The Hermitage of San Roque is in the neighbourhood of the same name, on the hillside of Santa Barbara Castle. This small building has a basilica layout with a West-East oriented longitudinal axis. It was built in the sixteenth century and restored at the end of the nineteenth century.
There are two side chapels under small barrel vaults, with false buttresses on the outside. Guardiola Picó wished to give the building a neo-medieval character.
The main altar, which houses the ‘Christ of the Gypsies’ is semi-circular. Its diameter is shorter than the nave’s latitude. On the west façade, Guardiola Picó built a bell tower where the 1559 hermitage gate would have been. This almost rectangular-shaped tower is made with ashlar and horizontal brick lines, with a flared door, today blocked off.
The Parque de la Ereta and the Hermitage of Santa Cruz are very close to the Hermitage of San Roque.
Address
Calle San Roque, 19, 03001 Alicante (Spain)
Where to apply for a filming permit
To film at this location, it is necessary to request the corresponding filming permit from the entity itself. If you have any questions, please contact the Alicante Film Office.
In case of doubt, you can contact the Alicante Film Office:
Email: info@alicantefilmoffice.com
Tel: (+34) 965 148 113
Tel: (+34) 965 177 052
Please note: For road closures or parking space reservations for production vehicles, applying for a permit is mandatory, as it requires an assessment report from the Alicante City Council's Traffic and Public Safety Department. Please check the filming application form for further details. A 7-day processing period is required for the necessary permits.
The Hermitage of Santa Cruz is located on the hillside of Mount Benacantil, in the singular and picturesque Santa Cruz neighbourhood. It dates back to the last third of the eighteenth century.
It is a small rectangular building. The Santa Cruz procession celebrated on Holy Wednesday leaves from this spot. Costaleros descend carrying four religious processional floats through the steep and narrow streets of Alicante’s old town.
Alicante city is home to a number of perfectly preserved rural estates, dating from the fifteenth century and featuring large living rooms and extensive outdoor spaces.
These beautifully preserved old buildings, surrounded by lovely gardens, usually have rustic interior decorations, but are marked by the personality and style of their exterior outlines.
The following rustic properties of the municipality of Alicante are worthy of mention:
● Finca Torre de Reixes ● Finca Torre Bosch ● Finca Yeguada La Gloria ● Finca El Poblet de las Atalayas ● Finca Torre de La Vallonga ● Finca Lo de Die ● Finca La Torreta ● Finca Jardines de Abril.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for any further details about these estates.
Alicante’s Mediterranean Casino is wonderfully located in the Sports Marina and stands out for its modern facade, versatile facilities and its wide range of gambling games.
Covering a surface area of over 3,500 m2, with views of the Port of Alicante and Santa Barbara Castle, the Casino is one of the best-located buildings of the city. Customers usually single out the poker tables or big slot machine prizes and the Casino is always fairly crowded. Not to forget the colourful restaurant.
The Explanada de España and the Postiguet Beach are very close to the Casino.
