Beautiful Spanish town Alicante pleases its guests and beautiful and interesting sights.
Museum of Art XX century (Museo de La Asegurada / Museo De Arte Del Siglo XX)
The museum is located on Plaza De Santa Maria Square and offers to admire the collection of painting XX century. Here are the works of such great artists as Vasily Kandinsky, Georges Marriage, Mark Shagal, Picasso, Alberto Dzhacometti, Miro, and works of Spanish artists of the middle of the last century: Alfaro, Canogara, Mompo, Saura, Tapiess, Sabel, Violi. Outside the museum building looks well, sooo simply, a small three-storey building of light color, hidden among a number of almost the same. Even you can not say that this is such a wonderful museum.
Address: Plaza de Santa María, 3
Work schedule: 10:00 - 20:00 on weekdays, on holidays and weekends: 10:00 - 14:00.
Cathedral of St. Nicholas (Concatedral De San Nicolás de Bari)
This cathedral can be found beyond the building of the city mayor's office, on a parallel street. This cathedral is leading its history since 1662. Named a cathedral in honor of the patron of the city, St. Nicholas. One of the most important historical monuments of the city. In 1936-39, the cathedral was renovated. The main beauty is the facade of the cathedral. He was designed by the well-known Spanish architect, who, by the way, also designed an Escorian monastery next to Madrid. An equally beautiful is the gilded altar with openwork lattices around, and Altari in the style of "Churgerger" (Spanish Baroque began the 18th century).
Address: Plaza Abad Penalva, 2
Archaeological Museum Alicante (Museo Arqueológico De Aicante)
The museum was founded in 1932. Initially, this museum ranked the lower floors of the deputies. But in 2002, the Museum moved to the old building of the San Juan Hospital. The museum is quite modern, if not to say more. Here and any different audiovisual technique, well, and samples of archaeological finds from the paleolithic era and to the present days, which describe the history of Alicante. Very interesting!
Address: Plaza Del Doctor Gómez ULLA
Church of Santa Maria (La Basílica de Santa María de Alicante)
The church can be found close to Santa Barbara Castle. It was built in 15-16 centuries. The building is kept in the Gothic style on the site of the old Muslim mosque, and construction is timed towards victory over the Moors. Despite the fact that the entire building is Gothic, and later the main altar and the portal were redone for all the canons of the Baroque style. Impressive pictorial canvas inside the church.
Address: Plaza Santa María
Castle Santa Barbara (Castillo de Santa Bárbara)
This castle is on top of the Benacantil Mountain (166 meters). It is believed that this is one of the largest medieval fortresses of Spain. The location where the fortress is located, well, very picturesque, from there, there is a luxurious view of the bay of Alicante. The fortress consists of three parts of different heights, which rebuilt in 3 different era. The highest part is the tower. This part contains the most ancient remains of the fortress, which date back to the 14th century. Intermediate - the most massive structures of the 16th century: Hall Felipe II, guard room, courtyard of weapons, queen bastion. The outer part of the castle was built in the 18th century. Since the lock is high enough, the rise is equipped with an elevator in the rock opposite the Postiguet beach. But you can also climb on foot or drive up by car on the road on the northern slope of the mountain (then the way you need to start on Vázquez de Mella street.) Also on this mountain there is a park of Eret, where you can stay and eat in a restaurant, cafe or stroll through the exhibition. hall. Located this castle relative to the center.
Waterfalls Algara
Waterfalls are located on the territory of one of the parks of the city, on the Algar Mountain Rogushka. The place is very beautiful, except for the waterfalls here you can admire the natural caves and grotes in the rocks. This park with waterfalls is located 3 km from the city of Kayos de Ensarria and somewhere in a 45-minute drive to the northeast of Alicante.
Address: Callosa d'En Sarrià district
Town Hall Alicante
Alicante Town Hall - Alicante City Hall is located in the heart of the city, near the embankment. The town hall was built in the 18th century, although construction started almost a century earlier. The Spanish Renaissance building is framed on both sides with 35-meter tower, and the center is decorated with balustrade. Interestingly, the Town Hall is decorated with elements with religious themes. The entrance to the Town Hall is kept massive iron gates immersing in colors. Immediately how to go to the building, you see the sculpture Dali. Be sure to visit the Town Hall, namely, open to visit the Blue Elizavtan room, created in 1858, the meeting room and the chapel. On the square in front of the building there are beautiful fountains. The square in front of the town hall is the center of cultural life of the city, there are often events and holidays, festivals and shows in Alicante.
Address: Plaza Del Ayuntamiento 1
Monforte del Cid Castle Castle
This is once a powerful beautiful medieval castle in the town of Montfort-del Sid, which is a 20-minute drive to the northwest from Alicante, is part of the current parish church. When this castle was built, no one can say exactly. They built as a fortress, and, apparently, the castle was long for a long time, but in the 16th century the castle lost its defensive destination. Part of the castle became the parish church, part and disappeared at all. Together, the castle is very poorly preserved today.
Address: Calle Iglesia, 6-8, Monforte Del Cid
Square Square (Luceros Square)
The main area of the city and the main tourist attraction. In the center of the Fountain, rebuilt in 1930. The fountain is decorated with horse sculptures with children-riders and column with female faces and red stars.
House Carbonelle
The house was built in 1921-1925. This is one of the most beautiful buildings of Alicante. Enrique Carbonel, the owner of the house, was a rich textile industrialist who was forced to move to Alicante because of his daughter's illness - that was the good of the warm climate of Alicante and sea air. When the family arrived in the city and went to the hotel to spend the night, they were denied them due to the fact that the dressing of the travelers was dirty (fed somewhere on the road, dirty). Carbonel so announcing that immediately decided to start building a house near that hotel, and the main goal was to overshadow the beauty of the hotel. Of course, Enrique did not regret funds, and the house was eclipsed not only that hotel, but in general, all other buildings in the city. The facade of the house is made in the style of modernity with elements Neurokko, and the roof of the house is crowned dome.
Address: Paseo Explanada de España, 1