Flanked by twin towers, this old-town church's flamboyant, 18th-century baroque facade and ornate, gilded altarpiece contrast with the nave’s Gothic simplicity. It was built over the city's main mosque after the Reconquista.
Nearby Alicante attractions
1. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante
0.02 MILES
This splendid museum, inside the 17th-century Casa de la Asegurada, has an excellent collection of 20th-century Spanish art, including works by Dalí, Miró…
2. Playa del Postiguet
0.16 MILES
Immediately northeast of the port is the attractively coloured sandy beach of Playa del Postiguet, Alicante's city beach. It gets packed in summer.
3. Castillo de Santa Bárbara
0.18 MILES
There are sweeping views over the city from the ramparts of this large 16th-century castle, which houses a museum recounting the history of the city and…
4. Icarus
0.19 MILES
This splendid waterside bronze figure of a pin-headed Icarus bearing his wing (or is it a surfboard?) as he emerges from the water is by contemporary…
5. Museo de la Ciudad de Alicante
0.19 MILES
Within the castle complex, in what was once the dungeon, this museum recounts some of the city's history.
6. Museu de Fogueres
0.26 MILES
In addition to a wealth of photographs, costumes and the most popular ninot (effigy) of each year, saved from their normal fiery fate by popular vote,…
7. Mercado Central
0.38 MILES
Alicante's main market hall is a feast for the eyes and other senses. Dating from the 1920s, it has a few Modernista flourishes; it suffered extensive…
8. Museo Volvo Ocean Race
0.45 MILES
On the pier, this museum brings to life the gruelling conditions of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race with a simulator, videos, photos and a display of…