The historic city of Alicante, Spain

One of the historic cities of Spain is Alicante and a part of the Valerian community. The city has a history of about 7000 years which include dynasties like the Greeks, Phoenician, Romans, Moors and later the Christian rulers. The city is also rich in many places of tourist interest.

Santa Maria Basilica:

The basilica is considered to be the best example for the traditional Gothic architecture. It is believed to have been constructed in the 14th century and completed in the 16th century. Archeologists are of the opinion that this Basilica is actually built over a mosque. It has single nave and the buttresses of the Basilica is surrounded by six chapels on all its sides. It is certainly a place which no visitor should miss.

San Nicolas Cathedral:

Believed to have been built in the year 1613 by the greatest architect of the times Agustin Bernardino. It is actually built over an existing mosque. This is yet another building of architectural marvel. The side chapels, the dome with blue colored decoration, are certainly the unique character of this Cathedral. There is a chapel called the ‘the Holy communion’ which is actually built in a rare combination of Baroque Spanish architecture design.

Museums:

There are many museums in Alicante. However, the most popular amongst them is the Archeological museum of Alicante. Interestingly the museum has unbelievable collection of works of arts and artifacts and some of the collections are believed to be as old as 100,000 years. There are numerous works of arts which are carried out during the 19th century also. This is yet another place which no one should miss.

The defense towers:

These towers are believed to have been built during the 15th century and renovated during the 18th century were used to protect the city from pirates and other intruders. History says that it was mainly intended to protect against Barbary pirates. This masterpiece work had many pillars and most of the towers have tumbled down and now about 20 towers are still remaining.

Apart from this, if you are planning to visit the city during summer you can also take part in the famous Bonfire of Saint John festival. The other places of interest include the Castle of San fernando, Canónigas de San Agustín Convent, Monastery of spain villas Santa Faz are some of the places of interest in Alicante. In short, Alicante is a city which has many things to offer to the tourist.

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The heaven for tourists Benidorm, Spain

It is crystal clear blue water and that is the Benidorm beach. Before we visit the beach, let us know about this beautiful city. Benidorm is a part of Valencia community of Alicante province and a part of Costa Blanca beach. Now, this is the first choice tourist spot and millions of tourists visit this city every year. Some of the interesting places of tourist visit in this beautiful city are:

The beach:

As said earlier, it is the most immaculately beautiful beach. Water sports like skiing, snorkeling, banana boats, scuba diving, paragliding, windsurfing, Terra Mitica and a host of other water sports facilities are available in this beach. The beach has long walking path and dedicated path for cycling. There are many roller coasters and amusement park which has water slides, swimming pools for different age group people, Aqualandia etc which are located very near to the beach. There are many restaurants along the beach as well as inside the amusement park where the tourist can relish the local specialty food and the refreshing Spanish wine.

Those who want to visit the city Calpe can do so and for this ferry boats are also available. Those who want to stay overnight in the beach can do so and for the convenience of such people, many hotels provide lodging facilities at most reasonable rentals.

The palace:

If you have the fascination for going round some of the ancient buildings, then you can visit the Benidorm palace which is very close to the famous Lavante beach. This immaculately beautiful structure with the great Mediterranean Sea in the background is something exhilarating to look at. You would certainly need more than two to three hours to go through this monumental work which is full of many works of great sculpture, paintings etc.

In fact the tourists are of the opinion that spain villa Benidorm is the ideal place for laughter and merrymaking. You can spend your holiday in the midst of beautiful nature and visiting some of the places nearby. The place makes you forget your stressful life and rejuvenates you. You will be further fascinated if you visit the great safari park, Mundomar park, Aqualandia Water Park, the great theme park Terra Mitica. As a matter of fact this theme park which was inaugurated in the year 2000 has become so popular that no visitor misses this theme park and it has become as a role model for the development of other theme parks.

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