Alicante Events
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38.344082 -0.48047 | 1 Like all over Spain, Alicante hosts a colourful carnival prior to the start of Lent. The highlight is on Ramblero Saturday, when the city's main thoroughfares, La Rambla and El Barrio, fill… | |
38.537043 -0.129077 | 2 Like the city of Valencia, Benidorm honours San José with Las Fallas - a festival of nightly street parties and rowdy fireworks. Three giant papier-mâché statues are erected and then… | |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 3 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… | |
38.537043 -0.129077 | 4 Benidorm's competitive Tapas Festival showcases typical tapas and pinchos (snacks) prepared using the freshest Mediterranean ingredients. Local restaurants lay on special menus and the public… | |
38.267176 -0.695219 | 5 Elche stages Spain's most spectacular Palm Sunday celebrations. Locals parade the streets carrying lofty leaves from the city's famous Palmera grove, the largest palm plantation in Europe. The… |  |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 6 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… | |
38.537043 -0.129077 | 7 The different Catholic brotherhoods of Benidorm stage solemn processions throughout Holy Week. See the pavements strewn with palm leaves on Sunday and join the crowds to watch spectacular… | |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 8 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… | |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 9 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… |  |
38.702009 -0.477198 | 10 Alcoi Moors and Christians Festival Alcoi stages a spectacular re-enactment of the battle between the Moors and the Christians to honour regional patron Saint George. Head to outdoor squares Plaça Emili Sala and la Plaça de Dins… |  |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 11 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… |  |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 12 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… | |
38.174815 -0.474429 | 13 On 16 July residents of Tabarca Island, just off the coast of Alicante, pay tribute to the patron saint of sailors, Virgen del Carmen. Celebrations commence when a statue of the Virgen is… | |
38.267196 -0.697546 | 14 Dating from the 15th century, the Misteri d'Elx is a beautiful play of the Virgin's Assumption, performed inside Elche's Santa Maria Basilica. Over 300 actors and singers take part in the… | |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 15 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… | |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 16 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… | |
38.635651 -0.86575 | 17 Villena Moors and Christians Festival Every year the streets of Villena fill with thousands of people dressed as moors, warriors, students and workers as part of the village's Moors and Christians Festival. The traditional event… | |
38.541385 -0.093855 | 18 Aqualandia in Benidorm is a fun day out for all the family. Plummet down vertical slide Kamikaze or ride through the Black Hole's dark tube on a rubber ring - then relax in the calm currents… |  |
38.537043 -0.129077 | 19 The Moors and Christians Festival is one of the major celebrations in Benidorm's calendar. Pivotal moments in local history (including the Reconquest of Spain) are brought to life with battle… | |
38.296033 -0.574293 | 20 Lobster, truffles, tempura... Spain's famous Gastronomy Conference (Lo Mejor de la Gastronomía) makes mouths water at the IFA Exhibition Centre in Alicante. The nation's top chefs show off… | |
38.537043 -0.129077 | 21 Fiestas Patronales of Benidorm Benidorm honours its two patron saints, the Virgen del Sufragio and San Jaime apostle, with the annual Fiestas Patronales. The streets are transformed for the entire event with floral… | |
38.344082 -0.48047 | 22 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… | |
23 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. | ||
24 Marvel at flora and fauna from three continents at Terra Natura, a popular wildlife park in Benidorm. There are four main areas: America, Asia, Europe and an entrance zone called 'Pangea'… |  | |
25 Dénia's ethnological museum gives us an insight into a town that enjoyed a glorious period of prosperity during the second half of the 19th century. | ||
26 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)… | ||
27 The Church of the Asunción in Dénia is one of the most beautiful buildings in this historic town. | ||
28 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… | ||
29 The Alicante Bullfighting Museum offers permanent exhibits dedicated to the most renowned local bullfighters, including Vicente Blau (El Tino), Francisco Antón (Pacorro) and Vicente Fernández… | ||
38.542828 -0.093555 | 30 The Mundomar wildlife park in Benidorm boasts a colourful, noisy array of marine and exotic animals. The seal pool is always a favourite with kids, as are the comical penguins. There are daily… |  |
31 Perched precariously between three mountains, the Valencian village of Guadalest seems almost hewn into the rock. Its full name, El Castell de Guadalest, refers to the village's most striking… |  | |
32 Elche Oasis is a World Heritage town, set inside a vast forest of 300,000 palms near Alicante. Beautiful botanical gardens and a museum explain its roots as an ancient Moorish oasis, while the… |  | |
33 Dénia Castle, perched on the hill, is one of the main attractions of this historic and elegant seaside town. |  | |
34 Gravina Fine Arts Museum - MUBAG 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. | ||
35 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… |  | |
38.352879 -0.476784 | 36 Learn all about excavation and ancient civilisations at MARQ, Alicante's Archaeological Museum. The exhibits date from Prehistoric times (mostly bones and pottery) through to modern finds of… |  |
37 The small and tranquil Isla de Tabarca is just a short boat trip off the Alicante coast. Snorkel or take a glass-bottomed boat in the national marine park's crystal clear waters. Or just… |  | |
38.559374 -0.16149 | 38 Terra Mítica theme park is located on Spain's east coast in Benidorm. Here, kids can explore ancient Mediterranean civilisations through themed rides, shows, restaurants and shops. Brave the… |  |
39 Only the Sierra Helada separates Altea from Benidorm's party crowds, but this hilltop town offers sea views, peace and serenity. Stroll cobblestone streets past whitewashed houses, watch fish… |
