Things to see in Alicante
Alicante is a city in Spain, with an urban population of about 316 thousand. Below are 8 notable places within about 5 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Santa Bárbara Castle History
Santa Bàrbara Castle is a fortification in the center of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. It stands on Mount Benacantil (166 m) bordering the sea, which gave it enormous strategic value since from it you can see the entire bay of Alicante and its land surroundings.
2Archaeological Museum of Alicante Art
The Archaeological Museum of Alicante is an archaeological museum in Alicante, Spain. The museum won the European Museum of the Year Award in 2004, a few years after significant expansion and reallocation to renovated buildings of the antique hospital of San Juan de Dios.
3Benacantil Nature
Mount Benacantil is a mount (or rather a large hill) that dominates the urban part of Alicante, and is the characteristic image of the city.
4Co-Cathedral of St. Nicholas of Bari Place of worship
The Co-Cathedral of St. Nicholas of Bari is a Catholic co-cathedral located in Alicante, in the Valencian Community of Spain.
5Basilica of Saint Mary Place of worship
The Basilica of Santa Maria is the oldest active church in Alicante, Spain. It was built in Valencian Gothic style between the 14th and 16th centuries over the remains of a mosque.
6Lucentum History
Lucentum, called Lucentia by Pomponius Mela, is the Roman predecessor of the city of Alicante, Spain. Particularly, it refers to the archaeological site in which the remains of this ancient settlement lie, at a place known as El Tossal de Manises, in the neighborhood of Albufereta.
7Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art Art
Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art is a municipal museum in Alicante, Spain. It exhibits 20th-century and contemporary art.
8Gravina Museum of Fine Arts Art
Gravina Museum of Fine Arts is a museum in the city of Alicante, Spain, located in the Palacio del Conde de Lumiares, a four floor building constructed between 1748 and 1808 and declared a historical monument.
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