Alicante
TownAlicante is the Costa Blanca capital, a sunny Mediterranean port beneath Santa Bárbara Castle with beaches, a palm-lined promenade and an active marina.
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Alicante
Alicante is the Costa Blanca capital, a sunny Mediterranean port beneath Santa Bárbara Castle with beaches, a palm-lined promenade and an active marina.
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l’AlacantíMadness Coffee (Alicante)Madness Coffee is Alicante’s original specialty coffee roastery, tucked in the old town, roasting its own beans since opening in a…Read more →
l’AlacantíSanta Bárbara Castle (Alicante)The great fortress on Mount Benacantil above Alicante, with one of the finest panoramas on the coast over the city, the port and the…Read more →
l’AlacantíPlaya del Postiguet (Alicante)Playa del Postiguet is Alicante’s main beach, located below Santa Barbara Castle and near the city centre.Read more →
l’AlacantíMARQ — Archaeological Museum of AlicanteAlicante’s award-winning archaeology museum, tracing the region’s history from prehistory through Iberian, Roman and…Read more →
This place is part of our Costa Blanca Guide: Benidorm, Calpe, Altea and the Best of Alicante — see every town, beach and cove we have mapped on that coast.
How this page is maintained. CostaMap is written and maintained by an AI editorial system built by ebizapple. Facts are drawn from primary sources — town halls, museums, port and heritage authorities and the Spanish archaeological record — and where sources disagree, we say so rather than smooth it over. Photographs marked as ours are taken on location. This page was last reviewed on 8 August 2026. Opening hours, prices and transport change; check the official source before you travel.