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| Albacete | ||
| region | Castile-La Mancha | |
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| Residents | 174.336 (2020) | |
| height | 686 m | |
| Tourist info | 34 967 77 77 77 www.albacete.es | |
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Albacete is the capital of the Spanish of the same name Albacete Province and the largest city (though not the capital) of the Autonomous Community of Castile-La Mancha.
Districts
background
getting there
By plane
Albacete's own airport is that Aeropuerto de Albacete-Los Llanos, actually a military airport. In the last few years there were no more regular flight connections. From the airport Alicante, one of the busiest airports in Spain, is 175 km from Albacete. From Alicante you can get to Albacete quickly with the AVE high-speed train. Another international airport is at Valencia, from there it is about 160 km to Albacete (but it takes longer).
By train
Albacete train station is on the high-speed line between Madrid and Alicante. The high-speed trains AVE and Alvia stop here. From Madrid-Puerta de Atocha there is a high-speed train every one or two hours, it takes between 1:20 (AVE) and 1:40 hours (Alvia). There are also somewhat slower Altaria and InterCity. There are also high-speed trains from Alicante every two hours, taking around 50 minutes (AVE) to 1:05 hours (Alvia). From Valencia – Estació del Nord there are six continuous connections every day that take 1:40 (InterCity) to a good 2 hours (regional express).
By bus
In the street
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Museo de la Cuchilleria, Plaza de la Catedral s / n. Tel.: 34 967 616600. Albacete is known for its high-quality knife production, the museum is dedicated to this industry, which is important for the city.
- 2 Catedral de San Juan Bautista
- 3 Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Calle Roberto Molina, 2 CP 02005 Albacete.
- 4 Capilla de la Virgen de Los Llanos
- 5 Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Fátima
- 6 Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís, Calle de los Franciscanos, 3 CP 02003 Albacete.
- 7 Oratorio de San Felipe Neri
- 8 Iglesia de Santa Teresa
- 9 Recinto Ferial de Albacete
- 10 Castillo de Chinchilla de Montearagón
- 11 Plaza de El Sembrador
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Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.albacete.es/ - Official website of Albacete
- Guia Turistica - Tourist guide of the Oficina de Turismo by Albacete (.pdf, 129 p., span./engl.)
