What to see in Alicante: places worth visiting

70-meter structure built in 1490 to manage irrigation water and prevent flooding.

Roman-era pool and canal complex by the coast. Archaeological remains of Roman occupation where visitors can bathe among the ruins and…

Historic neighbourhood next to the port known as Baix la Mar, between the castillo (castle) and the water.

The 17th‑century temple, built on the former mosque site, mixes Baroque and Neoclassical styles.

The lighthouse, 163 metres tall, sits on a rocky promontory. From there you can see the Mediterranean and the sheer cliffs, and you can…

Fine-sand beach, 270 metres long, with clear waters and Blue Flag status.

Four kilometres of coastline combining sandy beaches and rocky coves with clear waters.

18th-century Baroque chapel with octagonal floor plan topped by a glazed-tile dome.

Cultural centre in the former Bank of Spain building of 1927, a neoclassical structure.

Birthplace and childhood home of the 20th-century poet, kept as a house-museum from 1914 to 1934.

Dwellings carved into the medieval castle wall in the late 19th century, with a constant temperature of 20°C year-round.

Alicante's best-preserved medieval centre with cobbled stone streets and stonework facades.

Walled historic district adjacent to the Amadorio river, with coloured houses designed so sailors could see them from the sea.

Ruins of a medieval castle at 600 metres altitude in nearby mountains; retains a square and circular tower.

Medieval castle of Islamic origin on the summit of a steep hill (Penya del Castellet).

13th-century Islamic fortress on a hill 264 metres high. Double-walled enclosure designed to protect the settlement, with well-preserved…

Medieval castle designated as a cultural asset of interest. Located at a strategic position with a hermitage dedicated to Santa Bàrbara…

Medieval fortress of Muslim origin located at 750 meters elevation.

11th-12th-century fortress built during the Muslim occupation. It retains Almohad-style towers and gates; at the top it houses an…

14th-century fortress of Islamic origin on a rocky hill beside the town.

12th-century fortress built by the Almohads as a refuge for the Muslim population.

Islamic fortress from the 12th century located near the sanctuary, three kilometers from the city center.

12th-century fortress of Almohad origin located at 570 meters elevation.

Coastal fortress built in 1742 under Felipe V with an oxhead shape and semicircular facade facing the sea.

Islamic fortress from the 12th–13th centuries with an exceptional structure: a monumental keep tower, defensive walls, and circular towers.

Muslim fortress from the 12th century built atop a rocky outcrop at 239 meters elevation.

Medieval fortress on the mountain of San Miguel, dating back before the Caliphate and modified over centuries until its destruction in…

Sixteenth-century Renaissance fortress built to defend against pirate attacks.

Seat of the Orihuela-Alicante diocese, begun in the thirteenth century on remains of an Islamic mosque.

Dominican monastery and university built from 1553, nicknamed 'The Escorial of Levante'.

Marine cave at Cap d'Or with Bronze Age and Iberian archaeological deposits.

Fixed dune forest covering 800 hectares, planted with pines in the early 20th century to halt the advance of mobile coastal sand.

Reservoir located five kilometres from the coast, the closest to the Mediterranean in Spain.

Hermitage built in 1821 dedicated to the patron saints of potters.

Hermitage located at Castell de Finestrat at the municipality's highest point with panoramic views.

Natural spring accessible by vehicle via a narrow mountain road from Confrides.

Protected reserve covering 2,298 hectares, featuring a Mediterranean forest of oaks, pines and rare species near Alcoi and Ibi.

A natural piedra caliza (limestone) tunnel that cuts through the Sierra de Bernia, used by shepherds for centuries.

Traditional wood-fired oven with Moorish roots documented from the 16th century, possibly originating in the 15th.

Granite sculpture dedicated to Ibi's artisanal ice-cream-making tradition that defines its identity as the Cradle of Ice-Cream.

Ensemble of waterfalls, pools, and springs along the Algar river spanning 1.5 kilometers through limestone karst formations.

Historic garden with palm specimens from around the world. Notable is the Imperial Palm, 150 years old, from whose trunk eight symmetrical…

16th-century Renaissance church built 1599–1614 on the ruins of a mosque.

Archpriest church in the old town with a valuable Baroque organ from 1754.

18th‑century temple showcasing a Renaissance and Baroque altarpiece of great artistic value.

Neo-Gothic cathedral in Marina Alta begun in 1902 and completed in 1929, 35 metres tall.

Ibi's oldest monument from the 12th century, with successive constructions and reconstructions.

Renaissance temple from the late 16th century with a stone bell tower topped by a roof of white and green tiles.

Renaissance temple built between the 15th and 16th centuries with Baroque additions from the 17th.

Eighteenth-century church crowned by its iconic blue and white tile dome, dominating Altea's historic old town.

Baroque temple built in 1777 with characteristic ornamental facade.

18th-century church in Finestrat's old town, situated on winding medieval streets.

Traditional parish church on the slopes of Serra d'Aitana. An example of religious architecture in a small rural mountain municipality.

16th-century fortified church built as a defensive refuge against Barbary pirate attacks.

15th‑century Gothic‑Mudéjar temple, the only one of its style in the Valencian region.

Fortress-church of the sixteenth century built during the reign of Felipe II.

Temple founded in 1528 on the remains of a mosque. Its interior houses a museum with religious pieces, paintings, and ornaments.

Fourteenth-century Gothic temple renewed in Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Small inhabited island located three kilometres southeast of Santa Pola.

Botanical garden of 53 hectares in the Font Roja Natural Park with collections of medicinal, aromatic, and endemic rare plants.

Phoenician port settlement from the 8th–6th centuries BC, among the largest and best-preserved in the western Mediterranean.

Archaeological site on a small rocky peninsula, one of the Mediterranean's most important.

Natural park covering 1,255 hectares, established 1994. Former lagoon with traditional rice cultivation; refuge for the Samaruc, an…

Wetland wildlife reserve established in 2004 with coastal lagoons opposite L'Ampolla beach.

Rocky cove within Serra Gelada Natural Park, 280 metres long with crystal-clear waters ideal for snorkelling and underwater exploration.

1,337-metre peak with multiple hiking routes through pine and oak forests.

Fortifications from the 15th century erected to defend against Mediterranean pirate attacks.

Located in a 16th-century Renaissance building, the museum houses collections ranging from Neolithic ceramics to Arabic lead inscriptions…

A collection of artifacts spanning from the Neolithic to Roman times.

Holds Iberian and Roman objects, with emphasis on the Villena Treasure: pieces of gold, silver, iron, and amber of incalculable value.

Literary museum dedicated to writer Gabriel Miró, housed in an architecturally notable villa.

Archaeological and ethnological collection spanning from prehistory to the medieval period.

Pottery museum founded 1981 in an early-20th-century ceramic factory complex.

Gallery that brings together works by Catalan and Valencian artists from 1939 to the present.

Exhibition of 2,000 square meters with one of the world's finest footwear collections.

Museum located in the Valor chocolate factory, operating since 1998.

Museum located in the Renaissance fortress dedicated to the region's maritime history.

Institution dedicated to the technological heritage of turrón production.

The first ethnology and archaeology museum in Marina Baixa, displaying objects from traditional life from the early 20th century.

Displays items related to Villena's Fiesta de Moros y Cristianos, one of the region's most important celebrations.

Museum founded in 1980 located in the Casa de Cultura. Collections span from the Middle Paleolithic to modern periods, including…

Museum dedicated to toy history since 1903, housed in the former Payá factory.

Ethnological museum opened in 2003 in a former slaughterhouse building.

This system of 200,000 date palms, planted since Roman times, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Protected natural area with sulfurous salt-water pools, pine forests, and historic quarries.

The reserve offers hiking trails with views of the Mediterranean.

Waterfront promenade of nearly two kilometres along El Campello's coast.

A 332‑metre calcareous massif that rises from the Mediterranean, linked to land by a rocky isthmus.

Gravel beach with sand patches in central Altea, sheltered by breakwaters that create calm waters.

Fine sand beach over three kilometres long and eighty metres wide. Awarded the Blue Flag by the European Community.

Spain's only fountain with 221 spouts of exceptional-quality drinking water from the Terrer and Garrofer springs.

Art deco bridge completed in 1931, 245 metres long and 45 metres high, built in innovative reinforced concrete.

Alicante's second-highest peak at 1,406 metres with distinctive conical shape and a notable split at the summit known as Tajo de Roldán.

10th-century Islamic monastery founded in 944, the first ribat discovered in Spain.

Wetland of 2,500 hectares recognised as a Ramsar site and important bird location.

River of crystalline waters that flows through Callosa and feeds the Fuentes del Algar.

Late 16th-century building that housed municipal council sessions and the local archive.

Baroque parish church with a 36-metre bell tower. Initial nave built 1610–1649, expanded in the 17th–18th centuries with additional chapels…

Baroque sanctuary from the 18th century located in Sierra Fontanella.

Modernist temple shaped like a jug, designed by engineer José Sala Sala.

Natural park of 5,000 hectares between Altea and Benidorm with 300-metre cliffs, reserves of rare flora and trails to viewpoints.

Mountain massif with the province's highest peak (1,558 metres). Limestone terrain with deep gorges, karst formations, and views over the…

Declared in 2002, the 17,000‑hectare reserve spans eight municipalities, including Alcoi.

Eleven active pottery workshops in the town, six producing traditional ceramics.

Sixteenth-century defensive tower with integrated lighthouse, part of the historical coastal surveillance system.

In the barrio mudéjar of El Arrabal stands a defensive tower that was part of the medieval fortifications.

Roman funerary monument built between 150 and 170 AD to honour Lucius Terentius Marcinus.

Defensive tower of the sixteenth century built between 1554 and 1557 to protect against Berber pirate attacks.

Rural valley through which the 53-kilometre Gorgos river flows; mild Mediterranean climate with traditional crops.

Cultural heritage site on the foothills of Sierra de la Torreta. One of the most significant Iberian-Roman sites in Elda's historical…

Bronze Age settlement (1500–1100 BC) with evidence of early urbanism on the Iberian Peninsula.

Sella is one of the most renowned sport-climbing destinations in the southeastern Iberian Peninsula.