Benacantil Hill

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Benacantil Hill

hill, Alicante, Spain

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Alicante
The city is dominated by Benacantil Hill (721 feet [220 meters]) and the citadel of Santa Bárbara (1,000 feet [305 meters]), the earliest foundations of which date from 230 bce. Arrabal Roig, the old quarter, overlooks the bay from the heights known as the Balcón del Mediterráneo (“Mediterranean Balcony”). Notable…
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The city is dominated by Benacantil Hill (721 feet [220 meters]) and the citadel of Santa Bárbara (1,000 feet [305 meters]), the earliest foundations of which date from 230 bce. Arrabal Roig, the old quarter, overlooks the bay from the heights known as the Balcón del Mediterráneo (“Mediterranean Balcony”). Notable…
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