I spent a bit of time looking for the Barrio Santa Cruz that everyone says is the prettiest of Alicante. The district is actually labeled Barrio Santa Creu on Google Maps and it’s a little bit west of where it looks to be on the map. The neighborhood is quite small, but it’s surely the most charming I saw in Alicante.
On a Saturday afternoon, I walked up the steps along Calle Pedro Sebastià, where Spaniards drank, ate and sang along outdoor restaurants. When I reached the top of the inclined street, to my left was Calle San Roque, and the most gorgeous pink church I’d ever seen. To my right was a tiny pedestrian-only pathway where a gardener was working on the many plants that lined the walkway’s homes.
![View from Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0720.jpg)
![Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0682.jpg)
![Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0721.jpg)
![Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0716.jpg)
![Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0714.jpg)
![Santa Cruz Alicante Palm Tree](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0713.jpg)
![Santa Cruz Alicante Cats](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0701.jpg)
![Santa Cruz Alicante Courtyard](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0696.jpg)
![Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0694.jpg)
![Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0691.jpg)
![Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0690.jpg)
![Ermita de San Roque, Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0689.jpg)
![Ermita de San Roque, Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0688.jpg)
![Ermita de San Roque, Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0685.jpg)
![Ermita de San Roque, Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0684.jpg)
![Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0683.jpg)
![Santa Cruz Alicante](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0679.jpg)
![Santa Cruz Alicante Cats](https://culturetravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Santa-Cruz-Alicante_20161112_DSC_0699.jpg)
Lovely photos! I don’t remember much about Alicante as I went a few years ago but I remember loving it at the time! Also, those cats are cute aha
Emily x http://puttheworldtowrites.co.uk
Thanks so much, Emily :)