It's an easy 10-minute stroll back from the beach to this tight-knit hilltop warren of whitewashed houses. It's visually very beautiful and, though the main street and plaza are very touristy, you can find some quieter corners. Three miradors give different perspectives over the coast.
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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante
29.06 MILES
This splendid museum, inside the 17th-century Casa de la Asegurada, has an excellent collection of 20th-century Spanish art, including works by Dalí, Miró…
Museo Arqueológico de Alicante
28.62 MILES
This museum has a strong collection of ceramics and Iberian art. Exhibits are displayed to give the visitor a very visual, high-tech experience, and it's…
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26.23 MILES
Gandia’s magnificent palace was built in the early 1300s and was for centuries the home of the Borja dukes of Gandia, who included the Jesuit saint…
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28.91 MILES
There are sweeping views over the city from the ramparts of this large 16th-century castle, which houses a museum recounting the history of the city and…
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18.86 MILES
From Plaza de la Constitución steps lead up to the ruins of Dénia’s castle, from where there’s a great overview of the town and coast. The castle grounds…
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29.28 MILES
In addition to a wealth of photographs, costumes and the most popular ninot (effigy) of each year, saved from their normal fiery fate by popular vote,…
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29.35 MILES
On the pier, this museum brings to life the gruelling conditions of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race with a simulator, videos, photos and a display of…
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9.6 MILES
This ruined castle, perched on a rock, offers the best vistas of the area. To reach it you pass through Casa Orduña, a beautiful village house with its…
Nearby Costa Blanca attractions
7.04 MILES
Head down to the fishing port, in the shadow of the mighty Peñón, to watch the day's catch get auctioned off in the lonja (fish market).
9.6 MILES
This ruined castle, perched on a rock, offers the best vistas of the area. To reach it you pass through Casa Orduña, a beautiful village house with its…
3. Museo de Saleros y Pimenteros
9.6 MILES
Call by the Museo de Saleros y Pimenteros for its sheer quirkiness. Its cabinets cascade with more than 20,000 salt and pepper pots of every imaginable…
18.86 MILES
From Plaza de la Constitución steps lead up to the ruins of Dénia’s castle, from where there’s a great overview of the town and coast. The castle grounds…
24.74 MILES
Northeast of the town, Playa de San Juan, easily reached by the tram (Costa Blanca stop), is larger and usually less crowded than the city beach.
26.23 MILES
Gandia’s magnificent palace was built in the early 1300s and was for centuries the home of the Borja dukes of Gandia, who included the Jesuit saint…
26.53 MILES
The ruins of the Roman town of Lucentum, a forerunner of Alicante, lie about 3km east of the centre in the locale of Tossal de Manises. Excavations have…
8. Museo Arqueológico de Alicante
28.62 MILES
This museum has a strong collection of ceramics and Iberian art. Exhibits are displayed to give the visitor a very visual, high-tech experience, and it's…