Sightseeing In Alicante

A licante is the second            all over the world. Kids and       largest city in the             people who love Christmas will     Valencia Province. The city     love this museum. Admission is     is a major tourist attraction and     free. This attraction is popular   there are many opportunities for      even in the summer tourist         sightseeing in Alicante. Over six     season.                            million tourists visit the Costa                                         Blanca region each year. Many of      The Concathedral of San Nicolas    them enter the region through the     de Bari is an amazing old          Alicante airport and spend some       Cathedral. The large blue dome on  time in the city.                     the church is a landmark in the                                          city. There is a large black       Sightseeing in Alicante:              marble sculpture of Saint          Attractions                           Nicholas in the entrance of the                                          church. It is also home to the     The Old City centre is home to        Bishop of the Province.            many museums and historic                                                buildings. There is so much to        The Avenida del Teatro is a huge   see and do in this area to            theatre. It has large, Roman       experience Spanish history and        style columns at the entrance.     culture. It takes days to see all     The theatre is a great place to    that the area has to offer. Plan      go for evening entertainment. A    to spend a few days of your trip      variety of shows and plays can be  in this area, taking in all the       seen in this theatre.              sights.                                                                                                        The Castle of Santa Barbara is     The Nativity Scene Museum is          one of the largest Medieval        located on San Augustin Street.       fortresses in Europe. It was       The museum features hundreds of       built by the Moors in the ninth    Nativity scenes on display from       century. There is a great view of  the city from the tower. The          a promenade near the beach that    castle is full of local history.      is lined with palm trees. There    Artifacts dating back to the          are several sidewalk cafes here    Bronze Age have been found at the     for eating and enjoying the        site. There is an amazing display     beautiful weather.                 of Spanish sculpture inside the                                          castle.                               The Plaza Nueva Alicante is a                                            little aquarium in this area of    Alicante has plenty of                the city. It is surrounded with    opportunities to enjoy the night      palm trees and a modern display.   life. The Barrio Santa Cruz, also     The aquarium is a great place to   known as the Old Quarter is a         relax and take a break from        great place to experience the         sightseeing.                       city at night. The area has a                                            Medieval style feeling. There are     There are many small and large     a lot of bars and pubs in the         stores for shopping throughout     area. If you enjoy music and          the city. The harbour and old      abundant nightlife, be sure to        city area have an abundance of     visit the Old Quarter at least        small shops as well as El Corte    one night of your stay in the         Ingles, which is a large           city.                                 department store chain. In                                               addition, there are local          Sightseeing in Alicante: Shopping     craftspeople along the waterfront  and Beaches                           selling a variety of crafts.                                                                                The beaches are the biggest           Alicante also has a large          attraction in Alicante. The Costa     shopping mall. The Panoramis       Blanca has the longest summer         Shopping Mall is located near the  season in Spain and is the best       harbour. It is similar to malls    place to enjoy the sun. There is      found in America, with a large     variety of stores for shopping.       Royal Regatta Club is located in   In addition to the great              this area as well. Members of the  shopping, the mall offers a           Spanish Royal Family have been     beautiful view of the harbour         known to visit the club. You may   area.                                 get lucky and get a glimpse of                                           royalty during your visit.         The Real Club de Regatas, or           About the Author: Concentrating on informating about Torrevieja, Peter J. Wilson is publishing most often for http://www.alicante-spain.com . His publications on Alicante can be found on his website . Read more articles by: Peter Wilson Article Source: www.iSnare.com