This promenade extends from Puerta del Mar to Canalejas Park. It was built in 1867 on top of the old port dyke and it is now one of the most representative images of Alicante. The Esplanade runs parallel to one of the port wharfs and it is lined on both sides with rows of palm trees. The floor is decorated with 6,000,000 tricoloured marble tiles forming a mosaic design with a singular wave effect.

 

Since the Middle Ages, the port of Alicante has played a decisive role in the city's commerce. From the 16th and 17th centuries, and until the 19th, it became one of the most important ports in the Mediterranean.

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