Tourist attractions Alicante

This informative and well-presented museum provides a perfect introduction to archaeology. Five large rooms (prehistory, Iberian culture, Roman culture, the Middle Ages, and modern history) show how the region's first inhabitants lived, as well as ex..

Although originally planted by the Phoenicians, it was the Arabs who used their skills to expand and develop this palm grove , which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. Unique in Europe in terms of its size, it benefits from the mil..

The historic centre of Alicante is one of the most charming anywhere, stretching between Rambla Mendez Núñez and the pleasant Explanada de España (planted with palm trees), and from Postiguet Beach to Mt Benacantil (topped by the Castle of Santa B..

The Gravina Fine Arts Museum (MUBAG) is near the Ayuntamiento, a magnificent ochre stone building. Works from the 16 and 19C are exhibited in this edifice that dates back to the early 18C.

The museum of the Asegurada, set up in an 18C palace accommodates an interesting collection of modern paintings and sculptures. Works by Spanish artists such as Míro, Picasso, Gargallo, Tápies, Saura, Genovés, Chillida, Dalí are intermingled with wor..

All those who love walking cherish the Spanish esplanade, alongside the pleasure port. Shaded by palm trees and embellished by multicoloured and geometric marble monuments, the esplanade is one of the region's most charming avenues. Take your time to..

The Town Hall or Ayuntamiento has a beautiful Baroque façade decorated with two rows of balconies. This palace built of ochre coloured stone, flanked by two towers, was built in the 18C. . Inside you can visit two romantic salons with silk blue hangi..

Built in the 14C on the site of an old mosque, Santa Maria church has been modified several times since. The façade, with its wreathed columns is Baroque (18C.). Inside, le sanctuary is decorated in slightly harsh Churrigueresque style (17C.) The Sai..

San Nicolas Cathedral was built at the start of the 17C. On the site of an old mosque. A harmonious cupola, in keeping with Herrerien classicism dominates the soberly proportioned nave.

Santa Bárbara Castle played a leading role in the city's history. Its initial foundations are believed to have been laid around 200 BC by Carthaginian Amilcar Barca. The castle has three main areas, the most recent dating from the 17C. The Plaza de l..

A maze of stalactites and stalagmites, some of which are shaped like candelabras, in the flank of the Cabeçó d'Or.