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Torrevieja
Tourism
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Much has been said
about Torrevieja
in the not to
distant past, much of which was not at all complimentary. It is certainly
true that if you are searching for a quaint, pretty Spanish fishing
village, you will not find it there, not much of the old parts of
Torrevieja still remains, mainly because it was once flattened by an
earthquake in early 1829 and virtually destroyed. Also in recent times
many 3 or 4 storey apartment complexes were built on each square metre of
available land.
 The
amazing population rise of very recent times and all the capital that has
flooded in has now enabled the regional government to make some good
improvements to the resort. The seafront and esplanade have been
re-vamped, roads paved and pedestrianised along with loads of other
cosmetic projects.
There are still plenty of nice
Spanish restaurants offering good fare at a
reasonable cost, along side them, the usual UK and USA fast food chains
in the town. In other local complexes and communities you will find fine
restaurants and nice bars representing every country possible, in fact
some places appear to have a pub, Irish bar or Chinese on every street
corner. Torrevieja beaches are quite small, but further
north or south there are lots of first class beaches, some quite busy,
but others are very peaceful. The local shopping is much better than ever with
local commercial centres opening all over the place and many actually
remain open all the day now! The Torrevieja street
markets appear to get larger all the time and are
certainly worth a visit to search out a few bargains.
 The surrounding
districts have large UK, Irish, Swedish and German populations, I think
that Torrevieja still retains that certain Spanish "feel". Try going for a
wander along the promenade late on a Friday and Saturday night and you can
still see entire families strolling and chatting together or even halting
for a tasty ice cream or tipple, even at 12pm, now you cannot do that in
any British town can you, without dodging hordes of drunken yobs. Car
parking is still a big problem during the peak season, but as the local
population almost quadruples in august, it is probably not that
surprising. A new yacht marina is being constructed in the
port area to extend the large number of boat berths already found there.
The police and Guardia presence has been dramatically increased and is
highly visible which can be very reassuring.
The Torrevieja
weather and climate is excellent, with very few rainy days each
year and 320 + days of sun. To sum it up, I can envisage Torrevieja quickly
becoming a major player in the tourist industry over the next few
decades.
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For lots more advice, help and
tourism information about Torrevieja please visit Torrevieja
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