The Parish Church of St. Peter the Apostle was founded in 1739 on the site of an ancient chapel. Gradually, the building was expanded and in 1888 acquired its present appearance. Before finishing that century, in 1899, it was built the chapel of the Communion, located between the bell tower and the chapel of the Immaculate Conception. In the twentieth century, in 1908, the bell tower is restored and after the Civil War a comprehensive restoration of the temple took place, acquiring much of the altars and images existing today. In the late 80s he carried out a new comprehensive rehabilitation of the building, and since 2003 proceeded to rehabilitate the interior and exterior walls. Although the building has a Latin cross, it presents a special development in the left wing, where the privileged altar and the chapel of the Virgen del Remedio, Patroness of the Villa is located.
It was built in 1989, it carved into the rock of a small hill, in the place where from 1926 to 1974 there was a drinking water reservoir. Until then, the chapel was located in a built in the 70's room, now converted into the Social Center of Barrio de Santa Catalina. The current chapel houses the image of the patron saint of the district, Santa Catalina and the Risen Christ, who participated in the last of the processions of Holy Week pinosera.
El antiguo Convento de la Merced supone una superposición de estilos y edificaciones del que se conservan la torre de la esquina y restos del atrio. Dispone de tres plantas y un bello claustro de estilo neoclásico, en dos niveles. La portada de Santa Lucía, orientada al sur, es renacentista. Un poco de historia Construido donde existían unos baños árabes, el Convento de las Clarisas guarda en sus muros una larga historia. Ésta se remonta al año 1270, cuando el Infante Don Manuel (Mayordomo Mayor y hermano del rey Alfonso “El Sabio”) donó los Baños Árabes al Maestre de la Orden de la Merced, Fray Pedro de Amer. Esta orden forma parte de las Órdenes Religiosas Redentoras, que nacieron para defender la fe mediante la caridad en la etapa final de Las Cruzadas. Sin embargo, en 1835 fueron suprimidos todos los conventos con menos de 12 religiosos profesos, por lo que muchos religiosos de la orden se exiliaron y el convento pasó a manos de la administración. En los años posteriores el convento fue utilizado como administración de correos y rentas, colegio de Humanidades y oficinas. Años más tarde, en 1854, las monjas clarisas se instalan en el Convento de Santa Lucia, no sin antes debatir con el consistorio para que les concediese en propiedad el antiguo convento mercedario. A cambio las religiosas donarían el convento de la calle corredora. En 2007 pasó de nuevo a propiedad municipal, para llevar a cabo la restauración del mismo, y las monjas clarisas se trasladaron al nuevo convento construido junto a la ladera del río. Curiosidades El convento pasó por varias transformaciones y restauraciones ya que algunas partes como la fachada, la antigua torre y la biblioteca fueron dañadas por terremotos. Por otra parte, el convento fue saqueado y algunas obras de arte quemadas en 1936. Centro Cultural Las Clarisas Recientemente, el antiguo convento ha abierto sus puertas tanto para visitas turísticas como para eventos culturales en lo que se ha denominado Centro Cultural Las Clarisas. Se ha acondicionado el claustro, la iglesia y otros espacios para ofrecer una amplia programación a lo largo de todo el año: conferencias, exposiciones, teatro y conciertos de música clásica.
Located at the entrance of Busot, the Ermita de San José became the scene of one of the most important moments of the Moors and Christians: the offering of flowers in honor of its patron, San Jose. Its construction dates back to the eighteenth century. With a Latin cross, the ship measures 15 by 4.50 meters (7.70 m on the cruise) and the foot has three sections with chapels between internal buttresses. The section header has access to the sacristy and house of the hermit. The facade is polygonal in shape, facing west. The door, and lowered arch vain leaves panels. On it, a hollow niche covered with triangular tympanum, on corbels, covers a bas - relief stone San Jose. In the center of the oculus frotón it has a circular, and all voids and the upper profile have stone moldings. Ermita de San José is also the starting point for the Cavalcade of the Magi in the magical night of 5 January.
This church in honor of St. Lawrence Martyr Romanesque style dating from the sixteenth century, one of the oldest in Alicante. It is one of the oldest and best-kept town architectural elements. It is located in the center of the urban core , and the side of the building, the Plaza de José Pico, which houses the Town Hall building is configured. The church was built before 1596, in two or three distinct phases, and involved several architects. It is rectangular, with aisles between the buttresses. Inside two domes appear; the lower, circular plant develops on scallops and drum, reaching one arm of the transept, in the chapel of the Communion. On the cruise is the largest dome, also settled on scallops and drum. In 1816 it suffered a fire and was restored the central dome. Finally, the right aisle and chapel of the communion, was neoclassical. At the top, there was an organ that was installed by Fermín Usarralde. The main facade , built a factory not decayed stones, is solved by a desornamentado plane on which stand two elements . On the one hand the cover , executed blocks where the access opening is framed between two pillars that support an entablamento. This one templaria composition develops two pillars giving rise to a new entablamento, this time holding a triangular front. Another unique feature is the tower , a square, topped with a hip roof and has holes that make a slightly arc shape horseshoe.
Dedicated to theVirgen del Carmen, patron saint of sailors, laying has great devotion in El Campello, was built in 1960 thanks to donations own sailors. In honor of his virgin, aroundJuly 16, the celebrated Fiestas del Carmen (or Carrer la Mar). On the altar of the Chapel we can see an altarpiece worked in tile where it represents the Virgin as the " Stella Maris " (Star of the Sea), the faithful protector of sailors who relied on the stars to guide and mark its course in the vast ocean. You cant not miss the events in honor of the Virgen del Carmen during your holidays!
It was built, as indicated on its main facade, in the year 1803 on an old hermitage. The construction of the chapel is justified by the visit made in the fifteenth century San Vicente Ferrer to the village of Raspeig. The style of the church is neoclassical and in its facade you can see two columns with the smooth shaft. The floor of the church has a Latin cross structure with side chapels. In the center of the church stands a large dome topped by a weather vane. The main tower of the church was destroyed by its dilapidated state in the second half of the twentieth century and currently the one that exists is a replica of the previous one. It is a beautiful building that contrasts with the narrowness of the adjacent streets.
Located on one side of the Plaza de España is the main monument of the town, the Church of Santiago Apóstol, witness of the passing of past generations, and waiting to be discovered by present and future generations. The Church dates back to the 18th century and its construction covered the period of 1636. It was commanded to be done by Don Gaspar de Rocafull and Boyl. It is of Levantine baroque style and is built on a Latin cross plan. It has an area of 1252 m2 and is oriented to the west. The Cover is baroque, but in the ornamental it has influences of the French Rococo. It was completed around 1755. In it we find a niche that houses the round-shaped sculpture of Santiago Apóstol, dressed as a Pilgrim.
The church is built on top of one of the mosques from the Islamic city. The saints it is named after are the patron saints of the city as the celebration of their martyrdom coincides with the 'Reconquering' or the winning back of the city which took place, it is said, on July 17 1243. This is a gothic temple with just one nave, with chapels between butresses, dating from the XIV and XV centuries. The presbytery is Renaissance in style, as is the side door depicting the Annunciation. Parallel to the nave is the 'Gradas' Baroque door, by Antonio Villanueva and Cristóbal Sánchez, with borrominesque trimmings. The bell tower is definitely worth a mention; it is gothic in style and of great beauty, it is thought that the building of the bell tower must have finished somewhere in the middle of the XV century. In the corners we can see the drainpipe gargoyles and sculptures of fantasy animals. Of particular interest is the clock which the local council ordered to be installed in 1439.
Built on top of one of the mosques of the Islamic city, the oldest known documentation regarding its construction dates back to between 1402 and 1417. This church has just one nave, with chapels between buttresses. The older gothic work was altered considerably by refurbishments and parts being added between the XVI and XVIII centuries. The renaissance presbytery in the shape of an arch of triumph and the chapel dedicated to the 'Holy Family' (1765-1766)by a group of sculptors led by the sculptor Francisco Salzillo are of particular interest. The main doorway, of Isabelline, gothic style shows the coat of arms of the Catholic Kings in its tympanum, whose doorway was built between 1726 and 1735.
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