The Basilica of Santa Maria is a basilica located in the Plaza de Santa Maria in the city of Alicante (Spain).

It is the oldest church in the city, built in Gothic style between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries on the remains of the old mosque of the city, built during the Muslim domination. It underwent several alterations, especially after the fire of 1484.

During the Spanish Civil War, it suffered an assault in which an 18th century image of the Immaculate Conception was mutilated and its organ and Renaissance font were destroyed, followed by a large bonfire in the adjacent square with some of its altars. From 1936 to 1939 it was used as a military warehouse.

In 2007, following a request made by the Alicante City Council to the Holy See, the church was promoted to the category of basilica.

The church has a single nave with side chapels between buttresses and a polygonal chancel. The sober towers of the façade, although apparently identical, are not, as the one on the right has an original L-shape and dates from the 14th century, while the opposite one is rectangular and was erected in 1713. The façade is a beautiful example of Baroque, the sculptural ensemble being the work of Juan Bautista Borja.

Inside, the highlights are the 18th century Rococo gilded high altar, the choir, in the purest 14th century Gothic style, the chapel of the Immaculate Conception, from the 16th century, with an image by Esteve Bonet (18th century), the antechorus, with a Baroque stone doorway and the chapel of Baptism, whose font in white Carrara marble is an Italian work from the 16th century attributed to the school of Michelangelo.

As for the many works of art housed inside, two pieces from the 15th century stand out, a Gothic stone image representing Saint Mary and the carving of the Santos Juanes by Rodrigo de Osona. It also has incunabula from the 13th century onwards.