Marathon Elche - Alicante
Where
Elche → Alicante, Spain
Date
29 November 2026
Distances
Registration cost
€50–100
What runners say
Setting off from the Elche Palmeral and arriving at the port of Alicante with the Mediterranean ahead and the Santa Bárbara Castle on the rock above is one of those finishes you remember. You're not just finishing a marathon — you're arriving at the sea.
Why it's special
A point-to-point marathon from Elche to Alicante: 42 km linking two UNESCO cities along the Costa Blanca, starting from the Altamira Palace and finishing at the port of Alicante, on the Mediterranean.
What's around
The Elche-Alicante Marathon takes place in November along the Spanish Costa Blanca, linking two extraordinary cities in a unique point-to-point course: starting from Elche at the Altamira Palace and finishing at Pier 12 of the port of Alicante, directly on the Mediterranean. Elche is a city with three UNESCO World Heritage sites: the Palmeral, the largest palm grove in Europe, the Misteri d'Elx — a medieval sacred drama still performed every August — and the Puçol Museum. Alicante is one of the sunniest cities in Europe, with an average of over 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, the Santa Bárbara Castle overlooking the sea and nine kilometres of beaches. Outside Spain it's practically unknown. And yet running 42 km from a UNESCO World Heritage city to the harbour of one of the most beautiful coastlines in the Mediterranean, in November with ideal temperatures, is something few European marathons can offer.