Personalized Star Map of Alicante
38.3452°N, 0.4810°W
Sentinel of light on the Costa Blanca, Alicante raises the silhouette of Santa Barbara Castle against a Mediterranean sky of rare transparency. City of San Juan bonfires and golden sand beaches, it lives to the rhythm of sun and stars. Gift an Alicante star map — as ardent as the bonfires of Noche de San Juan on the shore.
Famous Landmarks
Santa Barbara Castle
38.3452°N, 0.4810°W
Santa Barbara Castle, perched at 166 metres atop Mount Benacantil, is one of the largest medieval fortresses in Spain. Its origins date back to the 9th century under Muslim rule, though the current structure is primarily from the 16th century. From the summit, the panoramic view encompasses the entire Bay of Alicante, the harbour, and the Mediterranean to the horizon, offering an ideal celestial balcony for stargazing.
Explanada de Espana
38.3452°N, 0.4810°W
The Explanada de Espana is Alicante's most emblematic promenade, a palm-lined maritime boulevard whose mosaic floor of 6.6 million tricolour marble tesserae draws an undulating pattern evoking the waves of the Mediterranean. Built in the mid-19th century, this walkway is the heart of the city's social life, where one strolls between terraces, kiosks, and street artists facing the sea.
Barrio de Santa Cruz
38.3452°N, 0.4810°W
The Barrio de Santa Cruz, a former Moorish quarter on the slopes of Mount Benacantil, is a labyrinth of narrow alleyways and whitewashed houses adorned with colourful flowers. This picturesque neighbourhood, with its steep staircases and shaded little squares, preserves the charm of the old medina and offers striking visual glimpses of the sea and the looming Santa Barbara Castle above.
Why gift a star map of Alicante?
Gifting a star map of Alicante means immortalising the magic of a night under the most luminous sky of the Costa Blanca. Alicante hosts the most spectacular Noche de San Juan in all of Spain, with bonfires along the entire coastline setting ablaze the midsummer night. A star map of a San Juan night on the beach is the quintessence of Mediterranean romance. The Costa Blanca — the 'White Coast' — evokes the light connecting sky and sea, and every star above Alicante shines with the brilliance of over 300 sunny days a year.
The sky of Alicante
At 38.3 degrees north latitude on the Costa Blanca, Alicante enjoys over 300 sunny days per year and relatively low humidity that creates excellent atmospheric transparency for stargazing. Elevated points such as Santa Barbara Castle (166 metres) allow one to rise above the city's light pollution and embrace an unobstructed celestial horizon over the Mediterranean.