Eat at some of Alicante’s best restaurants and take daytrips out onto the Mediterranean Sea at the popular maritime centre of this coastal city.

Stock up on food for a picnic, buy some flowers and watch Alicante locals do their morning shopping at this extensive, two-storey market in the centre of town.

The masterwork of Severiano Ballesteros, the great Spanish golf player and course designer, this golf course is designed for golf vacations, with an on-site hotel.

Climb up to this mountaintop castle high above Alicante to admire the city and the sea from above and to marvel at this ninth-century structure.

This marble walkway lining Alicante’s coast is where local residents pursue one of their favorite pastimes: the evening walk.

Tour the ornate rooms lined with paintings by Alicante masters and peek into the chapel at this old municipal centre, where the city council still holds meetings.