Up until the XIX century, Alicante was a military city, an important gateway to the rest of Spain. Its strategic position has been crucial to its history and the reason why the city has been attacked so many times.

However, the city of Alicante was never considered conquered until the Castle of Santa Barbara was officially taken.The Castle has been witness to invasions, uprisings, betrayals, explosions and imprisonments during its more than a thousand years of history.

Join us and discover the Santa Bárbara Castle, a crucial part to understand the city and its history!

• Dates: From Wednesday to Sunday (spanish) and Monday and Wednesday (english)
• Hour: 6:00 PM
• Meeting Point: When you arrive at the Castle, you must go through the access control building, when you leave that building, you will be in the parade ground, look for the purple umbrella!
• Duration: 1.30 – 2 hours
• Languages: english – spanish
• Min of people in the group: 2 people

PRICE: this tour, made by our friends from Free Walking Tours Alicante, is an inclusive tour, that is, we want everyone to be able to do it and get to know our wonderful provincial capital.

That’s why the price is up to you 🙂