facebook
twitter
youtube
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Locations
  • Agents
  • My Booking
  • Blog
  • Contact

Blog

Alicante, more than sun and beaches

21 Jul 2011
0 Comment
carmen
Rent a car in Alicante

In Alicante there are lots of things to do and see: museus, fiestas, gastronomy, parks, and History!

El Tossal de Manises is the site of the Roman town of Lucentum, the ancient city of Alicante. It is located on top of a hill (tossal) near to the coast and at a height of 38 metres above sea level. It is in the La Albufereta area of Alicante, about 3.5 kilometres from the modern day city centre. The entire urban area of Lucentum (around 25,000 m²) has survived today and is surrounded by a perimeter wall, some 600 metres long. Since 1961 the site has been declared a Monument of Historic and Artistic Importance.

Alicante, Tossal de Manises

Alicante, Tossal de Manises

Is worhtwile to rent a car in Alicante airport or city center to visit the area and enjoy the city.

The origins of the site date back to the end of the 5th or beginnings of the 4th century BC, although little of this early occupation is actually known. However, at the end of the 3rd century BC significant changes occurred to the site. Fortifications were built which completely surrounded the site with towers and in some stretches, an antemural. This fortification would change the nature of the settlement site forever, and would determine its physical characteristics and extent of later building work and the Roman town.

This first urban phase was destroyed around 200 BC and el Tossal went through a long period of abandonment and decline. This began to change at the end of the 3rd century BC which is indicated by the evidence of a new period of construction in which the town walls were rebuilt. From the middle of the 1st century BC important building works were begun, during which time the entire urban street plan was restructured. During the rule of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor, the town acquired the status of municipium which meant that it governed itself and had its own magistrates and institutions of a clearly Roman nature. This is when the name of Lucentum is first recorded epigraphically and historically. At the end of the 1st century BC and throughout the 1st century AD the town enjoyed a prosperous period which is represented by various building works. These included the forum, two public bath houses, a new port, the sewage system, at least one temple, and the extension of the urban area outside the town walls.

At the end of the 1st century AD the first signs of decline appeared. This was the beginning of a period which would culminate with the abandonment and disappearance of the town in the 3rd century AD. After a period of various and sporadic use during which the site was used as a source for building materials, the area was once again occupied. Between the 8th and 10th centuries AD the site became a maqbara or cemetery, defined by Islamic funerary rites.

Social Share

  • google-share

No Comment

  1. Rodrigo October 8, 2012 at 7:02 am

    I used to be able to find good advice from your blog posts.

  2. LILLRIMEELAVA December 26, 2012 at 6:41 pm

    rather nice post, i absolutely adore this website, maintain on it

  3. agoneeomixego January 15, 2013 at 6:43 pm

    There’s noticeably a bundle to know about this. I assume you created certain nice points in features also.

  4. Cymoumetoonge January 18, 2013 at 6:07 am

    really nice post, i certainly love this website, maintain on it

  5. Swommohaphy January 23, 2013 at 4:55 am

    Hello! I just would like to give an enormous thumbs up for the wonderful info you’ve here on this post. I will likely be coming back to your blog for additional soon.

  6. agoneeomixego January 23, 2013 at 7:19 am

    quite nice post, i absolutely enjoy this web site, maintain on it

  7. agoneeomixego January 28, 2013 at 6:12 am

    I discovered your weblog web page on google and check a couple of of your early posts. Continue to maintain up the rather very good operate. I just additional up your RSS feed to my MSN News Reader. Searching for forward to reading far more from you later on!
    There’s noticeably a bundle to understand about this. I assume you created specific nice points in capabilities also.

  8. Cymoumetoonge January 29, 2013 at 7:02 am

    I’m regularly to blogging and i seriously appreciate your content. The write-up has definitely peaks my interest. I am going to bookmark your site and keep checking for new info.

  9. agoneeomixego January 29, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    Your place is valueble for me. Thanks!

Search

Recent Posts

  • Visit the impressive Irati forest
  • Discover the picturesque village of Combarro
  • Tips to travel safely with your pet
  • Visit Santiago de Compostela, a city that will shock you
  • Tips on how to drive on roundabouts

Last Tweets

  • @BoogalooAsh Hello! Please contact our booking center and we will inform you about conditions. over a year ago
  • If you’re looking for a modern city combined with history and a lot of interesting place to see and visit. Vigo... https://t.co/nj9j4XsTW8 over a year ago
  • Have you ever thought about what danger you could be in if you are not paying your full attention on the road?... https://t.co/Nj9qKsEHjk over a year ago

Best Deals

9 €
for a day

Faro

23/07/2018

Select
7 €
for a day

London - Airport Gatwick

23/07/2018

Select
16 €
for a day

Geneva

23/07/2018

Select
6 €
for a day

Alicante

23/07/2018

Select
  • @BoogalooAsh Hello! Please contact our booking center and we will inform you about conditions. over a year ago
  • If you’re looking for a modern city combined with history and a lot of interesting place to see and visit. Vigo... https://t.co/nj9j4XsTW8 over a year ago
  • Have you ever thought about what danger you could be in if you are not paying your full attention on the road?... https://t.co/Nj9qKsEHjk over a year ago
  • Visit Albarracín and discover the breathtaking wall, its castle and the other fantastic monuments.... https://t.co/U0cHsOCIL3 over a year ago
  • Come to the nature park of Montseny in Catalonia and enjoy the landscape, adventure routes and all the open are... https://t.co/57tHwYyAV2 over a year ago

Recent Posts

  • Visit the impressive Irati forest
  • Discover the picturesque village of Combarro
  • Tips to travel safely with your pet
  • Visit Santiago de Compostela, a city that will shock you
  • Tips on how to drive on roundabouts

Search

Copyright@2014 Rentspain · Terms · FAQ · Privacy policy, legal notice and cookies
web design web design