Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Alicante, Spain
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4.5 km
272 m
Explore Alicante in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in AlicanteIndividual Sights in AlicanteSight 1: Plaça dels Estels / Plaza de los Luceros
The Plaza de los Luceros is the most emblematic square in the Spanish city of Alicante. It is located at the confluence of four avenues, General Marvá to the north, Federico Soto to the south, Alfonso el Sabio to the east and Estación to the west. It has a monumental fountain in the centre built in 1930 by the Alicante sculptor Daniel Bañuls Martínez, which popularised the name, from that moment on, of Plaza de los Caballos.
Sight 2: iglesia Nuestra Señora de Gracia
The church of Our Lady of Grace is a church located in the Plaza de la Montanyeta in the city of Alicante.
Wikipedia: Església de la Mare de Déu de Gràcia d'Alacant (CA)
Sight 3: Explanada de España
Book Free Tour*The Esplanade of Spain, also known as Paseo de la Explanada, is a promenade in the Spanish city of Alicante. It runs parallel to the port and the Paseo de los Mártires de la Libertad, from the Puerta del Mar to the Canalejas park, and is one of the most popular pedestrian thoroughfares in the city.
Sight 4: Plaça del Portal d'Elx / Plaza Portal de Elche
The Portal de Elche is a central square in the Spanish city of Alicante.
Sight 5: Cocatedral de Sant Nicolau de Bari
The Co-cathedral of Saint Nicholas of Bari is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral located in Alacant, in the Valencian Community of Spain. The church, part of the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and was elevated to the title of cathedral on 9 March 1959 by Pope John XXIII.
Sight 6: Ermita de Sant Roc
The hermitage of Sant Roc is a temple in the eponymous district of the city of Alicante.
Sight 7: MACA - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante
Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art is a municipal museum in Alicante, Spain. It exhibits 20th-century and contemporary art. Created in 1976 thanks to Eusebio Sempere, and reopened in 2011 after a major renovation, the museum now consists of three permanent collections of about 800 art pieces. The museum is located in Asegurada building, the oldest civil building remaining in the city.
Wikipedia: Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art (EN), Website
Sight 8: Basílica de Santa María
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.
Sight 9: Castell de Santa Bàrbara
Santa Bárbara Castle is a fortification in the center of Alicante, Spain. It stands on Mount Benacantil bordering the sea, which gave it enormous strategic value since from it you can see the entire bay of Alicante and its land surroundings. The image of the mountain from the beach resembles a face, which is why it is called "the face of the Moor" and is an icon of the city of Alicante.
Sight 10: MARQ - Museo Arqueológico de Alicante
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. The museum houses eight galleries that use multimedia to allow visitors to interact with the lives of past residents of the region.
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