Things to do in the province of Alicante: 26 places worth your time

From city museums to mountain waterfalls, wineries, caves and water parks. An honest pick with real prices and hours, so you spend less time deciding and more time out.

The province of Alicante fits into a few days, but it's deceptive: in under an hour you go from the beach to a village hanging off a cliff, from a century-old winery to a cave full of stalactites. Here's a by-area guide to decide quickly, depending on who you're travelling with.

Alicante city in a day

Start high, at Santa Barbara Castle, for the best view of the sea and the old town. For real culture, the MARQ Archaeological Museum is one of Spain's most modern and cheap to enter. The immersive spaces downtown round off the afternoon without fuss.

Benidorm and the coast: with kids

Benidorm isn't only high-rises. It's the perfect base for a park day: animals in the morning, slides after lunch. Aqualandia is still the Costa Blanca's reference water park. Book online and arrive early in summer; the midday queues eat the good hours.

Mountains and inland: what almost nobody sees

Less than an hour from the coast everything changes. The Algar waterfalls are a cold-water swim between rocks, ideal in the heat. The Canelobre Caves in Busot hold one of Spain's highest cave vaults. And the Marina villages, Guadalest first among them, are worth the round trip on their own.

See all 26 places with prices, hours and a map →The full guide in three languages, with ready-made day routes and an assistant that builds a plan to your pace.

One last tip: don't try to see it all. The province is best with two or three things a day and room left for a long lunch. That's why we built Alicante Insider: fewer planning hours, more hours outside.