• At the Castillo de Santa Barbara, you can enjoy a varied calendar of cultural events, activities each weekend, evening tours, concerts and culinary experiences...
  • Mount Benacantil and Castle of Santa Bárbara seen from Postiguet Beach. Santa Bárbara Castle. The Sierra Grossa from the Castle of Santa Bárbara.
  • The Castle of Santa Bárbara is perched on top of Mount Benacantil at a height of 166 metres, and stands one of Spain’s largest mediaeval fortresses, providing...
  • In 1873, during the Third Carlist War, Santa Bárbara Castle together with the city suffered its last bombardment from a frigate manned by cantonalistic rebels.
  • Sitting atop Mxadount Benacantil, on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Alicante plain, the 9th-century Castle of Santa Barbara is as one of Europe’s largest...
  • Once there you find countless opportunities to learn about many of the well preserved / restored features of Castillo Santa Barbara from the various centuries as...
  • The Castle of Santa Barbara in Alicante played an important role in the defense of the city during the wars that arose in different periods of Spanish history.
  • The dramatic episode experienced by the Santa Bárbara Castle and Alicante took place during the War of Succession (1706-1709)...
  • The Castle of Santa Bárbara, located on top of Mount Benacantil, is the great emblem of the Alicante capital and located in the heart of the city, it gives it an...
  • There are several ways for tourists to reach the mountaintop castle ... Santa Barbara Castle is by far Alicante's most famous city landmark.