The Eastern Dock Promenade, otherwise known as the Paseo de Dique de Levant, is an overhanging construction on the eastern breakwater. It is over 1,300...

The submarine `S61 Delfin` went out of service in December 1974 and the town of Torrevieja was given the last battle flag of the submarine....

Torrievieja has a long tradition with the sea, and in 1803 the administration of the Royal Saltworks was transferred to Torrevieja from La Mata. The...

The Church of the Immaculate Conception was built in the late 18th Century, then rebuilt in the mid 19th Century from blocks of stone rescued...

The circular Moor`s Tower is a landmark on the Cape Cerva headland. It was built in the 14th Century as a lookout for possible invaders,...

The Parque Molino del Aqua adjoins the long beach of La Mata and its name is derived from a no longer used aquifer. The park...

The Aqua Park at Rojales is a great family attraction with water slides and children`s pools. It has been open since the 1980s and it...

The La Mata and the Torreviega Lagoons comprise a nature reserve of mainly water whilst the remainder is reedbeds, marsh grassland and scrub. The lagoons...

Santiago de la Ribera is known for its beautiful, long, sandy beach beside the calm waters of the inland sea which is the biggest salt...

Guardamar Dunes are a wild stretch of windswept dunes south of the seaside resort of Guardamar Segura. This is a protected area and the dunes...

Guardamar Segura has several beaches and the town is close to a nature reserve with dunes and pine trees. The Playa Centro is the closest...

La Marina Beach is an unspoiled beach of fine, golden sand and calm waters. There are walkways, dunes and pine trees. It has good facilities...

Originally a Dominican convent, the Colegio de Santa Domingo later became a university until it was closed in 1824 by Fernando V11. The early 17th...

The Cathedral de Salvador was built in the 16th Century on the site of a former mosque. Small for a cathedral, it was a parish...

The Museum of Contemporary Art is housed in the former Ayuntamiento del Ravel and it contains a very large collection of contemporary art. Most of...

The Town Hall in Elche was built in the mid 15th Century as part of the city walls and in 1548 it was enlarged by...

This theatre was built in 1920 and it has an auditorium in a horseshoe shape, resembling theatres of Italy. The architect was Alfonso Garin of...

The impressive Calaforra Tower is an Islamic Almohade tower that was built around the late 12th Century. It was built to defend the gate at...

The Festa. or Mystery Play, of Elche is performed every year in Elche`s Basilica of Saint Mary. It is performed in two acts on the...

The building of the huge, blue domed Basilica of Saint Mary started in the 17th Century by Francesc Verde but was not completed until 1783....