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The city of Torrevieja Spain and its salty
attractions
Torrevieja is one of the most important
summer holiday spots in the province of Alicante, about 50 kilometres
from the city of Alicante and making up what is known as the Costa
Blanca in Spain . Torrevieja ( http://www.alicante-spain.com/torrevieja.html
) and the town of Pilar de la Horadada are in the southern tip, the last
towns before you head into the province of Murcia. When making holiday
plans, if you are to arrive there by plane, the closest airport would be
the one in Alicante called the Altet. It has great flight combinations
with the rest of Europe, especially when flying in from England. It
would only take you about half an hour at the most to get safely to your
hotel if you have thought about a car hire. Look for the highway marked
N-332 heading south and you are set. There are some bus companies
connecting Torrevieja with Alicante, Elche, Murcia and other towns and
cities. There are even hotels which have the convenient service of
picking up its guests. And if you are in a hurry or do not want to be
bothered driving and wish to take in the lovely scenery, then a taxi
would do you well.
Salt and Habaneras from Torrevieja
In order to give directions, everyone referred to this town as where the
old tower is and therefore in Spanish - Torrevieja, which when
translated to English means ‘ an old tower’. This swampy marsh area
has been known for its high quality production of salt and one of the
places frquently used to store the dried salt was in towers. There was
one particular tower which was knocked down when this area was hit by an
earthquake in 1829. Even nowadays, this whole area is constantly being
shaken by earthquakes, one of the last ones was just a few months ago.
Although it is visited thanks to its beautiful beaches such as the Cura,
the Locos or the Mata, it is also visited because it has become popular
for its habaneras, Cuban music. One might think that it is quite strange
that such far away music has planted its roots so strongly in a little
salt mining town in Spain. But there is a very reasonable explanation.
Torrevieja carried on a constant flow of salt trading with Cuba and the
sailors who did this route were spellbound by this lively music and
wanted to share it with their home folks and brought it back here. As we
can well see, its has been happily transmitted from one generation to
another. There is a fantastic international music festival of habaneras
held annually at the end of July or the beginning of August. If you are
in the area at this time of the year and wish further details, the
Patronizer of the Competition ( Patronato Municipal del Certamen
International de Habaneras ) can help you or look in the web.
Natural Parks to visit
When you leave Torrevieja on the highway marked C-332, you will be
heading for the Natural park of the Lagoons of the Mata. To be sure you
will be able to visit this paradise correctly, it would be recommendable
to get information and book a date because there is a maximum of 35
people allowed at a time. The most interesting fauna are the birds like
the stone curlew and in the winter there is a great concentration of the
diving birds and important nucleus of storks, eagles and and avocets. On
the other hand, the salt swamps export salt all over the world. And if
that was not enough, salt baths are also recommended for some types of
illnesses such as arthritis and skin diseases having become quite
popular in the 19th century. But the best part of this excursion is when
the sun reflects in these salt mountains.
Even though this city has a lot to do, it is easy and fun to make day
excursion travelling up the Costa Blanca to visit Santa Pola on the
outskirts of Alicante, then on to Benidorm with its fantastic theme
parks of all kinds, Altea and Javea. Get the most out of your stay and
travel.
About the author:
Robert Carlton reveals many articles for the website http://www.alicante-spain.com/torrevieja.html
. The author is helping people finding the travel solutions for the
Costa Blanca area and cities around like Calpe, Denia
or Murcia. He
works in San Juan a town nearby Alicante.
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Torrevieja
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Costa Blanca, Spain
Torrevieja
Type: Villa
Sleeps: 6
Bedrooms: 3
Pool:
communal pool
From: £370
VILLA PLAYA FLAMENCA is situated in a prime location on the Orihuela Costa, only 35 mins. from Alicante Airport & 20 mins. from Murcia Airport. LSHS
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Torrevieja #2
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Torrevieja
Type: apartment
Sleeps: 10
Bedrooms: 4
Pool:
communal pool
From: £400
Los Lirios 72 and 73 are a pair of south facing ground floor apartments with stunning views over Las Ramblas golf course. TOR9
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Torrevieja
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Costa Blanca, Spain
Torrevieja
Type: apartment
Sleeps: 10
Bedrooms: 4
Pool:
communal pool
From: £400
Los Lirios 72 and 73 are a pair of south facing ground floor apartments with stunning views over Las Ramblas golf course. TOR9
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