On this 4-hour private tour of Alicante, we will visit some of the hidden treasures of this city, taking you into the center of the historical city
and then up to the mountains.Here we will encounter Santa Barbara Castle, a spectacular historical building, 166 meters above sea level, offering beautiful views below of the bay of Alicante.
We will walk through the old town center
with its typical Mediterranean setting.
You will also see the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, built over the remains of a Moorish Mosque.
The town hall
dates back to the 18th century, and the Modernist palace, also known as the Carbonell House, is from 1924.
We will walk along the promenade, the popular street next to the sea, which was created from more than 6.5 million pieces of ceramic.
After a short walking tour, we will take a short drive to the beach of San Juan, where we will visit the Monastery of Santa Faz.
Once inside the monastery,
there is a relic that was brought from the Vatican
during the 15th century. According to popular believe, the relic is a cloth that Veronica
wiped the face of Jesus on the road to Calvary.