Contemporary Art Museum of Alicante – MACA

Contemporary Art Museum of Alicante – MACA

Contemporary Art Museum of Alicante - MACA

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The MACA Contemporary Art Museum is housed in Alicante’s oldest preserved civil building and was built in 1685. The architectural ensemble is a compact installation that conserves the treatment of stone. The interior is shaped by projecting horizontal and vertical spaces that create a diagonal line stretching towards the zenith light path up to the rooftops, where glass cases extend the indoor space.

The MACA building has three floors and occupies an entire block. It currently exhibits a major twentieth century art collection, composed mainly of works by Eusebio Sempere. It also shows works of Chillida, Picasso, Dalí and Miró among others.

The imposing Church of Santa María gives onto the same square as the Museum, in the heart of the medieval town.

Gravina Museum of Fine Arts – MUBAG

Gravina Museum of Fine Arts – MUBAG

Gravina Museum of Fine Arts - MUBAG

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The Gravina Museum of Fine Arts (MUBAG) is inside the palace of the Count of Lumiares, a four-storey building built between 1748 and 1808 and listed as a local historical and artistic monument. It holds works of art from the sixteenth century to the first decades of the twentieth century.

This rectangular construction was built in the eighteenth century. It has three entrances on the main façade. The middle entrance is notable for its decorative features. There are three floors: the ground floor is diaphanous, has semi-circular arches above the doorways and quadrangular windows. The first floor is notable for its windows and balconies overlooking Gravina Street.

The Plaza del Mar, the Esplanade and Postiguet beach are very close to the MUBAG Museum.

The Ocean Race Museum

The Ocean Race Museum

The Ocean Race Museum

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The Ocean Race Museum was built on the site of the former passenger terminal and is today a modern facility. The interior is equipped with interactive elements, games and a boat you can visit. The international Volvo Ocean Race is monitored from the Control Room, an impressive satellite-based technology and communication centre.

The exhibition area also includes a shop and an elegant and modern cafeteria on the top floor, with a terrace offering interesting panoramic views of the port. The enclosure is located on the Levante Pier 10, also known as the Volvo Zone. The Sports Marina, the Cruise Terminal and the Postiguet Beach are all very close by.

Archaeological Museum of Alicante – MARQ

Archaeological Museum of Alicante – MARQ

Archaeological Museum of Alicante - MARQ

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The Archaeological Museum of Alicante, the MARQ, is situated in the former facilities of Alicante’s San Juan de Dios Provincial Hospital. Covering a surface area of 9,000 m2, the museum offers a full exhibition from the Paleolithic to Modern Contemporary Culture.

The building has the shape of a double comb with eight wings and two peaks at the end of the main body. The wings depart from two lengthwise corridors ending in staircases and a semi-cylindrical piece at the end.

The basements of the MARQ hold the amphora Depot, the warehouse of compacts, the collections’ research office and the restoration laboratory.

Finally, the facade of the museum incorporates balustrades and arches of diverse origin, pinnacles and stairways. The building’s classic line gives it an elegant and stately appearance.

The Mount Benacantil and Santa Barbara Castle are very close to the Archaeological Museum of Alicante.

Alicante – Elche Airport (ALC)

Alicante – Elche Airport (ALC)

Alicante - Elche Airport (ALC)

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Alicante-Elche Airport is situated 8 km southwest of Alicante. Due to its location, the airport serves a large part of the Spanish Levante. The airport used to have a substantial amount of charter traffic, but today most of the traffic is regular and international.

It is ranked fifth in the Spanish airport network based on the number of passengers, after the airports of Madrid-Barajas, Barcelona, ​​Palma de Mallorca and Malaga-Costa del Sol. Alicante-Elche airport is among the 50 busiest airports in Europe.