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