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In the marine walk tourists can find the elevator that
ascends until the upper part of the Castle, 166 meters over the sea level.
Inside their wall three enclosures: the Revellin del Bon Repos from the
XVIII century is the first one; in the following one, Felipe II Living
room, the Watch's Tower, Weapons Hall and Santa Bárbara's old Hermitage.
To finish the journey, in the highest area it's conserved the Rampart
of the Englishmen, the Noble Room and the Governor's House (of the centuries
XI - XIII). From this strength tourists can enjoy the best panoramics
of Alicante city. But not everything is the Strength in this mountain,
in the other face there's an open space dedicated to walk, decorated with
mediterranean autochthonous flora, the Park of the Ereta. This park also
created as a place of cultural encounter counts with shade areas, cafeteria,
restaurant and also connects with the most typical neighborhood in Alicante,
Santa Cruz.
The buildings conserved along the centuries are also enough reason to
go for a walk in Alicante city. Their City council dates of the XVIII
century, it's Baroque style and it is characterized, mainly, for the two
lateral towers of 1772. As a curiosity, the first step of the main stairway
is the Benchmark Zero, reference point from which the altitude is measured
on the sea level in all Spain. And only five minutes walking from the
City council, visitors can find Santa María's Church, the oldest in the
city. Of Gothic style this temple rose on an old mosque and it holds important
treasures like its Baroque Front, the Italian baptismal pile of white
marble and the Gothic choir. And talking about temples, also in this area
is located the San Nicolás Con-cathedral that was a hermitage in their
origin.
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