ALICANTE and San Vicente

The city of Alicante, located right on the

heart of the Mediterranean coast, is one of the favourite spanish destinations.

Esplanade of Spain

Esplanade of Spain

ALICANTE• It is the capital of a rapid commercial and

industrial development province, conference seat,tourist, university city.

SAINT BARBARA’S CASTLE

• It’s situated on the top of Benacantil Mountain. The fortress was built during the Arab period because of its strategic and defensive advantages.

SAINT BARBARA’S CASTLE

This monument has been a witness to all the happenings of the city.

SAINT NICHOLAS CONCATHEDRAL

• It is one of the most symbolic buildings of the old part of the town. This Herrerian cathedral from the Spanish renaissance has a Latin cross ground plan with short arms and connected chapels on the sides

SAINT NICHOLAS CONCATHEDRAL

• Once you are in you will see the great cloister from the 15th centurywith two baroque portals, the altar, the 18th century Chapel of Communion.

PROVINCIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM (MARQ)

• The best place to enjoy the history of Alicantefrom a global point of view.

PROVINCIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM (MARQ)

• This museum has a collection from all the civilizations that lived in Alicante from

Palaeolithic until Modern History.

• The collection has a total of 81,000 items

POSTIGUET BEACH

• One of the beaches preferred by tourists is located in the heart of the city at the foot of Benacantil’s mountain and Saint Barbara’s Castle

POSTIGUET

• There is always someone walking through that wonderful promenade with marvellous view points of the bay of fi ne golden sand beach.

SAN JUAN BONFIRES

• Festival of the city, declared of International Tourist Interest.

• They are planted in the city more than two hundred monuments (bonfires) mach themed satire.

SAN JUAN BONFIRES

• They will burn on June 24 in the biggest night of the "cream" accompanied by the popular "Banya" (washed) carried out by firefighters to extinguish the fires.

Sant Vicent del Raspeig

• Our city, San Vicente del raspeig was built in the middle of the 18th century. It atained his municipal autonomy in 1836, becoming free from Alicante.

• The municipality of San Vicente del Raspeig, located in the region of Alacanti,

7 kilometres far from Alicante, the provincial capital.

Sant Vicent del Raspeig

• The main festivals

celebrated in the city are the Patron Saints and Moors and Christians.

MOORS AND CHRISTIANS

• The Patron Saints and Moors and Christians will celebrate Easter next week to coincide with the feast of St. Vincent Ferrer.

MOORS AND CHRISTIANS

• Among the acts that are carried out must be stressed Inpucts undoubtedly spectacular Moors and Christians which involved more than 6000 people between festive, boatos components, ballets and musicians.

MOORS AND CHRISTIANS

• Among the acts of the Moors and Christians we must highlight the different embassies that

are staged in the castle installed in the plaza of Spain .