- Discover the historic Santa Bárbara Castle in Alicante, Spain. Get tips on planning your visit, exploring the fortress, and enjoying breathtaking views.
- Santa Barbara Castle has everything you would expect, cannons, a palace, dungeons, a moat, the ruins of a small church and of course that famous lookout tower.
- You can’t miss this castle, its located on top of mount Benacantil, in the center of Alicante, this santa Barbara castle is a popular tourist attractions.
- Santa Barbara CAstle, Alicante, Spain. Perched on top of Mount Benacantil, at a height of 166 metres, stands one of Spain's largest mediaeval fortresses...
- You may struggle to find a taxi to take you back down in peak season, but the walk back down isn’t as tiring as on the way up! Taking the Santa Bárbara Castle lift.
- However, the first description of the Santa Bárbara Castle is from the Islamic period and dates back to the end of the 9th and beginning of the 10th century.
- 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...
- People silhouetted in a corridor against the light, Santa Bárbara, Santa Bárbara Castle, Alicante, Spain.
- To descend down from the Santa Bárbara Castle, take the route through Parque de La Ereta, along the mountainside.