Call by the Museo de Saleros y Pimenteros for its sheer quirkiness. Its cabinets cascade with more than 20,000 salt and pepper pots of every imaginable shape and theme. Located in the car park beside the tourist office.
Museo de Saleros y Pimenteros
Alicante Province
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