Explanada de Espana promenade

Explanada de Espana promenade

Whether you're on an early-morning jog, a late-evening stroll or escaping the mid-day sun, La Explanada de Espana is ideal. The most famous of Alicante's promenades, it curves round the marina and is bordered by palms. In the summer, you'll find stalls selling handicrafts and cafes where locals and tourists mingle.
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Icarus Statue

Icarus Statue

Alicante

Right by the port in Alicante, you’ll see an imposing bronze statue of Greek legend Icarus, who’s walking out of the sea carrying a wing-shaped surfboard. Icarus, who, as legend has it, plunged into the sea to...

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Calle de Las Setas

Calle de Las Setas

Alicante

If you take a peek down this narrow street, you’ll see giant colourful models of mushrooms. Someone had the genius idea to cross a backstreet with a kids play area. There are lots of shops, bars and cafés to...

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San Nicolas de Bari Procathedral

San Nicolas de Bari Procathedral

Alicante

This 17th century building, with it sombre exterior, is one of the most important buildings in the city’s old quarter. Step inside to see the 45-metre-high blue dome and the cloister, with its Baroque doors...

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