Alicante
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Alicante

Santa Bàrbara Castle

Santa Bàrbara Castle is a fortification in the center of , , . It stands on bordering the sea, which gave it enormous strategic value since from it you can see the entire bay of Alicante and its land surroundings.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Alicante, Spain
  • Also known as: “Santa Barbara Castle” and “Santa Bárbara Castle”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art and Archaeological Museum of Alicante.

Museum
Photo: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipal museum in , Spain. It exhibits 20th-century and contemporary art. Created in 1976 thanks to Eusebio Sempere, and reopened in 2011 after a major renovation, the museum now consists of three permanent collections of about 800 art pieces. is situated 320 metres southwest of Santa Bàrbara Castle.

Museum
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The is an archaeological museum in , . The museum won the European Museum of the Year Award in 2004, a few years after significant expansion and reallocation to renovated buildings of the antique hospital of San Juan de Dios. is situated 560 metres north of Santa Bàrbara Castle.

Church
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The Basilica of Santa Maria is the oldest active church in , . It was built in Valencian Gothic style between the 14th and 16th centuries over the remains of a mosque. is situated 330 metres south of Santa Bàrbara Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sangueta and Campoamor.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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is a neighborhood.

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is a neighborhood.

Santa Bàrbara Castle

Latitude
38.34909° or 38° 20′ 57″ north
Longitude
-0.47818° or 0° 28′ 41″ west
Elevation
167 metres (548 feet)
Open location code
8CCX8GXC+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 20490181
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6255097
Wiki­data ID
Q429562
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Santa Bàrbara Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Վարվառայի ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Santa Barbara gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “castell de la Santa Bàrbara”
  • Catalan: “Castell de la Santa Bàrbara”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Santa Bàrbara”
  • Cebuano: “Castillo de Santa Bárbara”
  • Chinese: “聖芭芭拉城堡”
  • Dutch: “Castillo de Santa Barbara (Alicante)”
  • Dutch: “Castillo de Santa Bárbara”
  • French: “château de Santa Barbara”
  • French: “Château de Santa Barbara”
  • German: “Castillo de Santa Bárbara”
  • Italian: “Castillo de Santa Bárbara”
  • Japanese: “サンタ・バルバラ城”
  • Polish: “Castillo de Santa Bárbara”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Santa Bárbara”
  • Russian: “Санта-Барбара”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Santa Barbara”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Santa Bárbara”
  • Swedish: “Castillo de Santa Bárbara”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Santa Bàrbara Castle”. Photo: Helmlechner, CC BY-SA 4.0.