{"id":5184,"date":"2012-10-11T14:32:17","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T20:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/temp-blog\/?p=5184"},"modified":"2017-08-28T16:34:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T21:34:24","slug":"quadra-alea-condos-the-charm-of-little-italy-just-around-the-corner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/quadra-alea-condos-the-charm-of-little-italy-just-around-the-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"Quadra Alea Condos \u00e2\u20ac\u201c The Charm of Little Italy, Just around the Corner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the really big points in favor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/property\/?n=quadra-alea\" target=\"_blank\">Quadra Alea Condos<\/a> is the walking distance to Playa del Carmen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Fifth Avenue. As I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve mentioned before, the complex is also a beautiful oasis of green space and quiet in the heart of downtown; today let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s take a look at the downtown part of this \u00e2\u20ac\u201c especially Little Italy, the part of Fifth Avenue closest to Quadra Alea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"Playa del Carmen Fifth Avenue\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/FIFTH%20AVENUE%20PHOTOS\/PlayadelCarmenFifthAveItalianRestaurant.jpg\" alt=\"Little Italy Playa del Carmen\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Walking from Quadra Alea, you can get to Fifth Avenue \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the Little Italy part of it \u00e2\u20ac\u201c in about 5 minutes, walking comfortably.\u00c2\u00a0 Little Italy was built up and given its character by Playa del Carmen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s large Italian community, second only to Americans in number.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"Playa del Carmen Fifth Avenue\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/FIFTH%20AVENUE%20PHOTOS\/PlayadelCarmenDiVinoItalianRestaurant.jpg\" alt=\"Little Italy Playa del Carmen\" width=\"464\" height=\"116\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the day, the street is lively and colorful \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the perfect place to enjoy an Italian gelato or nice lunch.\u00c2\u00a0 During the night, it is lit by lanterns and offers a romantic atmosphere where everyone seems to be relaxed, and music can be heard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"Gelato\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/FIFTH%20AVENUE%20PHOTOS\/PlayadelCarmenGelado.jpg\" alt=\"Little Italy Playa del Carmen\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other than gelaterias, there are very good Italian restaurants, cafes, cigar shops, bars, shoe stores, boutiques with clothing and accessories and much more.\u00c2\u00a0 It is a great place to go for dinner, have a snack, shop, or just walk around \u00e2\u20ac\u0153window shopping\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and enjoying the views.\u00c2\u00a0 Relaxing on one of the benches is also a very pleasant way to spend an evening.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"Playa del Carmen Fifth Avenue\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/FIFTH%20AVENUE%20PHOTOS\/PlayadelCarmenFifthAveMexicanHandicrafts.jpg\" alt=\"Little Italy Playa del Carmen\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course,it&#8217;s not all Italian.\u00c2\u00a0 There are plenty of Mexican restaurants and shops, and even more flavor is added by interesting finds like Argentinian grills, or Thai pasta restaurants.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"Food in Playa del Carmen\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/FIFTH%20AVENUE%20PHOTOS\/PlayadelCarmenFood.jpg\" alt=\"Little Italy Playa del Carmen\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t forget that only a couple blocks from Little Italy on Fifth Avenue are the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s finest beaches; one of the closest beaches is home to the trendy Mamitas Beach Club, one of the favorites in the region, and host to the annual <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/03\/mexico-retirement-jazz-festival-coming-up-in-playa-del-carmen\/\">Riviera Maya Jazz Festival (coming up in a month and a half.)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Mamitas Beach\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lloyd-team.com\/0-gallery\/webgallery\/photos\/35\/506.jpg\" alt=\"Little Italy, Playa del Carmen\" width=\"465\" height=\"322\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Little Italy and Fifth Avenue in Playa del Carmen are lively and moving, yet tasteful and romantic.\u00c2\u00a0 Quadra Alea offers the ideal quiet oasis only steps away from this unique part of the Mexican Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" title=\"Playa del Carmen Fifth Avenue\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/FIFTH%20AVENUE%20PHOTOS\/PlayadelCarmenFifthAveArgentinianGrill-1.jpg\" alt=\"Little Italy, Playa del Carmen\" width=\"378\" height=\"227\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOPMexicoRealEstate.com; Mexico&#8217;s Leading Network of Specialists for Finding and Purchasing Mexican Properties Safely<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/real-estate-videos\/?video=V229&amp;art=4192&amp;web=Blog \" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i255.photobucket.com\/albums\/hh138\/beatlo\/Banners\/LivinPlaya-1.jpg\" alt=\"Livin' Playa video interview\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the really big points in favor of Quadra Alea Condos is the walking distance to Playa del Carmen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Fifth Avenue. As I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve mentioned before, the complex is also a beautiful oasis of green space and quiet in the heart of downtown; today let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s take a look at the downtown part of this \u00e2\u20ac\u201c [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1858,135,265,274,70,853],"tags":[889,1526,854],"class_list":{"0":"post-5184","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-living-and-retirement","7":"category-living-in-mexico","8":"category-mexico-communities","9":"category-mexico-community-information","10":"category-playa-del-carmen-real-estate","11":"category-quadra-alea","12":"tag-little-italy","13":"tag-playa-del-carmen-real-estate","14":"tag-quadra-alea-condos","15":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5184"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14832,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5184\/revisions\/14832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}