Alicante's colourful carnival lasts for around ten days. The highlight is on the Sábado Ramblero (13 February), when the city's main thoroughfares, La Rambla and El Barrio, fill with stunning…

The Moors and Christians Festival is one of the major celebrations in Alicante's calendar, a mixture of religion, history and street carnival. Battle re-enactments take place throughout…

Alicante celebrates Holy Week with colourful and spectacular processions, prayers and masses. On Maundy Thursday the solemn Procession of Silence takes place. By contrast, the grand final…

The Alicante Short Film Festival, at the Panoramis shopping and leisure centre, aims to promote the arts in general as well as just film. In addition to screenings there are activities…

Every year around 200,000 people walk to the Monasterio de Santa Faz on the second-largest pilgrimage in Spain. Starting at around 8am, the route wends its way along 8km of road from…

The barrio (neighbourhood) of Santa Cruz in Alicante celebrates the Cruces de Mayo (May Crosses) Fiesta by decorating the streets, balconies and squares with flowers in cross formations. The…

The Fogueres de Sant Joan is Alicante's main fiesta, paying homage to Saint John and celebrating the summer solstice with bonfires and fireworks. Huge satirical monuments are constructed…

Held soon after the Saint John's Bonfire, Alicante's annual Medieval Market takes over the streets and squares of the city's Old Quarter. The stalls sell local crafts and there are displays of…

The Moors and Christians Festival is one of the major celebrations in Alicante's calendar, a mixture of religion, history and street carnival. Battle re-enactments take place throughout…

The Moors and Christians Festival is one of the major celebrations in Alicante's calendar, a mixture of religion, history and street carnival. Battle re-enactments take place throughout…

The Moors and Christians Festival is one of the major celebrations in Alicante's calendar, a mixture of religion, history and street carnival. Battle re-enactments take place throughout…

The Alicante Summer Festival (Festival de Verano de Alicante) stages a programme of music, theatre and dance around the port area. The wide-ranging festival is designed to appeal to all…

The Moors and Christians Festival is one of the major celebrations in Alicante's calendar, a mixture of religion, history and street carnival. Battle re-enactments take place throughout…

The spectacular Three Kings Procession is one of the highlights of Alicante's Christmas calendar, particularly for children as it marks the arrival of their presents. The costumed trio ride…

Located in the 18th-century Gravina Palace in the old quarter of Alicante, the recently-opened MUBAG displays works by Salzillo, Vicente López, Antonio Gisbert and Joaquín Agrasot, among others.

The Castillo de Santa Bárbara, originally built to protect Alicante and virtually surrounded by sea, remains a major landmark in the city, offering panoramic views. Its foundations date back…

Alicante's Z Klub features various resident and guest DJs, who keep the enthusiastic crowd going until past dawn with some excellent house and techno tunes.

The Hogueras Museum is dedicated to Alicante's most popular festivals: the Hogueras de San Juan (Saint John's Bonfires). A great collection of photographs, Ninots Indultats (saved statues)…

Every Saturday and Sunday, one of Alicante's premier techno/dance clubs, Metro, opens its doors for two sessions of dance classics. Saturday is usually given over to a different party every…

MARQ is Alicante's Archaeological Museum, dedicated to the art of excavation, including underwater archaeology. The exhibits on site date from the Palaeolithic era to modern times.