Alicante, also known as the Glass City or City of Glass, is the home city of the Nephilim. It is the capital and only city of Idris. Here, the Council and several Shadowhunter families reside.
The city is found in a shallow valley and divided by its river. Alicante rises up the side of a steep hill on one side, and its houses pile atop one another. The construction is mostly in gold- and honey-colored stone, with red tile roofs. From the river, canals have been dug, of which the largest is Princewater Canal. Apart from its unusual demon towers, Alicante is a city of canals, since wells must be kept shallow to avoid piercing the adamas veins below the city.
The only Portal that opens directly into and from Alicante is the permanent one in the Gard; others can only be opened in the city's outskirts, which usually open above Lake Lyn. Past the lake, Alicante can be reached by traveling past Brocelind Plain and Brocelind Forest.
By tradition, Downworlders are permitted to enter the city only through its north gate.
