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Alicante Walking Tour with Audio Guide on Your Smartphone
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About this activity
The audio guide is your convenient mobile companion for a self-guided tour of Alicante. This tour is specially designed for exploring the city in a relatively short timespan of 1.5–2 hours. Follow the route on the app's map, walking from Plaza de los Luceros to the Santa Cruz neighborhood, passing by the city's main attractions.
Highlights include: Basilica of Santa Maria, Carbonell House, Santa, Cruz historic neighborhood, Co-Cathedral of San Nicolas, Central Market and City Hall.
The tour features 23 points of interest. All stories are crafted by professional journalists and historians, with humor and passion for travel.
Once the tour is downloaded, you can access it offline. We recommend using headphones for better sound quality. Enjoy engaging stories and legends at your own pace, without a need to keep up with a group. Feel free to pause anytime to take a break at a café or wander down a picturesque alley before continuing your exploration.
At a glance
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Confirmation
- Instant confirmation
- Ticket
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group
- Up to 20 people
- People per booking
- 1–15
- Audio guide
- Russian, English, Spanish
- Operated by
- TouringBee
Ages: Adults (14–99 years)
What is included
Included
- Included: Offline map with a route for easy GPS navigation
- Included: Audio Guide App for iPhone and Android
- Included: 1-year access to the tour in your preferred language
- Included: 23 audio recordings narrated by a professional historian
- Included: Illustrations to help identify landmarks
Not included
- Not included: Smartphone and headphones
- Not included: In-person tour guide
- Not included: Transportation
- Not included: Food and beverages
- Not included: Entry tickets along the route
Itinerary
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Plaza de Los Luceros
10 min
Plaza de los Luceros is one of Alicante’s main squares, known for its elegant central fountain with sculpted horses and figures. It’s a key meeting point and the heart of local celebrations — especially during festivals when it fills with fireworks and crowds. Open, lively, and very much part of the city’s rhythm.
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Stop 2
10 min
Casa de les Bruixes (“House of the Witches”) is one of Alicante’s most curious buildings, known for its dark, eclectic style and mysterious name. With Gothic touches and unusual details, it stands out from the surrounding architecture. Not actually linked to witches, the nickname comes from its eerie appearance — adding a bit of legend to the city streets.
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Stop 3
10 min
Plaza de Gabriel Miró is one of Alicante’s most charming squares — a shaded oasis filled with tall ficus trees and a romantic fountain at its center. Named after the writer Gabriel Miró, it feels calm and slightly nostalgic, surrounded by elegant buildings and quiet cafés. A perfect place to slow down and escape the city’s heat.
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Stop 4
10 min
Real Liceo Casino de Alicante is a historic social club founded in the 19th century, located near the city center. Its elegant interior features grand halls, chandeliers, and classic décor, reflecting Alicante’s bourgeois past. Still active today, it hosts cultural events and gatherings — refined, traditional, and a glimpse into another era.
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Stop 5
10 min
Explanada de España is Alicante’s most iconic promenade, lined with palm trees and paved in a colorful wave-pattern mosaic of millions of tiles. Running along the harbor, it’s perfect for strolling, with cafés, street performers, and a constant sea breeze. Relaxed, lively, and unmistakably Mediterranean.
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10 min
Casa Carbonell is one of Alicante’s most elegant buildings, standing at the start of the Explanada de España. Built in the 1920s, it features a bright white façade with French-inspired details — balconies, towers, and decorative touches. It was created as a luxury residence and still feels refined and prominent, facing the sea with quiet confidence.
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Stop 7
10 min
Queen’s Staircase is a steep stone stairway carved into rock, offering dramatic views over the sea and coastline. Originally built for access between levels, today it’s more about the scenery and atmosphere — a short climb with a rewarding panorama at the top.
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Stop 8
10 min
Bust of Captain Archibald Dickson honors the captain of the ship Stanbrook, who in 1939 rescued nearly 3,000 Spanish refugees by taking them from Alicante to safety in Algeria during the final days of the Spanish Civil War. Modest in form but powerful in meaning, the monument commemorates courage, humanity, and one of the city’s most moving acts of rescue.
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Playa el Postiguet
10 min
Postiguet Beach is Alicante’s main urban beach, stretching right beside the city center and under Santa Bárbara Castle. With soft sand, calm waters, and a lively promenade, it’s perfect for a quick swim or a sunset walk. Easy, accessible, and always buzzing — it’s the city’s seaside living room.
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Stop 10
Passing by
Santa Bárbara Castle towers above Alicante on Mount Benacantil, offering some of the best views on the coast. Dating back to medieval times with earlier origins, it features stone walls, towers, and open courtyards layered across different levels. You can walk up or take a lift — but either way, the panorama over the sea and city is the real reward. Historic, dramatic, and unmistakably Alicante.
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MUBAG (Museu de Belles Arts Gravina)
10 min
MUBAG (Museo de Bellas Artes Gravina) is Alicante’s main fine arts museum, housed in an elegant 18th-century palace. Its collection focuses on Spanish and Valencian art from the 16th to early 20th centuries. Calm, well-curated, and free to enter — it’s a quiet cultural pause in the city center.
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Stop 12
Passing by
Basílica de Santa María is Alicante’s oldest church, built in the 14th–16th centuries on the site of a former mosque. Its Gothic structure contrasts with a richly decorated Baroque façade, full of sculptural detail. Inside, it’s calm and historic — simple stone, quiet light, and centuries of layered faith.
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Stop 13
10 min
MACA (Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art) is a sleek museum set inside a restored historic building near Santa María Basilica. It houses works by artists like Dalí, Miró, and Picasso, alongside contemporary Spanish art. Minimalist inside, historic outside — a strong contrast that works.
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Stop 14
10 min
Plaza de la Santísima Faz is a small, historic square in Alicante’s old town, located beside the Basilica of Santa María. Quiet and slightly hidden, it’s a peaceful spot surrounded by stone façades and local life. Simple, authentic, and full of old-city atmosphere.
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10 min
Alicante City Hall (Ayuntamiento de Alicante) is a grand 18th-century Baroque building in the old town, near the waterfront. Its symmetrical façade, twin towers, and elegant details give it a formal, stately presence. Inside, there are historic rooms and artworks — but even from outside, it stands as a symbol of the city’s civic pride.
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Concatedral Sant Nicolau de Bari d'Alacant
10 min
Cocatedral de San Nicolás de Bari is Alicante’s main cathedral, built in the 17th century in a calm Renaissance style. Its standout feature is the blue-domed ceiling, rising simply but elegantly above the interior. Less ornate than other Spanish cathedrals, it feels balanced and peaceful — quietly impressive rather than overwhelming.
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Rambla Mendez Nunez
10 min
Rambla de Méndez Núñez is one of Alicante’s main streets, connecting the old town with the modern city. Lined with shops, cafés, and local life, it’s always busy — especially during festivals and parades. Straightforward, lively, and central to the city’s daily rhythm.
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Passing by
Museu de les Fogueres is dedicated to Alicante’s famous Hogueras festival, where giant artistic figures are burned each June. Inside, you’ll see saved sculptures (ninots), photos, and stories behind the tradition. Colorful, creative, and deeply local — it captures the spirit of fire and celebration.
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Mercados de Alicante
10 min
Mercat Central is Alicante’s main food market, housed in an elegant early 20th-century building. Inside, it’s full of fresh seafood, meats, fruits, and local products, with a lively, authentic atmosphere. Busy, colorful, and very local — it’s everyday Alicante at its best.
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Barrio Santa Cruz
10 min
Barrio de Santa Cruz is Alicante’s most picturesque neighborhood, climbing the hillside beneath Santa Bárbara Castle. Narrow whitewashed streets, colorful flowers, and tiny houses create a village-like feel. It’s quiet, charming, and perfect for wandering — Alicante at its most intimate.
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Stop 21
5 min
La caseta dels cossiols blaus is a tiny, picture-perfect house in Barrio de Santa Cruz, famous for its bright blue flower pots lining the white façade. It’s one of the most photographed spots in the neighborhood — simple, colorful, and full of Mediterranean charm.
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Stop 22
5 min
Mirador de la Santa Cruz is one of Alicante’s best viewpoints, perched above the Barrio de Santa Cruz. After a short but steep walk, you’re rewarded with panoramic views over the old town, harbor, and sea. Simple, open, and breathtaking — especially at sunset.
Meeting point and pickup
Everyone meets at the meeting point.
Meeting point
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- The tour starts at Plaza de los Luceros.
- This is a self-guided tour – there will be no human guide present at the meeting point.
- Launch the TouringBee app, start the “Alicante walking tour,” and follow the designated route.
End point
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- The tour starts at Plaza de los Luceros.
- This is a self-guided tour – there will be no human guide present at the meeting point.
- Launch the TouringBee app, start the “Alicante walking tour,” and follow the designated route.
Using your ticket
To get audioguide:
- Open Viator Ticket
- Find Viator Booking ref - it should start with BR-####
- Find your Viator Booking on https://activate.touringbee.com/?partner=viator
- Launch the TouringBee app, initiate the Alicante walking tour, and proceed along the designated route.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
| If you cancel | You get back |
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| At least one day before | 100% |
| Less than a day before | 0% |
Good to know
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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The audio guide is available through a special mobile app for iOS and Android
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Admission tickets to the attractions are not included. Please buy them separately in advance
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The tour does not cover all sights in Alicante
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This is a self-guided tour. You will need to download the audio guide mobile app, activate your purchase, and follow the route on the app's map. There is no human guide provided
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The audio guide is available anytime, the date and time provided for checkout are approximate
Options
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Spanish
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English
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Russian
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