Alicante, Spain is a city we had never heard of until we saw the
itinerary for this cruise. It is Valencia's second largest city. We spent our
time in the waterfront area and medieval city.
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| Karen near waterfront |
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| La Explanada |
As we walked into town we came to La Explanada, a beautiful palm
lined walk of inlaid marble. Then we wandered through El Barrio, the old town
area. There we visited San Nicolas de Bari, the cathedral.
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| Karen at lunch |
We then took an elevator to the top of Mount Benacantil to visit
Santa Barbara Castle, a medieval fortress. There were spectacular views of the
city and the Mediterranean Sea. Returning to El Barrio, we visited Museo de
Belenes (Nativity Scene Museum). We added to our collection a small piece of
the Holy Family by a local artist.
Our lunch stop was a sidewalk café
next door, where we had a specialty of the area, paella. When we asked for wine
to go with it, he brought a bottle from Alicante. The whole meal was very good.
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| Paela & Red Wine for lunch |
Another church we visited was Basilica de Santa Maria,
originally a Muslim mosque. There are marks and a cannon ball in the wall from
a medieval siege. The church wall was originally a part of the city wall.
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Cannon holes in church wall
We returned to the ship and were able to use the cruise port's
free wi-fi before the ship sailed. That evening we had dinner in the Pinnacle
Grill, compliments of Pam, our travel agent at AAA. It was very good. |
We then took an elevator to the top of Mount Benacantil to visit
Santa Barbara Castle, a medieval fortress. There were spectacular views of the
city and the Mediterranean Sea. Returning to El Barrio, we visited Museo de
Belenes (Nativity Scene Museum). We added to our collection a small piece of
the Holy Family by a local artist.
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