
A hundred years ago the dunes were swallowing Guardamar. So the town planted a forest — a million pines and eucalyptus — and it held. Today that forest is the reason people come: eleven kilometres of golden sand with woodland right behind it, and almost no high-rise anywhere.
The Segura river meets the sea here, beside a modern marina. The town itself is compact enough to walk, with a Moorish castle on the hill above and the beach never more than a few minutes away.
Here you will feel at home if you want sand, pine shade and sea air within walking distance, in a town that has kept its scale.
Modern buildings by the marina and river mouth
Gated communities near the La Mata lagoon
The main beach and promenade
The historic centre, shops and schools
Quiet residential streets between the centre and the park