Alicante

Bathed in sun 300 days of the year and known as Lucentum, the “city of light”, by the Romans, Alicante has been attracting visitors since Antiquity. You will admire Santa Bárbara Castle, overlooking the bay from the summit of a rock shaped like a Moor’s head. Founded by the Moors in the 10th century, it was one of the most significant Christian fortresses in Europe in the Middle Ages. The long city-centre beach, lined with buildings with red blinds, has retained an old-fashioned charm and, as you wander the paved alleys and colourful little squares of the historical district, you will discover baroque and classical architectural treasures. Unless you prefer strolling beneath the palm trees of the long esplanade that borders the port…