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PLACES OF INTEREST.
Torrevieja: is a thriving seaside city, famous for its large salt lakes with healing qualities. The lakes change colour due to a micro organism similar to plankton called ‘Artemia Salina’. The city’s beaches have been awarded the European Union Blue Flag, in fact this year, it has won the Cleanest Beach in Spain award, congratulations and thank you to everyone who helped achieve this award, for ensuring our stay in Torrevieja is safe and clean. There is an Aquapark for the kids and the Park of Nations. Don’t forget to visit the famous Salt Museum and discover how a Salt Boat is made!
Orihuela Costa: Playa Flamenca. A growing community, with a wide variety of shops, bars, restaurants and 10 lovely beaches. Flamenca Beach Commercial Centre has many live entertainers, including the famous ‘Blues Brothers Act at the Temple Bar’, Nikki G, Natalie The Voice, Julie McCracken Top Radio Personality, Alan & Jenny of Xtreme have a variety of songs for you to join in at Karaoke for your enjoyment. . Water sports can be enjoyed on La Zenia Beach. A harbour and club can be found at Cabo Roig, as well as 3 International 18 hole par 72 golf clubs close to each other, Villa Martin, Las Ramblas and Campoamor.
La Marina: Ceramics are produced here and can be found in many local shops in the small town of La Marina, with its beautiful clean beaches stretching over 3kilometres. Inland (approx. 13km) can be found the city of Elche (Elx) which has the largest palm tree park in Europe. A nice day out.
Guardamar: ‘The Guardian of the Sea’, famous for its 840 acres of sand dunes and vineyards. The ‘Park of the Dunes’ runs along its coastal boundary leading to the beautiful beaches and harbour of Guardamar which has a yacht club with water sports for the adventurous, windsurfing, sailing, canoeing.
La Mata: The old watch tower, ‘Torre Del Moro’, dates from the 16th century, has since been renovated, is one of 37 built along the coast. These towers were used as watch points, and, in an emergency, messages were sent along the coast via smoke signals by day and firelight by night. La Mata boasts 2 kilometres of sandy beaches.
San Miguel
Los Montisenos
San Pedro
Elche ( Elx)
Just a few of the many places of interest on the coast, drive inland a few miles, 20 minutes at the most to see real Spain, stop for Tapas (snacks) at a cantina/bar, relax and enjoy Orihuela Costa.
Spain boasts the green landscape of the Basque Country to the north, while the south offers the variety of magnificent skiing in the Sierra Nevada and the sheltered coastline of the Costa del Sol and the magnificent lagoons and beaches of the Mar Menor on the Costa Blanca. A treasure trove of culture, history and art, Spain is home to a number of World Heritage cities, the futuristic ‘modernismo’ architecture of Barcelona and the busy capital city of Madrid.
Spain is rightly proud of its history, which it keeps alive in the old dialects still spoken in various regions and in its ancient fiestas and annual celebrations.
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