Santa Bárbara Castle

Discover Santa Bárbara Castle in Alicante like never before. This app invites you to explore one of the city’s great landmarks through a digital experience combining history, heritage, augmented reality and interactive content. Explore the Castle and uncover the stories hidden behind its walls, towers, rooms and landscapes. Throughout your visit, you will find different information points where you can access historical, cultural and educational content tailored to the way you want to discover the heritage. Augmented reality allows you to see the Castle from new perspectives and experience its history in a more visual and immersive way. You can also explore interactive 3D models and take a virtual tour of the site, discovering its spaces even from a distance. Travel through the different chapters of the Castle’s history through the people who shaped it. Characters from the Islamic and Christian periods, as well as from the present day and the future, will accompany you throughout the experience and bring the audio guide content to life, offering a more engaging and entertaining way to discover the heritage. The experience is also adapted to different types of visitor. Younger visitors can discover the Castle through age-appropriate content and games integrated into the route. Adult visitors can access historical and cultural information, while those wishing to delve deeper will find more detailed content. The app also allows you to discover the Castle from different locations around Alicante through augmented reality experiences. Admire Mount Benacantil from the city, explore its distinctive shape and discover one of its most recognisable features, the famous “Moor’s Face”, from new perspectives. Whether you are visiting the Castle in person or exploring it from elsewhere, you can delve into its history, explore its spaces and discover how it has evolved over time. All content is available in Valencian, Spanish, English, German and French. Open the app and let Santa Bárbara Castle tell you its story.