What to see in Alacant
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Castle · FREECastillo de Santa BárbaraAlacant — Monte BenacantilFortress from the 9th century with three sections that tell the story from the Muslim period through the Renaissance.
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Monument · FREEExplanada de EspañaAlacant — frente al puertoPromenade of almost 600 meters with 6.6 million marble tiles forming an undulating mosaic in three colors: Alicante red, ivory and black.
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Town · FREEBarrio de Santa CruzAlacant — casco antiguoNeighborhood founded in the 13th century on the ruins of a mosque, with whitewashed houses and flower pots in steep alleys.
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Monument · FREEBasílica de Santa MaríaAlacant — casco antiguoAlicante's oldest active church, built in Valencian Gothic between the 14th and 16th centuries on the remains of a mosque.
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Church · FREEConcatedral de San Nicolás de BariPlaça de l'Abat Penalva, Casc Antic (Old Town), AlicanteBuilding from 1616 that combines late Renaissance with early Baroque, with a dome 45 meters high.
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Church · FREEMonasterio de la Santa FazPartida de la Santa Faz, Carretera de Valencia, Alicante (afueras)Baroque monastery completed between 1766 and 1785, with a church crowned by three pinnacles.
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Church · FREEIglesia de Santa María de los Ángeles (San Juan de Alicante)Plaça de l'Església, centre de Sant Joan d'AlacantParish dedicated to the San Juan de Alicante community, with a legacy of religious traditions and a commitment to accessibility and…
- ⛪ChurchIglesia de las Santas Justa y Rufina (Orihuela)Calle Mayor / Casco histórico, Orihuela
Gothic temple from the 14th century with later Renaissance and Baroque reforms.
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MuseumMARQ — Museu Arqueològic Provincial d'AlacantAlacant — casco antiguoArchaeological museum founded in 1932 with exhibitions spanning from Prehistory to the modern era.
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Museum · FREEMUBAG — Museu de Belles Arts GravinaAlacant — casco antiguoMuseum of painting and sculpture housed in the Palacio del Conde de Lumiares, a baroque building constructed between 1748 and 1808.
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Museum · FREEMACA — Museu d'Art Contemporani d'AlacantAlacant — casco antiguoMuseum created in 1976 and reopened in 2011 after renovation. The historic structure Casa de la Asegurada, built in 1685, integrates…
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Castle · FREECastell de Sant FerranAlacant — casco antiguoFortress built between 1808 and 1812 by engineer Pablo Ordovas during the War of Independence, which it never saw combat.
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MonumentLucentum (Tossal de Manises)Alacant — casco antiguoRoman city on a 38-metre hill with origins dating to the 5th–4th century BC, reaching its peak under Augustus when it achieved municipium…
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Monument · FREEMercat Central d'AlacantAlacant — casco antiguoModernist market of 11,000 m² designed in 1915 and completed in 1921 with an exposed brick façade.
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Monument · FREECasa CarbonellAlacant — casco antiguoResidential mansion built between 1922 and 1925 on the Explanada de España, commissioned by textile industrialist Enrique Carbonell.
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Cool venueTeatre Principal d'AlacantAlacant — casco antiguoNeoclassical theatre inaugurated in 1847 with a capacity of 1,072 spectators.
- 🌳Garden · FREEParc d'El PalmeralAlacant — casco antiguo
11-hectare park opened in 1997 with over 2,000 palm trees of various species.
- 🏔️Viewpoint · FREEParc de l'EretaAlacant — casco antiguo
Terraced park designed by Jean Nouvel and Carme Fiol in the late 1990s, connecting the old quarter to Santa Bárbara Castle.
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Beach & nature · FREECala Cantalar (Cap de l'Horta)Alacant — casco antiguoCove of approximately 100 metres at the foot of Cabo de la Huerta cliffs, within a protected natural space.
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Monument · FREEPozos de Garrigós (Refugio Antiaéreo nº 13 - Museo de Aguas)Alacant — vessant del Benacantil, vora el Parc de l'EretaMedieval cisterns with an 800,000-litre capacity that collected rainwater from Benacantil until 1898.