Alicante

Alicante is a popular tourist city of 332,000 people in the Valencian Community of . It is the capital of and a historic Mediterranean port. The city has become a hub of tourism directed to the beaches of the .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Estadio José Rico Pérez and Alicante Railway Station.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , . 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.

Railway station
Photo: FDV, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alicante Terminal is the central railway station of , . Commonly referred locally as the RENFE station, the station is part of Adif system, and is a terminal station.

Photo: Helmlechner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Costa Blanca and Gran Via Sud.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a 200 km-long coastline of . It is very popular with British, German, and Scandinavian tourists.

Neighborhood
Photo: Carlos Quesada, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Alicante

Latitude
38.3491° or 38° 20′ 57″ north
Longitude
-0.4798° or 0° 28′ 48″ west
Population
335,000
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
8CCX8GXC+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13607879499
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6355390
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Satellite Map

Discover Alicante from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Alicante” goes by many names.

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