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Torrevieja


The town of Torrevieja is a popular year-round holiday destination. The salt flats behind Torrevieja led to the rapid development of the town and port, today it is the biggest producer of salt in Europe. The salt water lakes absorb water from the atmosphere and create a special microclimate which is widely regarded to be beneficial for sufferers of rheumatism, asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory problems. The salt lakes are now a nature reserve, attracting a diverse range of migratory and nesting birds. Torrevieja has a huge variety of Spanish and international restaurants as well as historic sites worthy of interest including the town’s casino.
  There is a wide range of shops in Torrevieja, a few of them specializing in British and German goods.

 

A huge street market takes place every Friday. You can buy anything from clothes and jewellery to Spanish handicrafts and local fresh produce.  In the town centre is an indoor market selling a mind-boggling range of seafood straight off the boats at very cheap prices. There is also a daily seafront market with stalls displaying clothes, jewellery, crafts, pictures and leather goods.  Behind this market is a fairground.  You can spend a pleasant day or evening strolling along the seafront promenades taking in the sights of the marina, beaches and market stalls.  There are numerous restaurants, bars and ice-cream parlours.

There are plenty of sporting facilities including sailing schools and diving clubs, horse riding stables, tennis courts and gymnasiums. 

On the outskirts of Torrevieja there is the new Las Habaneras open-air shopping mall which accommodates English fashion shops as well as some Spanish furniture and gift shops.  Nearby there is a ten pin bowling alley and cinema.   Just south of Torrevieja, on the coast road, there are Go Karts for all ages.

Click to visit Aquopolis site You can also take the kids to Aquópolis Water park which is very near the Habaneras Shopping MallThere are attractions for all the family: river rapids, kamikaze slides, wave machine, hydro massage and gentle water slides.
   

In addition to the superb beaches in Torrevieja itself you can also go a short distance to La Mata beach on the outskirts, which is very popular.  We took this picture in March 2008.

 

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