Torrevieja Information
Giving information for Torrevieja
Torrevieja InformationGiving information for Torrevieja
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Torrevieja, on the Costa Blanca, in Spain |
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Torrevieja is one of the fastest expanding towns in
the whole of Spain, but Torrevieja has learned a few
lessons from places like Benidorm, because If you would like to advertise on this page, to just over 4,000 people a week, just email to Advertising@TorreviejaInformation.com Torrevieja is surrounded by two large and beautiful natural salt water lakes which form the "Salinas de Torrevieja" and are an official Spanish nature reserve. These lakes attract a wide variety of bird life. The entire area around Torrevieja is famous for it's salt production. Huge salt lakes surround parts of the road down from Alicante airport to Torrevieja. The city of Torrevieja which gets its name from an old tower (old=vieja ; tower=torre), was first mentioned around 1800. It became famous in 1802, when it took over the salt administration from Orihuela. Apart from the salt industry, tourism and fishing keep the city alive. The harbour
in Torrevieja gives home to 300 fishing ships and over 900 private sports boats. A wonderful view, especially when the sun sets.
Photos of the Torrevieja seafront / beach above, and wording and photos for Torrevieja
marina below, kindly given by Maureen Manby, one of our regular visitors to Torrevieja. If
anyone has anything to contribute to this website for Torrevieja, which could
help people coming to Torrevieja on holiday, just click once on the link below :
If the tranquil sound of water lapping around boats, accompanied by the tinkling of rope on masts appeals to you, Torrevieja has plenty to offer with its superb marinas. One of which is pictured here - the beautiful view across from the broad paseo of Calle Salero towards the Real Club Nautico speaks for itself. Close by is las Eras de la Sal, where the annual International Habaneras and Polyphony competition takes place, an event not to be missed if you are a lover of good music and happen to be in Torrevieja during the last week in July.
From one of our regular visitors - Maureen Manby : The figures and moving models are a subtle and humorous fusion of the old and the modern - for instance you can see in one of the photos Mary sewing an obviously modern cross-stitch piece while Joseph hammers in his workshop. Elsewhere, the market traders are selling candy-floss and a variety of fruits and vegetables unknown in the region at the time. Children are playing, wine-makers are 'drinking the profits' and somehow the history of salt industry of Torrevieja gets incorporated seamlessly into it too! The designers are to be congratulated as every year the layout is not only truly excellent, but every year the Belen display is also slightly different. The Belen in Torrevieja is a wonderful sight that's not to be missed - but beware, after the Three Kings have been with their Christmas presents, the whole thing disappears just as suddenly as it arrived, until next year ...."
The text and brilliant photos of the Belen in Torrevieja above, have been kindly emailed in from one of our
loyal visitors to this website, Maureen Manby and when anyone comes across any useful photos for Torrevieja, just email them to us
on the email link below.
For directions to the salt museum in Torrevieja, just go along Caballero De Rodas and when you go past the Church on your right and the Church square (Plaza de la Constitucion) on your left, take the second turning on the left, down Patricio Perez, across the 1st junction and the museum is a little way along on the left.
The museum is pictured to the right. Photo kindly emailed from one of our regular visitors Maureen Manby.
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Torrevieja - a good place for a holiday
- Torrevieja is a developing tourist centre and one of
the most important on the Mediterranean coast.
However, you'll find it is not nearly as commercialised as the Costa Blanca resorts to The concentration of salt and the temperature, combine to endow Torrevieja and nearby areas with a particularly healthy micro-climate, recommended by doctors for its beneficial properties. Bathing in the salt lagoons is also becoming popular for many medicinal reasons. The weather in Torrevieja makes it an ideal location for year round holiday activities, especially if you want to fulfil that yearning for some sunshine during those dreary winter months in the UK. On average, Torrevieja enjoys 320 days of sunshine per year and an average daily temperature of 17 degrees centigrade. Temperatures in July and August are typically 30 degrees centigrade. Many people prefer the months when the weather can be near perfect: April, May, June, September, October and November.
Banks in Torrevieja - All banks in Torrevieja have English speaking staff,
and will cash travellers cheques, change currency and
have cash dispensers that accept all the popular cards
including Visa, Mastercard, Switch, Cirrus and Link.
You will also find the Halifax Bank in Torrevieja.
Things to do in Torrevieja - Torrevieja offers all the typical activities for the holiday maker and as you go through this website you'll get a flavour of what is on offer. Go down to the marina at Torrevieja and walk along the
front, at lunch times and in the evenings this area and the
surrounding streets are a hive of activity, with many busy cafes,
restaurants and bars. The activity continues into the early
hours. These streets also offer many shopping opportunities and
an excellent indoor seafood market. There is also a marina daily
street market where there are bargains to be had. Every Friday
morning one of the largest street markets in Spain is in
Torrevieja and the market in Torrevieja, is on Avenida de las Habaneras. Click here, for more details on the market in Torrevieja.
Fiestas in Torrevieja |
 Habaneras shopping centre in Torrevieja - A very good place for shopping in Torrevieja is the Habaneras shopping centre, it opened in March 2005 and has beautiful shops to suit everyone. If you're a shopping 'widow', then take heart because the top level open-air bar/cafe area offers a great place to sit with a drink in your hand looking at the distant mountains while you wait! The Habaneras shopping centre is pictured on the right. (Photo kindly given Park of Nations in Torrevieja - The Park of Nations in Torrevieja is an oasis to be found in the most unexpected place -
Hombre del Mar - Man of the Sea, situated on the Paseo Maritimo Juan Aparicio, at Torrevieja, is a tribute to the fight and sacrifice made by sea-faring men, and has become a symbol of Torrevieja.
Midway down the harbour wall at the Torrevieja seafront,
Along the seafront at Torrevieja, a beautiful lady patiently gazes out to sea and waits in vain for the return of her brave man.
Photos of the Paseo Vistalegre are below :
Photos and text above, kindly given by Maureen from Essex in England, one of our regular visitors to Torrevieja.
Photos above, kindly given by Kenny from Scotland, another of our regular visitors to Torrevieja.
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by one of our regular visitors Maureen Manby). (If anyone else comes across any useful photos for Torrevieja, just email them to us - email address above, further up on this page).
right next to the N332!! Not the obvious venue for peace and quiet, but despite the location, it's a surprisingly tranquil and beautiful place - nestled between the highway and the city, the thoughtfully landscaped green areas and lake, coupled with the rustling palm trees and fascinating fountain, make a great place to sit and rest while you watch the world go by.
Photos kindly given by one of our regular visitors to Torrevieja - Maureen Manby.
his lady love stands, handkerchief in hand, waving her man off to sea. 
