Lucentum Tossal de Manises

Get to knoe the origins of modern day Alicante through this early Iberian settlement, taken over by the Punics, Romans, Muslims then abandonned and almost entirely devoured by modern buildings Well worth taking the guided tour to get the full picture.

Amazing opportunity to visualize how Alicante was setup century upon century ago. The ruins give a perspective of the growth of Lucentum safely situated on a hill overlooking the beautiful Mediterranean. It seems a ways out from the location of Santa Barbara Castle but there are centuries of time between the two locations. Amazing self-guided historical experience; walk among the ruins and picture what life would have been like.

A very interesting old Roman town, well laid out, lots of good information boards that give you an idea of how things would have been. A couple of nice touches like where they found human and animal footprints, seeing the wheel ruts on the gates, and part of an old metal statue they found. Keep an eye on the closing times, we visited on a Sunday and it closes at 2. The employees were so friendly and helpful, I would highly recommend. It's not huge so you could go around quite quickly if you wanted, or spend maybe up to a couple of hours. Metro close by

Nice area to visit. Guided tours do seem to be available but we missed one. Entry fee was very cheap. Signage is in Spanish and English. It is easily accessible with a nice 5km walk along the coast road from Alicante or you can get bus or tram to within a 5 minute walk

Super interesting spot if you are into history and archeology. I really enjoyed informative plaques, although would love to see more of them. I was there on an overcast day, so was fine, but keep in mind this place has next to no shade - bring an umbrella or schedule visit on a cooler day.

Unfortunately we arrived too late to have a guided tour but that gives us an excuse to go back. Fascinating site that I’m sure a guided tour would bring to life. From the road the site is not well signposted, and we approached via a steep hill/park, the entrance was at the top. Although there is a long zigzag path through the park, it is steep and would be hard work to go up unmotorised - see last photo.

Nice largely roman archaeology site in the middle of high rise buildings. 3 euro entry and very well laid out with great information boards in Spanish and English. Well worth a visit if you have an interest in history or would just like to see the town that founded Alicante.

The guided tour is very cheap and totally worth it, really brings the place to life. I was the only person who showed up on a Saturday so I had a personal tour for 3€! Also an active archeological site, so it is very cool to see that they are working on continuing to unearth more info. Also very pretty. Definitely a must see while in Alicante.