Torrevieja
Torrevieja is not a resort that closes in October. Ninety thousand people live here permanently: the bakeries open early, the buses run in January, and the Saturday market fills the streets whatever the season. The town grew around salt — two vast pink lagoons sit just inland, and the air between them and the sea is famously easy to breathe.
Come evening, the promenade fills with families walking off dinner. Fishing boats come into the marina. It feels like Spain that happens to have foreigners in it, rather than a place built for them.
- Seven kilometres of coastline with several Blue Flag beaches
- Two natural salt lagoons — the microclimate here is among the healthiest in Europe
- Full-time town: hospital, international schools, shopping centres, weekly markets
- Alicante airport in 45 minutes, Murcia airport in 50
Here you will feel at home if you want a real town rather than a holiday complex — somewhere with a pulse in winter and the sea at the end of the street.
Playa de los Locos
Seafront apartments, promenade life, everything within walking distance
Los Balcones · Los Altos
Green streets on higher ground, villas with views over the salt lake
Playa del Cura
The tourist heart, beach and restaurants at your door
Nueva Torrevieja · Aguas Nuevas
Wide avenues, gated urbanisations, pools and townhouses
Centro
The working town: shops, the marina, the most affordable addresses