San Vicente del Raspeig

Welcome to San Vicente del Raspeig, a town whose history goes back at least to the year 1411 when the Valencian saint Vicente Ferrer preached in these lands, later adopting his name. In 1836, the neighbors of the then party of the Raspeig initiated the process of segregation of the city of Alicante until becoming an independent municipality in 1848. Six centuries later, that hamlet and crossroads has become a university city of 56,000 inhabitants, which houses the main campus of the University of Alicante with about 30,000 students and offers numerous services to residents and visitors. San Vicente has managed to maintain its roots and popular traditions, while it has become a modern, cosmopolitan and thought-out city for people. It has unique buildings such as the church of San Vicente Ferrer, the Town Hall, the Municipal Market or the Town Hall, as well as architectural landmarks such as the Municipal Library, the Faculty of Education or the Vertical Garden, six stories high. It also has a museum in the rehabilitated Almàssera dels Assegadors that allows the visitor to know the process of making olive oil in an old oil mill. San Vicente del Raspeig treasures a long festive tradition, with the celebration in April of the Patron Saint and Moors and Christians celebrations and in July those of Hogueras and Barracas, both declared of Provincial Tourist Interest. San Vicente is a lively city, with an intense cultural and commercial activity. A municipality that invites you to stroll through its streets and squares and to enjoy the hospitality of its people. Welcome to San Vicente, a city to live. An experience that you will want to tell.