Plaça de Pius XII

Plaça de Pius XII is a square in Alicante, Costa Blanca, Valencian Community. Plaça de Pius XII is situated nearby to the church iglesia evangélica Bautista, as well as near Church of the Good Shepherd.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Alicante and Estadio José Rico Pérez.

Archaeological Museum of Alicante

Museum

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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. Archaeological Museum of Alicante is situated 390 metres southeast of Plaça de Pius XII.

Estadio José Rico Pérez

Stadium

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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 1 km west of Plaça de Pius XII.

Santa Bàrbara Castle

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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 740 metres south of Plaça de Pius XII.