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.
Photo: Joanbanjo, Public domain.- Type: Museum
- Description: cultural property in Alicante, Spain
- Also known as: “Marq”, “MARQ - Museo Arqueologico”, “MARQ - Museo Arqueológico”, “MARQ - Museo Arqueológico de Alicante”, “musée archéologique provincial d’Alicante”, “Museo Arqueologico de Alicante”, “Museo Arqueológico MARQ”, and “Museo Arqueológico Provincial de Alicante”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Santa Bàrbara Castle and Plaza Mar 2.
Santa Bàrbara Castle
Plaza Mar 2
Shopping center
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.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″ north
Longitude
-0.47627° or 0° 28′ 35″ west
Elevation
53 metres (174 feet)
Open location code
8CCX9G3F+HF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap 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: “Museu Arqueològic Provincial d’Alacant”
- Dutch: “MARQ”
- Dutch: “Museo Arqueologico Provincial de Alicante”
- Esperanto: “Arkeologia Muzeo de Alakanto”
- Estonian: “Alicante arheoloogiamuuseum”
- French: “musée archéologique d’Alicante”
- French: “Musée archéologique d’Alicante”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum Alicante”
- Italian: “Museo archeologico di Alicante”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Arkeologisk museum i Alicante”
- Norwegian: “Arkeologisk museum i Alicante”
- Portuguese: “Museu Arqueológico de Alicante”
- Spanish: “MARQ”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Alicante”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico”
- Swedish: “Museo Arquelógico Provincial de Alicante”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Pla del Bon Repòs and Barranc de Bonhivern.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Hospital Provincial and Centro salud del Plá.
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