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Torrevieja - municipality in Valencian Community, Spain

Torre del Moro Torrevieja (Valencian: Torrevella) is a coastal town and center of tourism in the south of Alicante province in Costa Blanca, Spain. It is situated within the district of Vega Baja and has a population of 90,000 inhabitants. Torrevieja is 41 km away from Alicante to the north, 23 km from Elche to the northwest, and 53 km from Murcia in the southeast.

Understand

The name Torrevieja literally means 'old tower'. Torrevieja as a town dates from the early 18th century when it was a fishing village built around one of the watchtowers that flanks the Costa Blanca coastline. Today it's one of the fastest growing cities in Spain due to tourism. Many Spanish and other European citizens have a holiday home in the city.

Get in

By plane

El Altet airport, about 40 km north in Alicante, and San Javier airport, some 25 km south in Murcia, are the closest airports to Torrevieja.

By train

The nearest Renfe train station is in Orihuela, with connections to Murcia, Elche, and Alicante. From any of these cities you'll have to take the bus.

By bus

By car

National mainroad 332 Alicante-Cartagena, Levante motorway Madrid-Alicante, Mediterranean motorway Alicante-Murcia, A-37 motorway Alicante-Cartagena, regional mainroad CV-90, provincial road 3321.

By boat

Torrevieja has a large harbour for private yachts and small sight-seeing boats offer cruises around the coastline and to the nearby island of Tabarca, but there are no passenger ships which sail to Torrevieja. The nearest passenger port is in Alicante.

Get around

Due to its small size it's easy to walk around the city. Costa Azul operates few bus lines connecting most important parts of Torrevieja. Taxis are plentiful and also plentiful are car rentals, alltough during peak tourist season it might be very difficult to find free parking places anywhere close to center.

See

Submarine Delfín (S61), of the Museo Flotante

  • Torre del Moro (Cervera Cape Tower), 38.00105°, -0.65129°. 24 hrs. Located in a large park with views of the Costa Blanca and the Mediterranean. Free 2017-04-20
  • Museo del Mar y de la Sal (Museum of the Sea and Salt), Calle Patricio Perez, 10, 37.9765745°, -0.6844733°, +34 966 70 46 43, museo@torrevieja.eu. Tu 10:00-14:00, W-Sa 10:00-14:00 16:30-20:30, Su 10:00-13:00. An ethnological museum devoted to illustrating local customs associated with the sea and salt. Especially noteworthy are the handcrafted miniature boats made of salt. Free 2017-04-20
  • Museo Flotante, Av del Puerto, s/n, 37.97250°, -0.68122°, +34 966 704 643. Sep-June: W-Su 10:00-14:00; Jul Aug: 17:30-22:30. The 'floating museum' includes two vessels: a French-built submarine Delfín (S61), and the Albatross III Coast Guard patrol boat. €2 2018-02-01
  • Sala de Exposiciones Vistalegre, C/ Concepción, 2, 37.97585°, -0.68248°, +34 966 843 710. W-Sa 10:00-14:00 17:00-21:00, Su 10:00-13:30. The small gallery is a venue for temporary exhibitions of contemporary art. Free 2018-02-01
  • Casino de Torrevieja (Sociedad Cultural Casino de Torrevieja), Paseo Vistalegre, 14, 37.97588°, -0.6813°, +34 965 710 104. Daily 09:00-23:00. A modernist structure built in 1896. 2018-02-07

Do

Beaches

Torrevieja has a protected Natural Park with two salt lakes, and 20 km of coastline containing six large beaches - La Mata, Cabo Cervera, Los Locos, El Cura, Los Náufragos and Ferris - and about 20 coves with an abundance of cliffs.

Performing arts

Palacio de la Música

Other

  • CF Torrevieja (Torrevieja Football Club), Estadio Vicente García, 37.99760°, -0.67851°. One of Torrevieja's claims to fame is its football club or to be more accurate its amazing supporters – amazing in both their numbers and the passion they show, although only in the Tercera do they have crowds that teams two divisions above would be pleased with. The most amazing fact is that perhaps as many as 75% of the spectators are expats. 2017-12-02
  • Touching Cloth Snooker Lounge, C/ Noruega 3 (near Playa Los Locos), 37.9827°, -0.66215°, +34 696 815 181, touchingclothsnooker@gmail.com. M-Sa 12:00-23:00. Fully air-conditioned bar with snooker and English pool tables – no membership required. Phone to book or just take a chance and call in. 2017-12-02

Work

Jobs are mostly available in summer due to the city's huge surge of tourists. However, smaller towns around Torrevieja such as La Zenia and Playa Flamenca both have an abundance of jobs in both the bar and restaurant industries and accept English speaking applicants.

Buy

Centro Comercial Habaneras Mercadillo de Torrevieja Torrevieja offers a wide range of shopping opportunities. It contains about 2,500 shops dedicating to fashion, furniture, accessories, the home, buying and sale of property, textile, leather, interior design, electronics and gifts. The main national and international brand names in fashion, design and electronic technology are well established in Torrevieja. Opening times range between 10:00-22:00 from Monday to Saturday, although a number of shops are open every day of the week.

  • Centro Comercial Habaneras, Av Rosa Mazón Valero, 7, 37.99001°, -0.68676°, +34 965 712 300. Daily 10:00-22:00 (shops), 10:00-01:00 (restaurants). The large shopping centre has a number of chain stores including Zara, Mango, Stradivarius, H&M, Springfield, Blanco, etc. It also has many restaurants as well as a cinema multiplex and bowling alley. 2018-02-01
  • Outlet El Corte Inglés, C/ Apolo, 66, 37.98131°, -0.67882°, +34 965 704 840. M-Sa 10:00-21:00. A discount outlet of the Spanish department store chain. 2018-02-01

Street markets

  • Mercadillo de Torrevieja (street market), 37.99528°, -0.68105°. F 09:00-14:00. The street market is an alternative to traditional commerce and in them you can obtain numerous objects for decoration, textiles, clothing, interior design, craft, animals, footwear and horticultural produce at very reasonable prices. It is one of the largest outdoor markets in Europe and it has over 1200 stalls. 2017-10-17
  • Mercadillo de la Mata, Avda del Mediterráneo, 38.02843°, -0.65416°. W mornings. A smaller weekly street market in the suburb of la Mata. 2017-10-17

Eat

Mid-range

Fresh sardines in vinegar at Tasca Nueva Bahía

Splurge

Drink

Sleep

Connect

Stay safe

The Friday Market (like most crowded places) abounds with very clever pickpockets. Make sure that any valuables you have with you are absolutely unreachable by anyone but yourself. If you are unlucky, you will need to report it to the Guardia Civil and not the Policia Local. Keep a copy of the report (la denunciación), as you will need the incident number for any insurance claim or for a replacement driving licence (if that was stolen too). The thieves often work in pairs. One will shield the other from view while the other is dipping into your bag or pocket.

Cope

There are many English-language newspapers including The Leader, RTN (dead link: January 2023) (formerly Round Town News), Euro Weekly News (dead link: December 2020) and the regional Costa Blanca News (dead link: January 2023), all with online editions. There are also numerous magazines, several radio stations and even a TV station.

Go next

  • Murcia is a nice city half hours drive away.
  • Cartagena is an old city a short motorway drive away.

Torrevieja

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Postal code:03181–03188Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:Europe/MadridPopulation:83,547Coordinates:37.98, -0.68

Alicante Province

2nd-order administrative division

Valencian Country

Primary administrative division

Spain

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