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Torrevieja
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The city of Torrevieja
lies about 50 km south west of Alicante. You can
reach Torrevieja via the road N 332, a
wonderful road along the costa blanca. If you have
some time discover the beauty of the area via this
road - you will love it's views. Torrevieja
marks a kind of language line between the traditional
valencian/catalan in the north of the costa blanca
and the spanish wide castellano spanish. Further in
the south you will find more and more "spanish-only"
speaking people, while the area of Torrevieja
and upwards is usually more bilingual.
Torrevieja area's salt lakes
The entire area around of Torrevieja and Orihuela are
famous for their salt production. Huge salt
lakes surround the road down from Alicante. It is
impressive and fascinating every time I see the huge
salt mountains producing annually more than half a
million tons (it makes you respect your way you will
use your salt and pepper next time). So if you visit
the area of Torrevieja spend some time on your way to
it.
The city of Torrevieja which get's its name from an
old tower (old=vieja ; tower=torre), was first
mentioned around 1800. It became famous in 1802, when
it took over the salt administration from Orihuela.
Apart of the salt industry, tourism and fishing keep
the city alive. The harbor. surrounded by many
Torrevieja hotels, gives home to 300 fishing ships
and over 900 private sport boats. A wonderful view
especially when sun sets.
From a sightseeing point of view you best start your
way exploring Torrevieja by foot beginning at the
harbor. Along with Church of "la inmaculata
conception" a visit to the museum of sea and salt
(museo del mar y sal) and the fish market. On our
last visit we were for this crowded event of
auctioning fish.
Apartments and Real Estate
Apart of traditional holiday tourist during summer,
Torrevieja has huge british and irish community
similar to Benidorm. The city is full with pubs and
restaurants, both spanish and european style. Looking
for Torrevieja apartments will most of the time lead
you around the beaches of the city where huge
apartment building have been built. In case you plan
to live around the area Torreviejas real estate
market is as vibrant as the fish market along the
harbor.
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