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Alicante (/ ˌ æ l ɪ ˈ k æ n t i /, also UK: /-t eɪ /, [2] US: / ˌ æ l ɪ ˈ k ɑː n t i, ˌ ɑː l-/; [3] Spanish:; Valencian: Alacant; officially: Alicante / Alacant) is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is the second most populated Valencian province.
Baroque Casa de La Asegurada (1685), the most ancient civil building in the city. (c. XVII). Today it is home to the Museum of Contemporary Art of Alicante. Casa consistorial de Alicante (18th century), also in Baroque style. Convent of the Canónigas de San Agustín (18th century). Gravina Palace (1748–1808), nowadays hosting Gravina Museum ...
By the last years of the 6th century BC, the rival armies of Carthage and Rome began to invade and fight for control of the Iberian Peninsula. The Carthaginian general Hamilcar Barca carried out his Iberian conquests in 237–228 BC, and established the fortified settlement of Ákra Leukḗ, or Akra Leuce, [10] (Greek: Ἀκρα Λευκή, meaning "White Citadel" or "White Promontory"), [11 ...
The localities along the Costa Blanca are Alicante (Alicante/Alacant), Altea, Benidorm, Benissa (Benisa), Calpe (Calp), Dénia (Denia), Elche (Elche/Elx), El Campello (Campello), Finestrat, Guardamar del Segura, L'Alfàs del Pi (Alfaz del Pi), Orihuela Costa, Pilar de la Horadada, Santa Pola, Teulada–Moraira, Torrevieja, Villajoyosa ...
The organisation of municipalities in Spain is outlined in a local government law (Spanish: Ley 7/1985, de 2 de abril, Reguladora de las Bases del Régimen Local; transl. Law 7/1985, of 2 April, Regulating the Bases of the Local Administration) passed on 2 April 1985 [6] and finalised by an 18 April 1986 royal decree. [7]
Santa Bárbara Castle (Valencian: Castell de Santa Bàrbara, Spanish: Castillo de Santa Bárbara) is a fortification in the center of Alicante, Spain. It stands on Mount Benacantil (166 m) bordering the sea, which gave it enormous strategic value since from it you can see the entire bay of Alicante and its land surroundings. The image of the ...
On 12 July 2013, the name of the airport was officially changed from Aeropuerto de Alicante to Aeropuerto de Alicante–Elche [14] with the IATA airport code (ALC) remaining unchanged. In 2015, the number of passengers increased by 5,1% to 10,574,484. The passenger traffic has increased in every year since 2000, with the exception of 2009, 2012 ...
Cañada (Spanish:) or La Canyada (Valencian: [la kaˈɲaða]) is a Spanish municipality in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó, province of Alicante, Valencian Community. References [ edit ]