Alicante

Alicante is a historic Mediterranean port city in the Valencian Community, Spain, founded on the slopes of Mount Benacantil. The area has been continuously inhabited for over 7,000 years, with the first hunter-gatherer tribes arriving from Central Europe between 5000 and 3000 BC [1]. By 1000 BC, Greek and Phoenician traders were visiting the eastern coast of Spain, establishing trade networks that led to the founding of the Iberian settlement of Lucentum on the current city site [2]. The Romans later occupied the area, developing it into a significant coastal city with public buildings and infrastructure [2].