Lucentum is where the Romans built their city, just a few kilometres from modern-day Alicante. Amazingly, a one-woman fight saved it from the bulldozers!
Category: History
Discovering las Torres de la Huerta, Alicante
Torres de la Huerta form a network of towers that protected people around Alicante from attack by North African corsairs. Around 20 towers survive.
Making ancient history modern; MARQ museum in Alicante
Museum visits are generally for rainy days. Problem is, there aren’t that many rainy days on the Costa Blanca. So visiting the archaeology museum in Alicante (MARQ) generally means sacrificing some sunshine. But it is worth it.
The Romans in Villajoyosa
Quite a lot as it happens! Find out about the fascinating legacy the Romans - and their predecessors - left behind.