifies the malls belonging to the same owner, Sociedad General Inmobiliaria de España, in the same way as Plaza Río 2 and Plaza Norte 2 in Madrid. Today Plaza Mar 2 combines fashion retail, dining, entertainment and family services. Its official website highlights a food and leisure offer that includes Taco Bell, Santagloria Coffee & Bakery, Lizarrán, Ginos, Starbucks, 100 Montaditos, Häagen-Dazs and The Good Burger, alongside practical amenities such as guided parking, electric scooter parking, chair loans, children's workshops, an information point and a packaging service. The centre presents itself as a place to shop, eat and spend leisure time, with seasonal campaigns and extended opening hours on holidays.

Plaza Mar 2 was inaugurated on 27 May 2003 in the La Goteta neighbourhood of Alicante, between Avenida de Denia and the Sierra Grossa. The project was promoted by Sociedad General Inmobiliaria de España together with the hypermarket chain Alcampo, and its construction required an investment of 170 million euros. The resulting centre has a surface of 162,000 m² and was designed to host around 120 shops, 16 cinema screens and a car park with 2,800 spaces. Alcampo itself operates a 9,700 m² store within the mall. The opening of Plaza Mar 2 had a significant economic impact on the city, creating close to 1,350 direct jobs and attracting national and international retail brands such as H&M and C&A to Alicante. The centre was integrated into the city's transport network: it is connected to central Alicante through the Postiguet road interchange and Avenida de Denia, a pedestrian footbridge links it to the El Pla neighbourhood, five bus lines stop in front of the mall, and a tram stop named La Goteta-Plaza Mar 2 serves the site. The name Plaza Mar 2 does not refer to a predecessor mall in Alicante. It follows the naming convention used by the owner, Sociedad General Inmobiliaria de España, for its shopping centres, in the same way as Plaza Río 2 and Plaza Norte 2 in Madrid. Over the years the centre has maintained a mixed retail, dining and leisure offer, with a food and entertainment line-up that has included Taco Bell, Santagloria Coffee & Bakery, Lizarrán, Ginos, Starbucks, 100 Montaditos, Häagen-Dazs and The Good Burger. Its services have expanded to include guided parking, electric scooter parking, chair loans, children's workshops, an information point and a packaging service, and the mall promotes seasonal campaigns and extended opening hours on holidays.

• 2003

  Plaza Mar 2 shopping mall inaugurated in Alicante on 27 May.

• 2003

  Construction completed with an investment of 170 million euros, creating around 1,350 direct jobs.

• 2003

  Brands such as H&M and C&A attracted to Alicante by the new centre.

Regional shopping and leisure destination in Alicante combining retail, dining, cinema and family services.

• Retail shops (approx. 120)

• Alcampo hypermarket (9,700 m²)

• 16-screen cinema

• Car park with 2,800 spaces

• Dining and food outlets including Taco Bell, Santagloria Coffee & Bakery, Lizarrán, Ginos, Starbucks, 100 Montaditos, Häagen-Dazs and The Good Burger

• Family services: children's workshops, chair loans, information point, packaging service

1. 1Página principal | Plaza Mar 2plazamar2.com
2. 2Plaza Mar 2 - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Plaza Mar 2 - Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org