Description
Torrevieja
Torrevieja is a city in Spain's southeastern Alicante province, on the Costa Blanca. It’s known for its Mediterranean climate and coastline. Promenades run along sandy, resort-backed beaches and lagoons. It has 20 km of coastline, highlighting the beaches of La Mata, Los Locos, El Cura, El Acequión, and Los Náufragos (many others). The city center or the promenade is also where you will find gourmet restaurants, bars, shops, and playgrounds.
Torrevieja offers something for everyone – from the beach, cinema, Habaneras shopping center, La Zenia Boulevard shopping center, musical palace, and one of the largest markets throughout Europe, which is open between 08:00 and 14:00 every Friday right next to the water park Aquopolise.
Facilities
hotels, restaurants, shops, local shops, shopping centers, pharmacies, sports centers, spa areas, campsites, beach bars, hospitals, schools, international schools, simply everything you need for daily functioning.
Medical facilities
Spain´s health care system is the seventh best in the world, according to the World Health Organization. There are two hospitals; Hospital Quiron (private) and Hopsital de Torrevieja in Torrevieja where you can, usually, communicate in English.
Activities
ideal place and offers a variety of sports activities for all ages - from water sports - swimming, paddle surfing, surfing, kayaking, snorkeling, indoor pool with an Olympic 50-meter pool... but also tennis, beach volleyball, running, hiking, cycling, or the very popular golf - is a premier golf destination with a number of quality golf courses spread throughout the province including Alenda Golf, Lo Romero Golf, Golf Las Ramblas, Villamartin, La Finca, Las Colinas, Alto Real, and Alicante Golf Club.
Safety
according to the OCDE statistics, Spain has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. Costa Blanca particularly is quite idyllic, and a very safe destination for tourists and business people alike. You will rarely find any serious crimes committed here.
This may be the city for you - if you like to be where it all happens!
Alicante airport is 45 mins drive (47km)
Murcia airport is 36 mins drive (32km)
Golf courses, Villamartin Golf 25 mins (13km), Las Ramblas Golf 28 mins (16km), Roda Golf 37 mins (34km)
Locos beach is only 10 mins walking distance (1km)