Location: Alicante
Top Things to do in Alicante
The 10 Best Sights & Landmarks in Alicante, Valencian Country
Alicante (/ˌælɪˈkænti, -teɪ/; Spanish: [aliˈkante]), or Alacant (Valencian: [alaˈkant]), both the Spanish and Valencian being official names, is a city and port in Spain on the Costa Blanca, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 330,525, estimated as of 2016, ranking as the second-largest Valencian city. Including nearby municipalities, the Alicante conurbation had 452,462 residents. The population of the metropolitan area (including Elche and satellite towns) was 757,085 as of 2014 estimates, ranking as the eighth-largest metropolitan area of Spain.
Restaurants in Alicante
1. Guadalest Valley
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,503 reviews
Reviewed By M4860QLkimp - Algorfa, Spain
Took a day trip to Guadalest Valley with friends enjoyed the views, the lovely walks and lunch in the restaurant . Visited the museums and craft shops . To visit the castle you walk through the church there is a small charge of 4 e . Well worth a visit with friends and family .
2. Castillo de Santa Barbara
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8,504 reviews
Perched on a hillside, this historic 16th-century castle and fortress overlooks the town of Alicante.
Reviewed By CorkTony - Cork, Ireland
Excellent few hours the walk up past all the old alley and old house was like a walk back in time The when you get to the castle it’s amazing the 360 views of Alicante are breathtaking definitely worth the hike up There is a lift for those that don’t fancy the walk up
3. Passeig Esplanada d'Espanya
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3,783 reviews
Reviewed By LindsayB366 - Larne, United Kingdom
A wealth of restaurants, bars and market stalls Perfect location for watching the world go by Be warned walking along the esplanade might make you think you have been drinking or taking the wrong medication Lovely atmosphere
4. Paseo del Puerto Viejo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 225 reviews
Reviewed By freddiedoncaster
This marina is so peaceful.Set very close to the hustle and bustle of Alicante city,and with an abundance of bars close by,this is an ideal place to stop off,have a glass of wine and take in all those wonderful yachts.
5. Barrio Santa Cruz
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 756 reviews
Reviewed By alexandrailincat
Alicante's most fascinating part of the old town, with well preserved traditional architecture, full of coloured flowers, lively people, a few terraces. Feeling of real Spain, whenever in time ... Lived there for a week in an airbnb holiday home and could have been there happily in many more weeks.
6. Monte Benacantil
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 137 reviews
Reviewed By Jydeoo - Lagos, Nigeria
The views from the top of the small mountain are wonderful. Landwards, you see modern Alicante stretching for miles and miles and you see even beyond. Seawards, you see old Alicante, dainty houses, ecclesial domes, colourful buildings, the harbour, the beaches, everything is so lovely. Santa Barbara Castle is atop this monte.
7. The Santa Faz Monastery
8. Casa Carbonell
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 92 reviews
Reviewed By 6rahamParkes - Poole, United Kingdom
One of the main feature buildings situated at one of the main junctions to the end of the marina, the building links the start of the marina and one of the main squares in Alicante. It contains restaurants and a shop on the ground floor and we would recommend this spot for dinner.
9. Placa Gabriel Miro
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 221 reviews
Reviewed By remlap - Central Florida, United States
Very pretty plaza to walk through and spend some idle time. Beautiful old banyan trees, surrounded by pubs and restaurants.
10. Tossal de Manises (Lucentum)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By P9830PIsusanc - Barnard Castle, United Kingdom
As a devotee of Roman archaeology, I was keen to visit this little-known site. We had visited the MARQ museum the previous day and seen interesting finds from Lucentum so it was good to be able to place them in context. I was glad to have found precise instructions of how to get there by another visitor Tripadvisor as there is no information whatsoever at the tram station or in the street outside. So I will repeat them here. It is 1.45 Euro each to get the tram (just a few stops) from Luceros. On leaving the tram at the Lucentum stop, walk towards the direction of the sea, and turn right along Calle Diana. Turn left into Calle Romulo and walk straight on until this street changes to Calle Zeus up a slight hill. The entrance is in C. Zeus on the right hand side. It was only €1.40 each for EU pensioners – bargain! The contrast between the ancient site and the adjacent blocks of flats was quite something. I also had not realised how elevated the site was, with fantastic panoramic views including of a number of surviving 16th century defensive towers. Excellent informative signage is in Spanish, Catalan and English – whereas in the main sister museum MARQ there are only a handful of small captions in English. After two small school parties had left, we were the only visitors – an archaeologist was at work cataloguing. This site deserves more visitors, but it was lovely to have it to ourselves.
