Public services
Ayuntamiento de Alicante
Alicante
Municipal contact in Alicante. Use the official source to identify the right office, check appointment arrangements and prepare your enquiry before travelling.
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Alicante
Seafront walks and city life beneath Santa Bárbara Castle.
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Concatedral de San Nicolás — Alicante
Alicante
San Nicolás co-cathedral and parish in central Alicante. Official contacts help distinguish a church visit from parish-office business.
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Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis
Alicante
Switchboard contact for Hospital General Universitario Doctor Balmis in Alicante. Check the official patient-information channels and location before travelling to the hospital.
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MACA — Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante
Alicante
Contemporary art on Alicante’s Plaza de Santa María. Check exhibitions and activities to include the museum in a walk through the historic centre.
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MARQ — Museo Arqueológico de Alicante
Alicante
Alicante’s archaeology museum, with permanent displays and temporary exhibitions. A useful stop for adding historical context to a journey around the province.
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Policía Local de Alicante
Alicante
Alicante Local Police contact from the municipal directory. The listed headquarters is on Avenida Julián Besteiro; some matters belong to other units.
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Before you choose
Alicante city offers an urban break in L’Alacantí. Santa Cruz, the Central Market and San Nicolás co-cathedral provide stops for a cultural walk. When choosing accommodation, distinguish the city centre from other areas of Alicante province.
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Guide reviewed: 2026-09-22
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Alicante's Hogueras: street art and June nights
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The Moor's Face: seeing Alicante through a local legend
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Food & wine
Discover Alicante through its rice dishes
A shared rice dish can become the centrepiece of a day in Alicante. Local cooking brings together fish, seafood, vegetables and inland traditions:…
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Snorkelling
Snorkelling around Tabarca: look, enjoy and leave no trace
Tabarca's underwater appeal is linked to the protection of its seabed and seagrass meadows. A snorkelling outing should begin by understanding where the…
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Greenways
Maigmó Greenway: tunnels and inland scenery
Between Agost and the Maigmó pass, an old railway alignment exchanges the coast for viaducts, eroded terrain and Mediterranean hillsides. This walking or…
Read the guideViaduct on the Maigmó Greenway, February 2021. Photo: RayRMC · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons. Credits & changes
Travel know-how
Cyclist services in Alicante: arrival, rentals and a well organised stay
A cycling stay starts before the first pedal stroke. The bike has to arrive, the accommodation has to accept it and rentals or…
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