The daily attractions of the city of Alicante, Spain's largest center for fishing and fish exports, located near Valencia , attract hundreds of thousands of travelers and shoppers in Spain . The Costa Blanca Tourism Center is distinguished by a warm, mild Mediterranean climate, luxurious architectural monuments and the richest history that began for Alicante about 2500 years ago from a small Iberian settlement. The Greeks, who chose these regions, turned the village into a colony-fortress city, and the Romans who replaced them gave it the name Lucentum, that is, the "city of bright radiance". In the XIX century, the city of Alicante received the status of an important Spanish commercial port. It was during this period that intensive building and reconstruction took place. Many architectural monuments have been preserved, so everyone will find what to see in Alicante. The architecture of the city is unique, as it combines many reflecting historical stages of styles. A harmonious combination of Romanesque, Moorish, Greek culture with elements of Art Nouveau, Baroque and Gothic ... It's unnecessary to say that Alicante was always in the center of conquest wars in the past, because it had a favorable location. Today, the Spanish city is one of the largest in the Valencian Community.
Architectural monuments
The business card of the Spanish city of Alicante in Spain is the fortress of Santa Barbara, adjacent to the church of Santa Maria. The castle rises at an altitude of 166 meters on the rock of Benacantil. In the past, the fortress of Santa Barbara played the role of an important strategic point, when fierce and uninterrupted fighting lasted for months. Today, every visitor to an ancient Spanish structure can enjoy the magnificent scenic views of Alicante and neighboring towns. On the territory of Santa Barbara is currently working historical museum.
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Nearby is another unique attraction of Alicante - the Basilica of Santa Maria. In its place until the XVI century was an ancient Muslim mosque. Originally, the basilica was built in the Late Gothic style, and in the early 18th century a lateral nave was added to it. The facade was rebuilt in the Baroque style.
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On the other side of Alicante stands the fortress of San Fernando, built in 1808-1814. You can not be surprised at the work done by talented architects in the past. The views of the embankment and the city from the castle are simply amazing with their beauty!
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Walking around the city
The Boulevard of the Explanade in Alicante is like a city with its own unique architecture. The place is so picturesque that hundreds of thousands of tourists walk here daily and the townspeople themselves. What is only the pavement, made in the form of a mosaic of six million stones!
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Near the famous boulevard is the Elch Gate. With its help you will get to the old city. On the municipal square the main decoration is the building in the style of the late Baroque. It amazes with magnificence and size!
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Very cognitive will be a visit to the museum of La Acegurade, located in a building where in the XVII century there were grain warehouses. Here the works of Julio Gonzalez, Juan Gris, Joan Miro, Eduard Chilida are exhibited. In addition, there is also the work of Eusebio Sempere, who founded this museum.
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A dozen miles from Alicante is the island of Tabarka - a reserve, the flora and fauna in which are unique, and the purity of the water is amazing! In addition, the island has an 1800-meter high fortress wall.
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Traveling around Alicante, have fun in the water park, visit cafes, nightclubs, squares with exotic plants. In this amazing Spanish corner everyone will feel like in paradise!