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Sea Museum. Santa Pola.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza Armas del Castillo-Fortaleza s/n. 03130. Santa Pola. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965416388 | E-mail: M00155@centres.cult.gva.es. http://www.santapola.com/turismo/museo_mar/museomar.htm. The history of Santa Pola. The museum is set in the 16th-century Castle Fortress, an example of…
El Huerto del Cura Garden. Elche.
Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]
… Porta de la Morera 49. 03203. Elche-Elx. Elche. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965451936 | E-mail: comercial@huertodelcura.com. http://jardin.huertodelcura.com/. The historic Elche Palm Grove has the UNESCO World Heritage designation and is Europe’s only palm forest. It contains nearly 200…
Santa María Basilica. Elche.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza del Congreso Eucarístico s/n. 03202. Elche-Elx. Elche. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Built over the remains of a mosque. The performance of the Misterio de Elche mystery play, which takes place every year in this basilica, has been declared a festivity of International Tourist Interest. It is…
Altamira Palace. Elche.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Diagonal del Palau s/n. 03009. Elche-Elx. Elche. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965456611 | http://www.visitelche.com. Site of the Municipal Archaeological Museum. The building is currently the site of the Municipal Archaeological Museum. The Palace was part of a fortification which served…
Archaeology and History Museum of Elche. Elche.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Diagonal del Palau s/n. 03202. Elche-Elx. Elche. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965456611 | http://www.visitelche.com. A journey through the history of Elche. The Palacio de Altamira is the site of this new concept in museums. Discover Elche's age-old artistic heritage. This was the idea b…
Palmeral de Elche palm grove. Elche.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Porta de la Morera 49. 03203. Elche-Elx. Elche. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965451936 | E-mail: info@visitelche.com. www.visitelche.com. The Palmeral de Elche is the largest palm grove in Europe. Although its presence dates from prehistoric times, it was in the Arab period when it reach…
San Nicolás de Bari Procathedral. Alicante.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza Abad Penalva s/n. 03002. Alicante-Alacant. Alicante. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) http://concatedralalicante.com/. The sombreness of the Herrera style. It was built in the Herrera style with a single nave and several adjoining chapels. The main fronts of the cloister are from a pervious temp…
Miguel Hernández House-Museum. Orihuela.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Calle Miguel Hernández 73. 03300. Orihuela. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) www.miguelhernandezvirtual.com. Ode to a poet of the generation of '27. The house where poet Miguel Hernández lived with his family is not to be missed on a visit to Orihuela. The house, now a museum, is a modest home from th…
Santa María Church. Alicante.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza de Santa María s/n. 03002. Alicante-Alacant. Alicante. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) http://www.alicanteturismo.com. The oldest church in the town of Alicante.Built on the site of a mosque.Built in the XIII century in Gothic style.After a fire in the XV century it had to be rebuilt.The façade…
Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art (MACA). Alicante.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza de Santa María, 3. 03002. Alicante-Alacant. Alicante. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: info@maca-alicante.es. www.maca-alicante.es. A fine collection of Spanish art. The Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art (MACA) opened in 2011, and is a descendant of the old Museum of La Asegurada which…
Diocesan Museum of Religious Art. Orihuela.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Palacio Episcopal y Catedral de Orihuela. C/ Ramón y Cajal, s/n. 03300. Orihuela. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: info@museodeartesacro.es. http://www.museodeartesacro.es. The Diocesan Museum of Religious Art in Orihuela holds an interesting collection, including paintings, sculptures, precio…
Santa Bárbara Castle. Alicante.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Frente Playa Postiguet. 03001. Alicante-Alacant. Alicante. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: pmc@alicante-ayto.es. www.alicanteturismo.com. It is set on the Monte Benacantil hill, a location of great strategic value. It is so-called as it was captured from the Moors by prince Alfonso of Castile…
El Salvador Cathedral. Orihuela.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Calle Mayor s/n. 03300. Orihuela. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: touristinfo@orihuela.net. http://www.orihuelaturistica.es. The Gothic church of Orihuela. Orihuela has had a cathedral since 1564, when the city was granted its bishopric. El Salvador Cathedral is Orihuela’s most important pari…
Santa Justa y Rufina Church. Orihuela.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Calle Santa Justa s/n. 03300. Orihuela. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) http://www.orihuelaturistica.es. The church was built on a site where Christian worship existed during the Visigothic era.During Moslem rule it was a mosque.During the XV century building work began on the church in Gothic style …
Santiago Apóstol Church. Orihuela.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza de Santiago 2. 03300. Orihuela. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) http://www.orihuelaturistica.es. A gothic church but its sanctuary is Renaissance.It has one nave and side chapels.The main building is Gothic (Isabel).It has a pointed and splayed arch with archivolts decorated with plants.In the …
Alicante Provincial Archaeological Museum (MARQ). Alicante.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza Doctor Gómez Ulla s/n. 03013. Alicante-Alacant. Alicante. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965149057 | www.marqalicante.com. Some 100,000 years ago... The museum offers an interesting historic journey through rooms dedicated to Prehistory, Iberian Culture, Roman Culture and Middle Ages…
Santo Domingo Convent or Old University. Orihuela.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Calle Adolfo Clavarana s/n. 03300. Orihuela. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) http://www.cdsantodomingo.com. Originally a Dominican convent but after the bull of 1569, privilege awarded by Pope Pío V, it became a University until its en closing in 1824 by Minister Calomarde. The convent has a rectangu…
Footwear Museum. Elda.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Avenida de Chapí 32. 03600. Elda. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965383021 | E-mail: info@museocalzado.com. www.museocalzado.com. The importance of footwear. The Footwear Museum reflects the importance of this industry in Elda. A range of collections show the evolution of footwear manufact…
Petrer Castle. Petrer.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 03610. Petrer. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: museo@petrer.es. http://www.petrer.es/. Preserves its double-walled enclosure structure. It is situated at the highest point of the city. It was built by the Arabs at the end of the 12th century. The fortress was involved in the revolt of the Mus…
Monteagudo Castle. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 30003. Murcia. www.murciaturistica.es. The castle is located on the top of a hill.This fortress is very well preserved.The archaeological remains found belong to the Islamic period.After the foundation of the town of Murcia (825), as well as serving as a fortress, it was also a prison and grain stor…
Monteagudo Castle. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… 30003. Murcia. www.murciaciudad.com. The name described the ruins located beside the Monteagudo Castle, dating from the Muslim period. These remains were previously part of a turreted rectangular space which was used as a recreation ground by the rulers of the taifas, or Arab fiefdoms.…
Murcia Museum of Fine Arts. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Calle Obispo Frutos, 12. 30003. Murcia. Fax.: +34 968272792 | www.museosdemurcia.com/mubam. Painting since the Middle Ages. The museum offers a journey through the history of art since the 15th century, and includes works from various different periods and styles. The Museum of Fine Arts is home to …
Murcia Archaeological Museum. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Avenida Alfonso, X 7. 30008. Murcia. Fax.: +34 968204994 | E-mail: contacto@museoarqueologicomurcia.com. http://www.museosdemurcia.com. Iberian tradition. It houses one of Spain's most complete collections of Iberian archaeological items from several sites in the Region of Murcia. The permanent exhi…
Murcia Cathedral Museum. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Museums]
… Plaza de la Cruz 1. 30001. Murcia. Fax.: +34 968221083 | E-mail: catedral@museosdemurcia.com. http://www.museocatedraldemurcia.com/. Archaeology and religion. The museum was reopened in 2007 after full refurbishment and is set in the old Cathedral cloister, built in the 14th century. Its permanent e…
Murcia Cathedral. Murcia.
Arts and culture | [Monuments]
… Plaza Cardenal Belluga s/n. 30001. Murcia. www.ayto-murcia.es. A 600-year-old construction. Murcia Cathedral has many Renaissance and Baroque elements, although its interior is fundamentally Gothic. Created in 1394 on the site of a former mosque. It was bishop Fernando de Pedrosa who placed the corn…
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