# Things to see in Alicante (Spain): 62 places and when to go

> Alicante is a city in Spain with around 316,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 62 places in and around it, mainly History (14), Nature (13), Beaches (12). The best known are Palmeral of Elche, Santa Bàrbara Castle and Archaeological Museum of Alicante. The best time to come is April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 39 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 20. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/alicante/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Spain · 38.3512, -0.4836
- **Population:** About 316,000
- **Places:** 62 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/historia/) (14) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/naturaleza/) (13) · [Beaches](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/playa/) (12) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/senderismo/) (8) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/museos/) (7) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/montana/) (6)
- **Best time:** April to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** ALC Alicante, 10 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Maigmó, at 1,296 m.

## What to see in Alicante

The places in and around Alicante, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Palmeral of Elche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/palmeral-de-elche/): Historic palm grove in Elche, Spain, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 · 21 km
- [Santa Bàrbara Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castillo-de-santa-barbara/): Castle in Alicante, Spain · 528 m
- [Archaeological Museum of Alicante](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/marq-museo-arqueologico-de-alicante/): Cultural property in Alicante, Spain · 709 m
- [Canelobre Cave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cuevas-del-canelobre/): Cave in Spain · 19 km
- [Concatedral de San Nicolás, Alicante](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/concatedral-de-san-nicolas-de-bari/): Church building in Alicante, Spain · 627 m
- [El Fondo Natural Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/parque-natural-el-hondo/): Protected area in Spain · 30 km
- [Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/maca-museo-de-arte-contemporaneo-de-alicante/): Art museum in Alicante, Spain · 637 m
- [Serra Grossa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/serra-grossa/): Mountain in Spain · 2.3 km
- [Alicante Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/bahia-de-alicante/): Bay in Spain · 5.9 km
- [Serra del Cabeçó d'Or](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cabeco-d-or/): Mountain chain in the Province of Alicante · 21 km
- [La Alcudia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/l-alcudia/): Archaeological site in Elche, Spain · 22 km
- [Gravina Museum of Fine Arts](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/museo-bellas-artes-gravina/): Cultural property in Alicante, Spain · 725 m
- [Platja del Postiguet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/playa-del-postiguet/): Beaches · 884 m
- [Playa de Aguamarga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/playa-de-aguamarga/): Beach · 6.5 km
- [Playa de la Albufereta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/playa-de-la-albufereta/): Beach · 3.7 km
- [Castle of La Murta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castillo-de-la-murta/): Castle in Agost, Spain · 16 km
- [Church of Nostra Senyora de l'Assumpció](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/esglesia-parroquial-de-nostra-senyora-de-l-assumpcio/): Church in Villajoyosa · 28 km
- [Mercado Central de Alicante](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/mercado-central-de-alicante/): Building located in Alicante (Spain) · 409 m
- [Playa de la Almadraba](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/playa-de-la-almadraba/): Beach · 4.3 km
- [Torre de la Illeta de l'Horta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/torre-de-la-illeta/): Cultural property in Campello, Spain · 13 km
- [Cala de los Judíos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cala-de-los-judios/): Beach · 5.0 km
- [Casa Museo la Barbera dels Aragonés](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/casa-museu-la-barbera-dels-aragones/): Museum · 28 km
- [Castillo de Tibi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castell-de-tibi/): Cultural property in Tibi, Spain · 21 km
- [Castle of Busot](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castillo-de-busot/): Castle in Spain · 16 km

And the other 38, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Maigmó](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/el-maigmo/), [Plaça dels Estels](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/plaza-de-los-luceros/), [Bec de l'Àguila](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/vuelo-del-aguila/), [Despenyador](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/despenador/), [protected Landscape of the Maigmó Mountain Range and the Sit Mountain Range](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/paisaje-protegido-de-la-serra-del-maigmo-y-serra-del-sit/), [Paraje Natural Bec de l'Àguila](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/paraje-natural-bec-de-l-aguila/), [Penya Migjorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/pena-migjorn/), [Embalse de Relleu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/embalse-de-relleu/)
- **History**: [Illeta dels Banyets](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/la-illeta-dels-banyets/), [La Vila Joiosa Walls](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/murallas-de-villajoyosa/), [Roman thermae of Allon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/termas-publicas-imperiales-de-allon/), [Ansaldo Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/torre-d-ansaldo/), [Torre Ferraz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/torre-ferraz/), [Villa Giacomina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/villa-giacomina/), [Torre de La Malladeta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/torre-de-la-malladeta/)
- **Museums and art**: [Valor Chocolate Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/museo-del-chocolate-valor/), [Vilamuseu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/vilamuseu/), [Museo del turrón](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/museo-del-turron/)
- **Beaches**: [Platja del Carrerlamar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/platja-del-carrerlamar/), [Platja de l'Altet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/playa-de-l-altet/), [Platja de Mutxavista](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/playa-de-mutxavista/), [San Juan Playa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/playa-de-san-juan/), [Los Saladares](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/playa-del-saladar/), [Playa del Xarco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cala-del-xarco/), [platja del Carritxal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/platja-del-carritxal/)
- **Hiking**: [Camí de la Sendera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cami-de-la-sendera/), [Camino del Sureste - Ramal de Villajoyosa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/camino-del-sureste-ramal-de-villajoyosa/), [Castalla - Planises - Castalla](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castalla-planises-castalla/), [El Camí](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/el-cami-it5tr2-el-cami-del-sud-de-denia-a-castello-de-la-pla/), [Ibi - Penya Migjorn - Tibi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/ibi-penya-migjorn-tibi/), [Xorret de Catí - Alt de Guisop](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/xorret-de-cati-alt-de-guisop/), [Xorret de Catí - Cresteria del Fraile](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/xorret-de-cati-cresteria-del-fraile/), [Xorret de catí - Despenyador](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/xorret-de-cati-despenyador/)
- **Food and drink**: [Canela](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/canela/), [Cervecería 4 duros](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cerveceria-4-duros/), [Clean Bubbles](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/clean-bubbles/), [Julivert](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/julivert/), [Karlo's](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/karlo-s/)

## When to go to Alicante

The best time to visit Alicante is **April to June and September to October**; also possible: November to March and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 37 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 34 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 42 |
| April | Best time | 13 h |
| May | Best time | 14 h 05 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 39 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 25 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 29 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 14 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 59 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 52 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 20 |

In June there are 14 h 39 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 20. In June, 62 of the 62 places are at their best.

When to go to Spain in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Alicante

The nearest main airport is Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC, Alicante), 10 km as the crow flies. How to get around Spain (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=38.3512%2C-0.4836)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=38.3512%2C-0.4836)

## Other towns nearby

- [Tabarca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/tabarca/): 28 places · 21 km
- [Novelda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/novelda/): 33 places · 25 km
- [Alcoy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/alcoy/): 41 places · 39 km
- [Ctra. Torrevieja - Orihuela](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/ctra-torrevieja-orihuela/): 23 places · 49 km
- [Benissa Costa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/benissa-costa/): 23 places · 61 km
- [Jumilla](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/jumilla/): 9 places · 66 km

And all of Spain, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Alicante?

The best known: [Palmeral of Elche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/palmeral-de-elche/), [Santa Bàrbara Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/castillo-de-santa-barbara/), [Archaeological Museum of Alicante](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/marq-museo-arqueologico-de-alicante/), [Canelobre Cave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/cuevas-del-canelobre/), [Concatedral de San Nicolás, Alicante](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/espana/concatedral-de-san-nicolas-de-bari/). In all, 62 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Alicante?

April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 39 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 20.

### How do you get to Alicante?

The nearest main airport is Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC), 10 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=38.3512%2C-0.4836) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Alicante as the destination and these 62 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).