//
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Opened in 1999, this ultra-modern museum is devoted to contemporary art and hosts special exhibits as well as concerts and other events.There are exhibits in three locations next to each other.
© OpenStreetMap contributors
Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante
A venue for classical music performances, by both Spanish and international musicians. The building was designed by Alicante-born architect Juan Antonio García Solera.
Castillo de San Fernando / Castle of San Fernando
Built at the beginning of the 19th century, the fortress is now the centrepiece of a city park.
MARQ / Museo Arqueológico de Alicante / Archaeological Museum of Alicante
Founded in 1932, it was originally located in the ground floor of the Diputación Palace, and in 2000 it moved to its current location, the former Provincial Hospital building. The museum has an avant-garde design and uses modern audiovisual techniques, with more than 80,000 pieces found in local archaeological sites. It also shows educational movies about the history of Alicante area from the Stone Age, through Iberian and Roman eras, to the Middle Ages.
Another cineplex which shows current films in both dubbed and original language versions.
Teatro Principal
Alicante's main theatre was built in the mid-19th century, and partially destroyed and rebuilt during the Spanish Civil War. Today it is the city's main venue for not only plays but also musicals, dance, and musical performances.