A little about the village:
Torrevieja is located about 50 kilometers from Alicante, it is a very popular city among tourists. It has a great microclimate because there are salt lagoons here, and WHO recognized that it is one of the healthiest places to live around the world. If this has not convinced you to visit this place, how about beautiful wide beaches stretching for kilometers. Amazing adventure is to see two lakes: pink and green, which are surrounded by natural parks with many species of birds including flamingos. As we mentioned above, Torrevieja has beautiful beaches, the most popular are the Blue Flag, La Mata and typically the city’s Playa del Cura and Playa de Los Locos. In addition to the huge number of bars, restaurants, cafes, ice cream parlors, Torrevieja offers the Aquapark (https://torrevieja.aquopolis.es/) and the funfair close to the promenade, summer discos in the open air, where thousands of people enjoy. Torrevieja is also an ideal place for people practicing all kinds of sports. There are a lot of sports facilities, football, handball, tennis, rugby, swimming pools, as well as gyms and boxing club.
What’s worth seeing?
Torrevieja has a very nice promenade with numerous cafes, restaurants, ice cream parlors and shops. Next to the promenade there is a pier from which you can enjoy wonderful views of the sea and the yacht harbor.
Near the pier we have a number of stalls that offer various souvenirs, and those who do not like shopping can wait at the attractive fountain next door
The casino in Torrevieja was founded in 1896, it is an ideal place to drink coffee and more. Inside, there is a room in the Arab style and a beautiful ballroom in the modernist style. It is worth remembering that various cultural events take place here.
Parque de las Naciones- it is a great place for families with children, you can relax while admiring many species of birds, amazing fountains that are worth seeing in the evening.
Torre del Moro – this is a tower that dates from the fourteenth century. She defended access to the city and the name Torre-tower, vieja-old came from it.
Churches worth seeing are:
Iglesia de La Inmaculada Concepción- located in the very center of the city and dates from the eighteenth century. Nearby there is a square where at Christmas you can admire a movable crib with figures of animals and people.
Iglesia Sagrado Corazón de Jesús- a modern church at Plaza de Oriente, surrounded by cafes.
Museums worth visiting are:
Museum of Holy Week (Museo de la Semana Santa)
Museum of the Sea and Salt (Museo del Mar y de la Sal)
Museo Flotantes – Museum on board.
Why invest in Torrevieja.
This is undoubtedly a great place to live. It’s not just the climate or beautiful natural parks. The city is teeming with life all year round and you can’t get bored here. Many people praise the local cuisine, which is very healthy, as well as the quality of life. A very important factor here are prices, which are one of the most attractive in all of Spain. Comparing real estate prices in Poland by the sea, and in Spain it can be safely said that Spain is even cheaper. We can still find the so-called “pearls” here. Here are some offers on our site – Welcome. https://norpolproperties.com/properties-search/?location=torrevieja Our team treats customers as if we were to buy real estate ourselves. Always with great commitment and an individual approach to the client.
And finally some interesting facts in Torrevieja.
- Mercadillo Market – a market held every Friday, attracts a huge number of residents and tourists. You can buy almost anything here: food, clothes, toys, electrical equipment and much more. It is worth adding that fruit and vegetables are fresh and very diverse.
- Carnivals in Torrevieja taking place after the New Year are a huge attraction. If you think of going to Brazil because of the carnival in Rio de Janeiro, first see the one in Torrevieja.
- In the church of St. Apostles Peter and Paul (San Pedro y San Pablo), Torrevieja at 10:30 on Sundays there are masses in Polish.
- Why is the pink lake so colorful? Because of microalgae, halobacteria and crustaceans. In a word, because of the microflora. It is worth adding the medicinal properties of this place here. Torrevieja is one of the largest salt producers in Europe, it has several points where it is stored and sent around the world by land and sea.