📌City
Alicante (Alacant in Valencian, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain) is the capital of the province of the same name and the big city of the Costa Blanca, on the Mediterranean. According to the INE (figure listed in Wikidata) it had 366.221 inhabitants on 1 January 2025, making it the second most populous municipality in the Valencian Community after Valencia. Together with San Vicente del Raspeig, San Juan, Muchamiel and El Campello it forms a conurbation of more than 500.000 people. The city is dominated by Mount Benacantil, about 166 metres high, topped by the Castillo de Santa Bárbara; at its foot lie the old town, the Postiguet beach and the Explanada de España promenade, with its 6.600.000 marble tiles laid out in a wave pattern. It is known for that postcard view of a castle above the beach, for the Hogueras de San Juan in June (a Festival of International Tourist Interest since 1983), for its rice dishes and for being, since 2008, a starting port of the round-the-world race The Ocean Race. It is also the gateway to the Costa Blanca: it has Alicante-Elche airport, an AVE high-speed rail station with links to Madrid and the TRAM that runs up the coast towards Benidorm and Dénia. Boats leave the port for Tabarca Island, the only inhabited island in the Valencian Community, and half an hour by train takes you to the Palmeral de Elche.
📌Currency and language
You pay in euros, and cards (including contactless debit cards) are accepted almost everywhere. Watch out for a few places that want cash: city buses and the C6 airport bus are paid on board, and it's best to have the exact fare. The official languages are Spanish and Valencian: you'll see 'Alacant', 'platja' (beach), 'castell' (castle) or 'fogueres' (bonfires) on signs, but on the street people mostly speak Spanish.
📌Best time to go
The climate is warm semi-arid: mild winters, dry and hot summers, and rain concentrated in autumn, when strong storms sometimes hit (the castle closed for an orange weather alert on 9 September 2026). According to Kayak, January is the cheapest month for accommodation (an average of 100 € a night) and July the most expensive (185 €). April and May are the months with the most castle visitors. If you want to see the Hogueras, the festival runs from 20 to 24 June; book well in advance.
📌Visa and entry
Argentines, Uruguayans, Chileans, Mexicans, Colombians and Peruvians can enter Spain visa-free as tourists for up to 90 days within any 180-day period in the Schengen area. At your first Schengen border check you are registered in the EES system (fingerprints and photo) instead of getting a passport stamp. ETIAS, the online travel authorisation that will carry a fee, is still not required in October 2026 and has no firm start date. If you hold a different passport, check with the Spanish consulate.
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🌤️ Weather in Alicante
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Alicante is a city for walking with the sea beside you. You get off the bus or the tram and within ten minutes you're under the palm trees of the Explanada, looking up at a medieval castle crowning a rocky crag above the Postiguet beach. The old town climbs the hillside with painted houses and flowerpots, the oldest churches can be visited with an audio guide, and many of the museums are free or cost just a few euros. It's a big city that feels human-scale.
It's easy on the wallet too: the lift up to the castle costs 2,70 €, the MACA, the Museo de Hogueras and the MUSA charge no admission, and the MARQ, one of the most visited archaeology museums in Spain, costs 5 € (3 € on Sundays). The city beaches are public. There are buses and the TRAM to get around without a car, plus a direct bus to the airport. With a base here you can see much of the province on day trips.
The best part comes when you add what's around it. An hour by boat takes you to Tabarca Island, an 18th-century walled village with a marine reserve for snorkelling. By train or bus you reach the Palmeral de Elche, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And if you're there in June, the Hogueras de San Juan fill the city with papier-mâché monuments, mascletàs at two in the afternoon and fire at midnight.
📖 History of Alicante
On the Tossal de Manises, 3 km from today's centre, stood an Iberian town that the Romans took around 201 BC and that their maps called Lucentum; under Augustus it reached the rank of municipium, with a forum, baths and temples. In the 3rd century AD the harbour silted up and the population gradually moved to the slopes of Mount Benacantil. Under Muslim rule the medina of Laqant was born, and at the end of the 9th century the castle was built on the summit. On 4 December 1248, Saint Barbara's Day, the Infante Alfonso of Castile, the future Alfonso X, took the fortress, which is why it bears her name. In 1296 James II brought it into the Crown of Aragon and shortly afterwards into the Kingdom of Valencia. Ferdinand the Catholic granted it the title of city on 26 July 1490. In the 16th century its port became the most important in the Kingdom of Valencia, and between 1562 and 1580 the castle underwent its great renovation. In 1609 more than 30.000 expelled Moriscos left through its port. The French fleet almost destroyed the city in 1691, and the War of the Spanish Succession left the castle partly blown up in 1709. In 1770 Charles III settled families of Genoese origin, rescued from Tunis, on Tabarca Island. In 1858 the railway arrived from Madrid, and between 1854 and 1878 the city walls were torn down. On 25 May 1938 an Italian bombing raid on the Mercado Central killed more than 300 people. From the 1960s onwards tourism transformed the city. In 1983 the Hogueras were declared of International Tourist Interest, in 2013 the AVE arrived, and since 2008 Alicante has been a starting port of The Ocean Race, which will set off from here again on 17 January 2027.
🗺️ What to see
Tours you can book
Some places make no sense on your own; with someone explaining them, they change completely. We look ours up on Civitatis: guided in Spanish and booked online with no fuss. They have 11 activities in Alicante. And there are free tours here: you book without paying and tip the guide whatever you think at the end, so trying one costs you nothing. Have a look below: tap any of them to see them all.
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Castillo de Santa Bárbara (Castell de Santa Bàrbara)
The fortress on Mount Benacantil, with the best view of the bay; you go up by lift from the Postiguet for 2,70 €.
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The Castillo de Santa Bárbara sits on the summit of Mount Benacantil, about 166 metres above the sea, and is one of the largest medieval fortresses in Spain. It has three enclosures from different periods: at the top, La Torreta, with the Keep and the oldest remains (14th century); in the middle, the parts built in the 16th century, such as the Salón Felipe II, the Patio de Armas and the Baluarte de la Reina; and at the bottom, the Revellín del Bon Repós, from the 18th century.
Inside is the MUSA, the city museum, free of charge, with rooms in the old hospital, the Sala Larga and the Cuevas de los Ingleses. In 2025 it had 935.467 visitors, and in 2026 it is on track to pass one million.
How to get up: the lift leaves from Avenida Juan Bautista Lafora, opposite the Postiguet beach (2,70 €; free for pensioners with ID). There is also a shuttle minibus from Plaza Puerta del Mar every 40 minutes and two walking routes, through the Parque de la Ereta or up the west face of the hill. A good plan is to go up by lift and walk down through the Ereta to the Barrio de Santa Cruz. It is closed on 24, 25 and 31 December, 1 and 6 January and 24 June.
ℹ️ Distance: Mount Benacantil, right in the centre; lift opposite the Postiguet beach · Best time to go: Early morning or at sunset; in summer it opens until 23 h · Admission: Grounds and MUSA free. Lift 2,70 €; free for pensioners with proof; shuttle 1,45 € per trip (source: alicanteturismo.com, verified October 2026). Opening hours from 5/9 to 14/11: 10 to 20 h · Duration: 2 to 3 hours
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Explanada de España
Alicante's signature seafront promenade: palm trees, 6.600.000 marble tiles forming waves and the marina right beside it.
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The Explanada de España is the promenade linking the port with the Postiguet beach and, together with the castle, the most recognisable image of the city. Its paving is made of 6.600.000 marble tiles in three colours that create a wavy design, like the waves of the sea, and it is lined with four rows of palm trees.
It's where locals take their evening stroll: there are terraces, craft stalls, musicians and shady benches. On the sea side is the marina, and at the end, the Muelle de Levante, home to the Museo The Ocean Race and the departure point for boats to Tabarca. On the other side begin the streets of the centre and the old town, with the Rambla de Méndez Núñez and Plaza Gabriel Miró, known as Plaza de Correos, with its enormous ficus trees.
Walking it is free and you can cover the whole length in about twenty minutes, but it's worth doing twice: by day and at night, when it fills with people. In January 2027 the Ocean Live Park, the race village of The Ocean Race, sets up very close by.
ℹ️ Distance: Centre, between the port and the Postiguet beach; TRAM L5 Puerta del Mar · Best time to go: All year round; best at sunset · Admission: Free (public space) · Duration: 1 hour
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Barrio de Santa Cruz
The oldest and most picturesque neighbourhood, with steep streets, colourful houses and flowerpots, at the foot of the castle.
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The Barrio de Santa Cruz clings to the slope of the Benacantil, right below the castle. It's a web of narrow, sloping lanes with steps, white and colourful houses, and façades covered in flowerpots. It is the corner that best keeps the feel of old Alicante and one of the most photographed.
At the top is the Ermita de Santa Cruz. According to Alicante Turismo, it was built on the remains of a mosque and consecrated for Catholic worship in 1271, at the request of Violant of Aragon, wife of Alfonso X; the current building dates from 1830. One of the most moving processions of Alicante's Holy Week sets out from here. Next to it, the Mirador de Santa Cruz offers a view over the old town, the port and the sea, perfect at sunset.
In May residents decorate the streets with flower crosses for the Fiesta de las Cruces de Mayo. It's a residential neighbourhood: keep the noise down and don't wander into private courtyards. It's only accessible on foot and the slopes are tough; it's difficult for people with reduced mobility. Combine it with the walk down from the castle through the Parque de la Ereta.
ℹ️ Distance: Old town, on foot from the town hall square; TRAM L5 Puerta del Mar · Best time to go: Sunset; in May, Cruces de Mayo · Admission: Free (residential neighbourhood) · Duration: 1 hour
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Concatedral de San Nicolás de Bari
17th and 18th-century church with a dome of almost 45 m, a Gothic cloister and a 16th-century organ; the visit includes the tower.
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The Concatedral de San Nicolás de Bari, right in the old town, was built between the 17th and 18th centuries on the remains of a mosque and an earlier Gothic church. It was designed by Agustín Bernardino, a disciple of Juan de Herrera, and combines the restraint of the late Renaissance with the first signs of the Baroque. Its dome, by the Alicante architect Miguel del Real, rises almost 45 metres and has an oculus that floods the interior with light.
Highlights inside include the Capilla de la Comunión, one of the most frequently cited examples of Spanish Baroque, the altarpiece of Saint John of Nepomuk and the 16th-century organ, which according to Alicante Turismo is the oldest in the Comunitat Valenciana. The cloister, in Valencian Gothic style and from the 15th century, predates the church: a quiet garden entered from Calle Labradores.
The cultural visit, with audio guide included, covers the cloister, the chapter house-museum, the camarín of the Virgen del Remedio, the upper galleries, the bell tower and the roof. From 1 October to 30 April it opens Monday to Friday from 10:30 to 19 h, Saturdays from 10:30 to 17:30 and Sundays from 13:30 to 17:30. Last entry half an hour before closing.
ℹ️ Distance: Plaza del Abad Penalva, old town · Best time to go: All year round; fewer people on weekdays · Admission: Cultural visit: ages 18-64 8 €; 65+ 7 €; ages 13-17 and youth or university card holders up to 25 6 €; under 12 with an adult free (source: alicanteturismo.com, verified October 2026). Tickets at reservas.procuratiocultural.com · Duration: 1 to 1,5 hours
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Basílica de Santa María
Alicante's oldest church, Gothic and built over the former main mosque, with a Baroque portal and a bell tower you can climb.
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The Basílica de Santa María stands in the square of the same name, at the foot of the castle and a few steps from the MACA. It was built in the 14th century over the city's former main mosque and is the oldest church in Alicante. It mixes styles: the structure is Valencian Gothic and the main portal is Baroque. Some walls still bear scars from the wars the city went through.
The cultural visit includes the chapter house-museum, the choir, the Baptistery, Immaculate Conception and Communion chapels, and the climb up the bell tower, with a panoramic view of the old town. Admission comes with a free audio guide in Spanish, English, French and Italian.
Cultural visit hours: Monday to Saturday from 10 to 19 h and Sundays from 13 to 19 h, with last entry half an hour before closing; religious services may change the schedule. If you're also visiting the Concatedral, it makes sense to do both on the same day and finish at the MACA, which is right opposite and free. Buy your ticket online on the website of the company that runs the visits or at the ticket office.
ℹ️ Distance: Plaza de Santa María 1, old town · Best time to go: All year round; morning · Admission: General (18-64) 6 €; 65+ 5 €; ages 13-17 and youth or university card holders up to 25 4 €; under 12 with an adult free (source: alicanteturismo.com, verified October 2026). Tickets at reservas.procuratiocultural.com · Duration: 1 hour
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MARQ - Museo Arqueológico Provincial de Alicante
Modern, interactive archaeology museum, from Prehistory to the Contemporary Age; 5 € and 3 € on Sundays.
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The MARQ is the province's archaeology museum and one of the most modern of its kind in Spain: it combines original pieces with audiovisual and interactive displays. Its permanent galleries cover Prehistory, Iberian culture, the Roman period, the Middle Ages and the Modern and Contemporary Ages, with finds from sites all over the province. It also has temporary galleries with international exhibitions: in October 2026 the line-up includes, among others, a show on the rituals of prehistoric herders from the Cova de Randero and another on gold and Indigenous knowledge from Colombia.
The museum also manages the sites of Lucentum and La Illeta dels Banyets and the Torre Almohade de Almudaina, and sells a combined ticket valid for 30 days. Guided tours cost 3 € extra.
Opening hours from 16/9 to 15/6: Tuesday to Saturday from 10 to 19 h, Sundays and public holidays from 10 to 14 h; closed on Mondays. It is on Plaza del Doctor Gómez Ulla, with its own TRAM stop (MARQ) and a castle shuttle stop. You can pay in cash or by card; flash photography is not allowed.
ℹ️ Distance: Plaza Doctor Gómez Ulla, a 15-minute walk from the centre; TRAM L1-L4 MARQ stop · Best time to go: All year round; a good plan for rainy or hot days · Admission: General 5 € (Sundays and public holidays 3 €); reduced 3 € (students, 65+, large families); free for under-8s, the unemployed, teachers and people with disabilities; combined MARQ + Lucentum + Illeta + Almudaina 8 € (source: marqalicante.com, verified October 2026) · Duration: 2 to 3 hours
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MACA - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante
Free 20th-century art in the city's oldest civic building, with works by Picasso, Miró, Dalí, Chillida and Sempere.
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The MACA occupies the Casa de la Asegurada, a Baroque building from 1685 designed as a grain store and considered the oldest civic building in Alicante. The museum was born in 1977 thanks to a donation from the Alicante artist Eusebio Sempere, one of the key figures of kinetic and abstract art in Spain.
Its collection is one of the most important of 20th-century art in the country, according to Alicante Turismo: it has work by Picasso, Dalí, Miró, Chillida, Saura and Tàpies, as well as Sempere's own collection. There are paintings, sculptures, drawings, lithographs and screen prints. The permanent exhibition partly rotates to protect the works, so each visit can be different, and there are temporary shows as well.
Admission is free. Winter hours (1/10 to 30/6): Tuesday to Saturday from 10 to 20 h, Sundays and public holidays from 10 to 14 h; closed on Mondays. It is also closed on 24, 25 and 31 December, 1 and 6 January, 1 May and during the Santa Faz and San Juan festivities. It's on Plaza de Santa María, opposite the basilica: combine the two in the same morning.
ℹ️ Distance: Plaza de Santa María 3, old town · Best time to go: All year round · Admission: Free (free entry; source: alicanteturismo.com, verified October 2026) · Duration: 1 to 2 hours
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Museo de Hogueras (Museu de Fogueres)
Free museum about Alicante's biggest festival, with the ninots saved from the flames, posters, costumes and the history of the Hogueras.
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If you can't be in Alicante from 20 to 24 June, the Museu de Fogueres is the way to understand the festival. It's on the Rambla de Méndez Núñez and holds the ninots indultats, the figures that the public saves from the cremà by vote each year, along with posters, photos, models, traditional costumes of the Belleas del Foc and audiovisual material on how a hoguera is built.
The hogueras are monuments of ephemeral art made of wood and cork that can stand up to 12 metres tall and are burned on the night of 24 June. The museum shows you the work of the artistas foguers, the social satire depicted in the scenes and the evolution of the festival since 1928, when the society Alicante Atracción organised the first official Hogueras.
Admission is free. From October to June it opens Tuesday to Friday from 10 to 13:30 and from 17 to 19:30, and on Saturdays from 10 to 13:30; closed on Mondays. It is fully accessible. The nearest TRAM stop is Mercado. It takes less than an hour and is on the way between the Mercado Central and the Explanada.
ℹ️ Distance: Rambla de Méndez Núñez 29, centre; TRAM L1-L4 Mercado stop · Best time to go: All year round; ideal if you're not going in June · Admission: Free (free entry; source: alicante.es, Ayuntamiento de Alicante, page updated 07/08/2026, verified October 2026) · Duration: 45 minutes to 1 hour
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Playa del Postiguet
Alicante's city beach, at the foot of the castle and right next to the Explanada: 900 metres of fine sand with a Blue Flag.
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The Postiguet is the downtown beach: it starts at the Explanada and stretches about 900 metres, 50 wide, beneath Mount Benacantil. It has fine golden sand, calm water, a Blue Flag and the Q for Tourist Quality certification. There are foot showers, sunloungers and parasols for hire, a children's play area, calisthenics equipment, public toilets and a beach bar in summer.
Alongside the beach runs the Paseo de Gómiz, with palm trees, bars and tiling that creates a three-dimensional effect. From the sand you can see the outline of the Benacantil that locals call 'la cara del moro' (the Moor's face), because it looks like a face in profile. Across the avenue is the lift up to the castle, so you can combine beach and fortress.
Being the most central beach, it gets packed in July and August; if you want space, head to San Juan. In summer there is bathing assistance for people with reduced mobility at access 13. Dogs are only allowed from 1 November to 1 March. From 25 to 29 June, next door on the Cocó beach, the Hogueras fireworks competition takes place.
ℹ️ Distance: Centre, next to the Explanada; TRAM L5 Puerta del Mar or L1-L4 Mercado · Best time to go: June and September; in summer, early in the day · Admission: Free (public beach) · Duration: Half a day
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Playa de San Juan (Platja de Sant Joan)
2,9 km of fine sand between the Cabo de la Huerta and El Campello, wider and quieter than the Postiguet; you get there by TRAM.
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San Juan beach is Alicante's big beach: 2.900 metres long and 85 wide, with fine golden sand running from Cabo de la Huerta to the beaches of El Campello. It has a Blue Flag, beach volleyball courts, mini football goals, calisthenics equipment, a children's play area and a nautical channel for boarding, windsurfing or paddle surfing, with non-motorised equipment for hire.
Behind it runs the avenida de Niza, lined with bars, ice-cream shops and restaurants; in summer there are beach bars on the sand. It's the beach local families choose because there's room even in August. To the south, Cabo de la Huerta has rocky coves if you're after something wilder.
You can get there on the TRAM, lines 3, 4 and 5 (the L5 leaves from Puerta del Mar, next to the Postiguet), or by bus on lines 21 and 22. In summer there's bathing assistance for people with reduced mobility at access point 10, opposite the tourist office. Bring your own umbrella if you don't want to rent one: shade is scarce.
ℹ️ Distance: About 7 km northeast of the centre; TRAM L3, L4 and L5 · Best time: June to September · Admission: Free (public beach) · Duration: Half day or full day
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Mercado Central de Alicante
Modernista market from 1921 for buying salted fish, turrón, fruit and fish from the fish market; ideal for a cheap lunch.
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The Mercado Central occupies an eclectic building with touches of Valencian modernisme, built between 1917 and 1921 on the avenida de Alfonso X el Sabio. You enter up a grand staircase, and a domed rotunda marks the corner. Inside, three steel-framed halls group the stalls: fish and seafood downstairs, then meat, fruit, vegetables, spices and cheese.
It's the place to see what Alicante eats: stalls selling salazones (tuna mojama, fish roe, salt cod), pickles, olives, nuts and turrón from Jijona and Alicante. Many stalls sell portions to take away, and around the market there are bars where you can have a small beer with something from the stalls.
Behind it lies the plaza 25 de Mayo, which commemorates the Italian bombing of 25 May 1938 that killed more than 300 people, many of them in the market. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 7 to 14:30, and Saturdays and the eve of public holidays 7 to 15 h; closed on Sundays (source: Alicante Turismo). Go in the morning: by midday many stalls are already packing up. There's a TRAM stop (Mercado) right at the door.
ℹ️ Distance: Avenida de Alfonso X el Sabio 10, centre; TRAM L1-L4, Mercado stop · Best time: Monday to Saturday mornings · Admission: Free (open entry to the market) · Duration: 1 hour
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Isla de Tabarca (Nova Tabarca)
The only inhabited island in the Valencian Community: an 18th-century walled village and marine reserve, an hour away by boat.
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Tabarca lies about 22 km from Alicante and just over 4 km from the cape of Santa Pola. It is about 1.800 metres long and 450 wide, and administratively it's a district of Alicante, with 60 inhabitants in 2025. In 1770 Charles III settled families of Genoese origin there, rescued from the Tunisian island of Tabarka, and a fortified village was built with walls, gates and a church, now a listed Historic-Artistic Site.
Since 1986 its waters have been a marine reserve, with posidonia meadows, groupers, gilt-head bream and octopus: it's one of the best spots on the coast for snorkelling. Alicante Turismo asks you to carry a buoy, stay out of the water when it's rough and not feed the fish. There's a main beach with lifeguards from 11 to 19 h from 15 June to 15 September.
The Cruceros Kontiki boat leaves from the Paseo Màrtirs de la Llibertat, in the port, and takes about an hour; the ticket is a return with an open return time. Outside summer there are fewer departures: check the timetable beforehand. Bring water, a cap and sunscreen: the island has very little shade. Eating a rice dish or caldero in the village is part of the plan.
ℹ️ Distance: 22 km by sea; boat from the port of Alicante (1 hour) · Best time: May, June and September · Admission: Return boat 24 €; children aged 0 to 4 free (source: cruceroskontiki.com, verified October 2026). The island is free to access · Duration: Full day
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Hogueras de San Juan (Fogueres de Sant Joan)
The city's main festival, 20 to 24 June: satirical monuments, daily mascletàs in Luceros and the cremà at midnight.
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The Hogueras de San Juan are Alicante's official festival, held from 20 to 24 June. They began in 1928, when the society Alicante Atracción, with José María Py, proposed giving the old custom of burning junk on Saint John's Eve a form similar to the Fallas of Valencia. They have been a Festival of International Tourist Interest since 1983 and an Intangible Asset of Cultural Interest since 2014.
The festival kicks off with the pregón and the plantà, when each neighbourhood puts up its hoguera: wood and cork monuments up to 12 metres tall, with ninots that satirise current events. There are parades, the Cabalgata del Ninot and, every day at 14 h, a mascletà in the plaza de los Luceros: gunpowder you can feel in your chest. On the night of the 24th, at midnight, they're all burned in the Nit de la Cremà, followed by the banyà, when the firefighters soak the crowd.
Afterwards, from 25 to 29 June, there's a fireworks competition at the playa del Cocó, next to the Postiguet. Note: the castle closes on 24 June. Hotels fill up and prices rise: book months in advance. Bring earplugs to the mascletà.
ℹ️ Distance: The whole city; mascletàs in the plaza de los Luceros · Best time: 20 to 24 June; fireworks 25 to 29 · Admission: Free (street festival) · Duration: 2 to 5 days
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Lucentum archaeological site (Tossal de Manises)
The Iberian-Roman city where Alicante began, with walls, forum and baths, 3 km from the centre and close to the Albufereta beach.
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Lucentum is the heart of ancient Alicante. On the Tossal de Manises stood an Iberian town that the Romans took around 201 BC; under Augustus it became a Roman municipium and was modernised with a forum, public baths, temples and a sewer system. It was abandoned in the 3rd century AD, when the harbour silted up, and later used as a quarry and as an Islamic necropolis between the 8th and 10th centuries.
The site covers 5 hectares and preserves the street layout, enclosed by a wall 600 metres in perimeter. It was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1961 and is managed by the MARQ, which runs guided tours (Tuesday to Friday at 12 h; Saturdays at 12 and 16 h).
Opening hours from 14/9 to 15/6: Tuesday to Saturday 10 to 14 and 15:30 to 17:30, Sundays and public holidays 10 to 14 h; closed on Mondays. Get there via the Lucentum TRAM stop (L3, L4, L5) or bus 9, on calle Zeus, in La Albufereta. Bring a cap: there's little shade. If you're also visiting the MARQ, get the combined ticket.
ℹ️ Distance: 3 km northeast of the centre, in La Albufereta; TRAM Lucentum stop · Best time: Autumn and spring; avoid midday in summer · Admission: General 3 € (Sundays and public holidays 1,50 €); free for under-8s, the unemployed and teachers; included in the 8 € MARQ combined ticket (source: marqalicante.com, verified October 2026) · Duration: 1 to 1,5 hours
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Elche and its Palmeral (day trip)
Half an hour away: the largest palm grove in Europe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000, with the Huerto del Cura garden.
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Elche lies about 20 km from Alicante and is home to the Palmeral of Elche, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 30 November 2000. It's a set of date-palm orchards inside the city, between 200.000 and 300.000 trees over some 500 hectares: the largest palm grove in Europe. It was laid out by the Muslims with an irrigation system inherited from earlier times.
The classic visit is the Huerto del Cura, a National Artistic Garden, with the Imperial Palm, which has several arms sprouting from a single trunk. It opens every day from 10 h and closes at sunset, with different hours each month; admission includes an audio guide in Spanish, Valencian, English, French and German. You pay at the ticket office or online.
On the same trip you can stroll through the Parque Municipal, free, and see the Basílica de Santa María de Elche, where the Misteri d'Elx is performed. Getting there: Renfe Cercanías line C-1 from Alicante-Terminal station, about 30 minutes according to the aggregator Omio. If you'd rather go with a guide, there are half-day tours.
ℹ️ Distance: About 20 km southwest; Cercanías C-1 train · Best time: Spring and autumn; in summer go early · Admission: Huerto del Cura: adult 6,80 €; children 5-15 3,80 €; 65+ and students from 16 4,80 €; residents and the unemployed 3,80 € (source: huertodelcura.com, 2026 rates, verified October 2026) · Duration: Half day or full day
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The Ocean Race Museum
Free museum about the round-the-world race that starts in Alicante, with a simulator and a visit to the yacht Brasil 1.
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Alicante has been a start port of The Ocean Race since 2008, and the 2027 edition will set off from here on 17 January, for the sixth time in a row, with a first leg of 14.000 nautical miles to Auckland. On the Muelle de Levante, at the end of the Explanada, is the race's museum, the only one in the world devoted to it according to Alicante Turismo.
The exhibition tells more than 50 years of competition through models, games and audiovisuals, and explains the boats' technology and the crews' work, as well as ocean protection. Admission is free. The immersive experience (The Ride race simulator and virtual reality on board the Malama, the 2023 winner) and the guided tour, which includes going aboard Brasil 1, the Volvo 70 that raced the 2005-06 edition, are paid separately.
Opening hours from 9/9 to 24/6: Wednesday and Thursday 10 to 16 h, Friday and Saturday 10 to 18 h, Sunday 10 to 14 h; closed Monday and Tuesday. Before the January 2027 start the port fills up with the Ocean Live Park, the race village.
ℹ️ Distance: Muelle de Levante 10, port of Alicante, at the end of the Explanada · Best time: All year; January 2027 for the race start · Admission: Museum free. Immersive experience 5 € (reduced 3 €); guided tour 12 € (reduced 6 €); guided + immersive 15 €; under-12s free for immersive and guided (source: alicanteturismo.com, verified October 2026) · Duration: 1 to 2 hours
💵 Prices
Tickets
| Type | Price |
|---|
| Castillo de Santa Bárbara (ascensor y lanzadera) | Grounds and MUSA free. Lift 2,70 € general; free for retired pensioners with ID; shuttle minibus from Puerta del Mar 1,45 € per trip (source: alicanteturismo.com, verified October 2026). Lift ticket online at castillosantabarbara.alicante.es or at the base |
| MARQ - Museo Arqueológico | General 5 € (Sundays and public holidays 3 €); reduced 3 € for students, youth card holders, 65+ and large families; free for under-8s, the unemployed, teachers and people with disabilities plus one companion. Guided tour +3 €; sign-language guide 1 € (source: marqalicante.com, verified October 2026). At the ticket office, cash or card |
| Entrada conjunta MARQ + Lucentum + La Illeta + Torre de Almudaina | General 8 €, reduced 6 €, valid 30 days for one visit to each venue. Lucentum alone 3 € (Sundays and public holidays 1,50 €) (source: marqalicante.com, verified October 2026) |
| Concatedral de San Nicolás (visita cultural con torre y cubierta) | Ages 18-64 8 €; 65+ 7 €; ages 13-17 and youth or university card holders up to 25 6 €; functional diversity 6 €; under-12s with an adult free; audio guide included (source: alicanteturismo.com, verified October 2026). Sold at reservas.procuratiocultural.com |
| Basílica de Santa María (visita cultural con torre) | General (18-64) 6 €; 65+ 5 €; ages 13-17 and youth or university card holders up to 25 4 €; under-12s with an adult free; audio guide included (source: alicanteturismo.com, verified October 2026). Sold at reservas.procuratiocultural.com or the ticket office |
| Museo The Ocean Race | Museum free. Immersive experience 5 € (reduced 3 €); guided tour with Brasil 1 12 € (reduced 6 €); guided + immersive 15 €; under-12s, people with disabilities and the unemployed free for the experiences (source: alicanteturismo.com, verified October 2026) |
| Barco a la Isla de Tabarca (Cruceros Kontiki) | Return 24 €; children aged 0 to 4 free; open return (source: cruceroskontiki.com, verified October 2026). Buy online or at the ticket office on the Paseo Màrtirs de la Llibertat |
| Huerto del Cura (Elche) | Adult 6,80 €; children 5-15 3,80 €; 65+ and students from 16 4,80 €; Elche residents, the unemployed and people with disabilities 3,80 €; audio guide included (source: huertodelcura.com, 2026 rates, verified October 2026). Ticket office or online |
| MACA, Museo de Hogueras y MUSA | Free (open access according to alicanteturismo.com and alicante.es) |
| Explanada, Barrio de Santa Cruz y Mercado Central | Free (public spaces) |
| Playas del Postiguet y San Juan | Free (public beaches) |
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Activities and tours
Boat trip to Tabarca Island with open return
Price24 € return; children aged 0 to 4 free (source: cruceroskontiki.com, verified October 2026). Resold on Civitatis from 26,92 US$ (source: civitatis.com, aggregator, verified October 2026)
Guided + immersive experience at The Ocean Race Museum (simulator, virtual reality and the yacht Brasil 1)
Price15 € general; 6 € reduced; 3 € under-12s (source: alicanteturismo.com, verified October 2026)
Guided tour of the Lucentum site or the MARQ
Price3 € per person on top of admission; free for under-8s (source: marqalicante.com, verified October 2026)
Elche, three World Heritage treasures: Palmeral, Huerto del Cura, Basílica de Santa María, Museo de la Festa and Museo del Palmeral with a guide
PriceFrom 67 € per person; transfers not included (source: comunitatvalenciana.com, experience listing, verified October 2026)
Earth and Water Experience in Elche: Huerto del Cura + La Alcudia archaeological site
Price9 € per person plus a 60 € group supplement (up to 10 people) for the La Alcudia visit; local produce tasting 4,50 € extra (source: comunitatvalenciana.com, verified October 2026)
Extras at the Huerto del Cura: local produce tasting and palm-climbing demonstration
PriceBasic tasting 4,50 € or plus 8,50 €; climbing demonstration 65 €; white palm weaving 50 €; advance booking required (source: huertodelcura.com, verified October 2026)
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🚌 How to get there and distances
Getting around
TAM urban and intercity bus (Vectalia)
PriceSingle ticket 1,50 € from 1 October 2026 (previously 1,45 €); Bono Móbilis Multiviaje 10-trip pass 5,40 € with the current discount (source: Ayuntamiento de Alicante, notice of 30/9/2026, verified October 2026)
NotesThe most useful lines for visitors: 22 to Cabo de la Huerta and San Juan beach, 21 to San Juan and El Campello, 9 to San Juan beach and 6 between the bus station and Renfe. Single tickets are bought on board; Móbilis passes at the TAM office. Until 31/12/2026 children up to 14 travel free and there are discounts of up to 50 % for under-31s.
TRAM d'Alacant (FGV, lines L1 to L5 and L9)
PriceTRAM single ticket outside the TAM area 2 € from 1/10/2026 (previously 1,45 €); Bono 10 TRAM 5,40 € (source: DSAlicante and El Periòdic on the new fare order, verified October 2026). Within the TAM area the 1,50 € TAM single ticket applies (source: Ayuntamiento de Alicante, verified October 2026)
NotesThe L1 goes to Benidorm, the L2 to the University and Sant Vicent, the L3 to El Campello, and the L4 and L5 to San Juan beach (the L5 leaves from Puerta del Mar, next to the Postiguet). Zone fares for longer journeys were not all published at the time of writing: check the amount at the machine or in the official TRAM d'Alacant app before travelling.
Abono Móbilis Mensual (unlimited)
Price35 € for 30 days with unlimited travel; Móbilis Mensual Jove 29,75 € (source: Ayuntamiento de Alicante, notice of 30/9/2026, verified October 2026)
NotesNew from 1 October 2026. Useful if you're staying for a month, for example on a Working Holiday or a Spanish course. You apply for it at the TAM office at calle Díaz Moreu 6 (Monday to Friday 9 to 19 h, Saturdays 10 to 13 h).
Castillo de Santa Bárbara shuttle
Price1,45 € per trip, paid on board (source: alicanteturismo.com, verified October 2026; the website doesn't say whether it reflects the October fare increase)
NotesMinibus from plaza Puerta del Mar with stops at Postiguet-Pasarela, MARQ-Castillo (TRAM) and plaza del Doctor Gómez Ulla. Pay with the exact amount: the most change the driver can give is 10 €.
Price2,70 € standard; free for retirees with ID (source: alicanteturismo.com, verified October 2026)
NotesEntrance on avenida Juan Bautista Lafora, opposite the Postiguet. The last lift up leaves 40 minutes before the castle closes and the last one down 20 minutes before. Buying your ticket online is recommended.
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How to get there
Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC) → city centre on the C6 bus
Airlines / operatorsVectalia (line C-6), stops at Renfe, Alfonso X el Sabio, Luceros, Vázquez de Mella and Puerta del Mar
Avg. priceSingle ticket 4,70 €; pensioners over 65 1,05 €; 10-trip pass 8,10 €; paid on board (source: alicanteturismo.com, public transport, verified October 2026)
DurationAbout 12 km; the journey time depends on traffic and roadworks (there are diversions in the airport - Alicante direction)
Madrid → Alicante by high-speed train
Airlines / operatorsRenfe (AVE and Avlo), Iryo and Ouigo; trains arrive at Alicante-Terminal station (avenida de Salamanca)
Avg. priceVaries by operator and how far ahead you book. Ouigo advertised tickets 'desde 9 €' (from 9 €) on its website during its September 2026 campaign, without specifying the route (source: ouigo.com, verified October 2026): search for Madrid - Alicante on renfe.com, iryo.eu and ouigo.com
Alicante → Elche by Cercanías commuter train
Avg. priceFrom about 3 € for a single ticket (source: Omio, aggregator, verified October 2026); confirm the fare in the Renfe app
Benidorm or Dénia → Alicante by TRAM
Airlines / operatorsFGV - TRAM d'Alacant, lines L1 (Benidorm - Luceros) and L9 (Dénia - Benidorm)
Avg. priceSingle ticket outside the TAM area 2 € from 1/10/2026 (source: DSAlicante, verified October 2026); the zone fare for the full route hadn't been published at the time of writing, so check it at the ticket machine
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🏨 Where to stay
No exact prices: a scale from $ (budget) to $$$$$ (luxury), with 2-3 options per category.
Budget hostels and guesthouses
Recommended optionsHostal El Paraíso (La Albufereta) from 44 €, Pensión Plaza América from 55 €, Old Center Inn (Barrio de Santa Cruz) and ibis budget from 63 € a night (source: Kayak, dates 17-18 October, verified October 2026). Kayak rates Old Town La Estación, from 45 €, as the best value for money. Prices rise sharply in July and during Hogueras
Mid-range hotels in the centre
Recommended optionsHotel Eden Mar from 62 €, Travelodge Alicante Puerto from 82 €, Estudiotel from 91 € and B&B Hotel Alicante Centro from 117 € a night (source: Kayak, dates 17-18 October, verified October 2026). According to the same source, the average price of a double room in Alicante is 153 €, and 135 € in the centre
Upscale and boutique hotels (centre and San Juan)
Recommended optionsOccidental Alicante from 129 €, Les Monges Palace Boutique (old town) from 133 €, Eurostars Lucentum from 149 € and Port Alicante City & Beach (playa de San Juan) from 155 € a night (source: Kayak, dates 17-18 October, verified October 2026). Kayak puts the average for a 4-star hotel at about 235 € a night
Luxury by the sea and the castle
Recommended optionsHospes Amérigo (calle Rafael Altamira, 400 m from the Postiguet) from 291 €, Meliá Alicante from 311 € and INNSiDE by Meliá Porta Maris, right on the harbour, from 331 € a night (source: Kayak, dates 17-18 October, verified October 2026). Kayak gives an average of 349 € for a 5-star hotel; January is the cheapest month
🍴 Where to eat
Tapas, salazones y vinos en el centro
Options / signature dishSalazones (salt-cured fish: mojama tuna, roe, cod) and tapas are the cheapest way to eat well. La Taberna del Gourmet, with more than 10.000 reviews, is listed in the 20-30 € per person range (source: Gastroranking, reviews from April 2026, aggregator, verified October 2026). For something even cheaper, buy salazones and turrón at the Mercado Central
Arroz al horno y clásicos de barra
Options / signature dishAt the bar of Nou Manolín (calle Restaurador Vicente Castelló 3), open since 1971, the menu lists arroz al horno (oven-baked rice) at 16 € (Friday to Sunday), salt cod fritters at 4,70 € each and a slice of mojama at 5,50 €, VAT included (source: Grupo Gastronou published menu, verified October 2026)
Arroces marineros y fideuá
Options / signature dishAlicante's signature dish: dry, creamy (meloso) or black rice, plus fideuá. At Nou Manolín and at Piripi (avenida Óscar Esplá 30) rice dishes range from 26 to 33 € on the menu, minimum 2 people, for example with red mullet from the Santa Pola fish market and prawns (source: Grupo Gastronou published menu, verified October 2026). Nou Vivaldi, known for octopus and fideuá, is listed in the 45-60 € range (source: Gastroranking, verified October 2026)
Menú degustación de cocina mediterránea
Options / signature dishFor a special dinner, Tabula Rasa offers a six-course tasting menu for 49 € according to an April 2026 review, with paella served in an individual pan (source: Gastroranking, reviews, aggregator, verified October 2026). Book ahead: it's a small place
❓ Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa, EES or ETIAS to travel to Alicante from Latin America?+
With an Argentine, Uruguayan, Chilean, Mexican, Colombian or Peruvian passport you don't need a visa for tourism stays of up to 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen area. In the first Schengen country where you land (often Madrid or Barcelona, if you have a stopover) you'll be registered in the EES, the Entry/Exit System: fingerprints and a photo instead of a passport stamp. ETIAS, the online authorisation that will carry a fee, is still not required in October 2026 and its launch has been pushed back with no firm date. Bring a return ticket, an accommodation booking, health insurance and proof of funds. If you hold another nationality, check with the Spanish consulate.
How do I get from the airport to central Alicante?+
The cheapest option is Vectalia's C6 bus, which leaves from the departures area of Alicante-Elche airport and stops at the Renfe station, Alfonso X el Sabio, plaza de los Luceros, Vázquez de Mella (connection with the TRAM) and Puerta del Mar. A single ticket costs 4,70 € and is paid on board; pensioners over 65 pay 1,05 € and there's a 10-trip pass for 8,10 € (source: Alicante Turismo, October 2026). Bring the exact amount: the most change the driver can give is 10 €. It runs every day of the year. The airport is about 12 km away. If you arrive late or with lots of luggage, there's a taxi rank outside arrivals.
How many days should I stay?+
Three days cover the essentials, which is what the tourist office suggests: one day for the castle, the old town, the Concatedral, Santa María and the MACA; another for the Explanada, the Postiguet, the Mercado Central and the MARQ; and a third for the Isla de Tabarca. With five days you can add an afternoon at playa de San Juan, the Lucentum archaeological site and a trip to Elche for the Palmeral and the Huerto del Cura. If you want to use Alicante as a base, the TRAM takes you to El Campello, Benidorm and, with a change, to Altea and Dénia.
How much does public transport cost?+
Since 1 October 2026 a single TAM bus ticket costs 1,50 € and the 10-trip Bono Móbilis 5,40 € with the current discount; there's a new unlimited 30-day pass for 35 € (29,75 € for young people), according to the City Council. A single TRAM ticket outside the TAM area went up to 2 €. Until 31 December 2026 children aged 14 and under travel free. For the castle, the lift costs 2,70 € and the shuttle 1,45 €. Not all zone fares for longer TRAM journeys had been published: check the machine before you buy.
Is Alicante safe?+
Alicante is a calm city by European standards, but it has the same problems as any destination with lots of tourists and cruise ships: pickpocketing on the Explanada, Postiguet beach, the Mercado and public transport. Don't leave your phone or wallet on your towel, wear your backpack on your front on a crowded TRAM and use ATMs inside banks. During Hogueras there are big crowds and fireworks: keep an eye on children and wear earplugs for the mascletà. In autumn there can be heavy storms with orange alerts: follow the warnings, because the castle and other sites close. In summer, drink plenty of water and avoid the midday sun.
Do you have to pay a tourist tax in Alicante?+
No. In October 2026 accommodation in the Comunitat Valenciana doesn't charge a tourist tax: the tax created by law 7/2022 was repealed in 2023 before it ever took effect, as we explained in our Benidorm guide. If your booking shows an extra charge, it's a fee set by the property, not an official tax. What is worth checking is whether the price includes VAT and, for holiday apartments, cleaning. This could change if the regional government changes, so check again before you book.
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