Basilica of Santa Maria, Alicante
The Basilica of Santa Maria is the oldest active church in Alicante, Spain. It was built in Valencian Gothic style between the 14th and 16th centuries over the remains of a mosque.Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: cultural property in Alicante, Spain
- Also known as: “Basilica of Our Lady of Assumption”, “Basilica of Saint Mary”, and “church of Saint Mary”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art and Gravina Museum of Fine Arts.
Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum
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Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art is a municipal museum in Alicante, 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.
Gravina Museum of Fine Arts
Museum
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Gravina Museum of Fine Arts is a museum in the city of Alicante, Spain, located in the Palacio del Conde de Lumiares, a four floor building constructed between 1748 and 1808 and declared a historical monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sangueta and Campoamor.
Vistahermosa
Neighborhood
Photo: Vistahermosa, CC BY 3.0.
Vistahermosa is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Basilica of Santa Maria, Alicante.
Basilica of Santa Maria, Alicante
- Categories: Catholic parish church, monument, minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Alicante, Costa Blanca, Alicante, Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.3462° or 38° 20′ 46″ northLongitude
-0.47922° or 0° 28′ 45″ westOpen location code
8CCX8GWC+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 22560738OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q3395771
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Basilica of Santa Maria, Alicante” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Basílica de Santa Maria d’Alacant”
- Catalan: “Basílica de Santa Maria”
- Catalan: “església de Santa Maria”
- French: “Basilique Sainte-Marie d’Alicante”
- French: “basilique Sainte-Marie”
- French: “Eglise de Santa Maria”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santa Maria, Alicante”
- Japanese: “サンタ・マリア教会”
- Macedonian: “Црква Санта Марија”
- Polish: “Bazylika Santa María w Alicante”
- Portuguese: “Basilica de Santa Maria (Alicante)”
- Portuguese: “Basilica de Santa Maria”
- Spanish: “Basilica de Santa Maria”
- Spanish: “Basilica de santa maría”
- Spanish: “basílica de Santa María”
- Spanish: “Basílica de Santa María”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa María (Alicante)”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Maria”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa María”
- Spanish: “Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaça de Santa Maria and B&B La Milagrosa.
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