Fortress of Santa Barbara

The fortress of Santa Barbara is an object of pilgrimage for all tourists who came to rest in Alicante. The fortress is considered the largest in Spain, and is located on Mount Benacantil. The history of the fortress of Santa Barbara begins in the ninth century, when it was laid by the Moors. A couple of centuries later, the future king Alfonso the Tenth conquered the fortress, and since then it belongs to Spain.

The fortress can be divided into three parts, built in different eras. The first, built in the 14th century, is a tower tower towering over the entire fortress. The second part is intermediate, it includes buildings of the 16th century, including barracks, guard rooms and the Queen's Bastion. The third part is everything that is outside (built in the 18th century).