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Every street in Alicante carries echoes of the events that shaped it. Stand in front of Castillo de Santa Barbara and Barrio de la Santa Cruz and the past stops being abstract — the buildings, monuments, and neighborhoods survived to tell their tale. Quieter sites like Playa del Postiguet hold stories that the crowds at the major monuments never hear.
A sun-drenched Mediterranean port city on the Costa Blanca, crowned by a hilltop Moorish castle and lined with palm-shaded promenades.
Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free self-guided history tour route in Alicante. The audio walking tour can include stops such as Castillo de Santa Barbara — a hilltop fortress dating to the 9th century with panoramic Mediterranean views, Barrio de la Santa Cruz — the whitewashed old quarter climbing Mount Benacantil, plus hidden gems like Playa del Postiguet — a city beach directly beneath the castle, popular with locals and Tabarca Island — a small island 20 km offshore with a walled old town and marine reserve, reached by ferry.
Use this page as a starting point for a Alicante walking tour, a free self-guided route, or the Roamee app for Alicante. Roamee Pro keeps the route flexible so you can follow the stops, skip ahead, or explore nearby streets at your own pace.
Alicante draws visitors for coastal walks and history, and history is the foundation beneath all of it. Sites like Castillo de Santa Barbara and Barrio de la Santa Cruz anchor the narrative, while overlooked places like Playa del Postiguet fill in the chapters that most visitors skip. Walking with a history lens, even familiar landmarks reveal why a street curves the way it does and what happened on the ground you're standing on.
Take the elevator through the rock from the Postiguet beach up to the castle. Then walk down through the Barrio de la Santa Cruz to the Explanada.
March through November. Alicante averages over 300 sunny days per year. July and August are very hot.
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