Alacant/Alicante: is it crowded? When to visit
Alacant/Alicante (Spain) is busiest in July and August and calmer the rest of the year. At its busiest, around the week of 9 Aug 2027, about 60,386 tourists stay there each night.
Then it gets very busy: come another month, or try one of the quieter places below. 6/9 · Very busy
Tourists week by week, for the year ahead
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Forecasts from official statistics. The first three months are the most reliable. See Alacant/Alicante on the map, week by week →
What to see in Alacant/Alicante
- Santa Bárbara Castle
- Archaeological Museum of Alicante
44 listed monuments and 53 more things to see and do.
Quieter places near Alacant/Alicante
Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:
- Elx/Elche · 19 min drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Palmeral of Elche, Basilica of St. Mary, Elche
- Murcia · 1 h 18 drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Iglesia conventual de La Merced, Iglesia de San Bartolomé
- Alcoi/Alcoy · 39 min drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Museu Arqueològic Camil Visedo, Barxell Castle
- Xàtiva · 1 h 17 drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Real monasterio de la Asunción, Chapel of Sant Feliu, Xàtiva
- Castalla · 27 min drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Castle of Castalla, Escut dels Rico al carrer Major, 16-18, Castalla
Drive times are estimates from distance.
Where to stay and what to do
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