Archaeological Museum of Alicante
The Archaeological Museum of Alicante is an archaeological museum in Alicante, Spain. 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: cultural property in Alicante, Spain
- Also known as: “MARQ - Museo Arqueologico”, “MARQ - Museo Arqueológico”, and “MARQ - Museo Arqueológico de Alicante”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Bàrbara Castle and Plaza Mar 2.
Santa Bàrbara Castle
Photo: Helmlechner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Bàrbara Castle is a fortification in the center of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. It stands on Mount Benacantil bordering the sea, which gave it enormous strategic value since from it you can see the entire bay of Alicante and its land surroundings. Santa Bàrbara Castle is situated 560 metres south of Archaeological Museum of Alicante.
Plaza Mar 2
Shopping center
Photo: Carlos Quesada, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plaza Mar 2 is a shopping center, which is situated 400 metres east of Archaeological Museum of Alicante.
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Estadio José Rico Pérez is a multi-purpose stadium in Alicante, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, being home to Hércules CF. It also hosted World Cup matches when Spain organized the event in 1982. Estadio José Rico Pérez is situated 1½ km west of Archaeological Museum of Alicante.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sangueta and Campoamor.
Archaeological Museum of Alicante
- Categories: archaeological museum, monument, former hospital, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Alicante, Costa Blanca, Alicante, Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.35394° or 38° 21′ 14″ northLongitude
-0.47627° or 0° 28′ 35″ westElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
8CCX9G3F+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 22749868OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Swedish—“Archaeological Museum of Alicante” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Museu Arqueolochico Provincial d’Alicant”
- Catalan: “MARQ - Museu Arqueològic d’Alacant”
- Catalan: “MARQ”
- Catalan: “Museu Arqueològic Provincial d’Alacant”
- Dutch: “MARQ”
- Dutch: “Museo Arqueologico Provincial de Alicante”
- Esperanto: “Arkeologia Muzeo de Alakanto”
- Estonian: “Alicante arheoloogiamuuseum”
- French: “MARQ”
- French: “musée archéologique d’Alicante”
- French: “Musée archéologique d’Alicante”
- French: “musée archéologique provincial d’Alicante”
- French: “Museo Arqueológico de Alicante”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum Alicante”
- German: “MARQ”
- Italian: “Museo archeologico di Alicante”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Arkeologisk museum i Alicante”
- Norwegian: “Arkeologisk museum i Alicante”
- Portuguese: “Museu Arqueológico de Alicante”
- Spanish: “Marq”
- Spanish: “MARQ”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueologico de Alicante”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Alicante”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico MARQ”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueologico Provincial de Alicante”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico Provincial de Alicante”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico”
- Swedish: “Museo Arquelógico Provincial de Alicante”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as el Pla del Bon Repòs and Barranc de Bonhivern.
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Explore places such as Centro salud del Plá and Cafetería del MARQ.
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