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Beaches
Costa Blanca, with over 320 days of sunshine annually, is named
after its beautiful white sand beaches. The three most famous Blue
Flag beaches ( the EU award for cleanliness and facilities) are
situated at Cabo Roig, La Zenia and Campoamor. Other beaches nearby
include Las Palmeras, Torrevieja and Torre de la Horadada.
At Cabo Roig and La Zenia there are good restaurants right by
the sea where you can relax and enjoy the local food and drink.
Golf
The area is well known for its Golf courses and the apartment is
within minutes of three of the most famous, Villamartin, Campoamor
and Las Ramblas. In addition about 25 minutes away is the La Finca
course and more are opening all the time, for example the Roda Golf
Course, whose Captain is Sam Torrence.
The links below give more information on the courses and ‘Book
yourself Golf’ allows you to book on line and locate the other
fine courses in the area.
/www.bookyourgolf.net
Sailing
Naturally the area is famous for its water sports and sailing, surfing,
scuba-diving, windsurfing, water-skiing, jet-skiing, snorkelling,
and fishing are all available in the area.
The attached site allows you to book boat trips, sailing trips or
charter boats.
www.mundomarino.es
Bike hire
For the energetically inclined, local bicycle hire is available.
Costa Blanca bike hire has very reasonable rates and can deliver
and pick up bikes at no extra cost. Remember that bikes can be stored
in the apartment’s underground parking area.
www.costablancabikehire.com
Go-Karting
Go Karting is a short drive away just on the N332 coast road and
details can be seen at their web site.
www.gokartsorihuelacosta.com
Horse riding
Horse riding, riding lessons and safaris are available in the area
and a stable offering all of these can be found at:
www.lorufete.com/
Theme Parks
The major Theme park in the area is the History Themed Terra Mitica
Park, about an hours drive away. This contains numerous world class
rides and is open from April to October. Full details can be seen
on their site:
www.terramiticapark.com
Water Park
There are two water parks in the area the nearest being the Aquopolis
at Torrevieja a short drive north. This is closed during the winter
months. Their site gives further details;
www.aquopolis.es
A larger park by Benidorm to the north is Aqualandia with amazing
water rides and slides. It is open from early May till mid October.
Their site gives full details;
www.aqualandia.net
Cultural Activities
The area is steeped in history from the Phoenicians, Carthaginians,
Romans, Visigoths, Vandals and the Moors who have all left their
mark on the region. There are many musems, galleries and sites to
visit in the area and the city of Murcia and Cartagena are well
worth visiting. More details of the sites in the region can be found
at the attached web site: http://www.alicante-spain.com/.
For those wanting walks in the wilderness there is the El Valle
Natural Park near 6 km from Murcia, with rugged scenery and local
flora and fauna seen in their natural settings
Casinos
For those who fancy a flutter, a casino can be found at Murcia with
its 72 gaming machines and nine table games, including roulette.
There is also a casino at the famous La Manga resort to the South
on the Mar Menor, where can also be found numerous restaurants.
Paintball
For the young at heart there is even paint balling a short drive
from the apartment. Details can be found on their web site
www.xtremepaintball.bz
Shopping
In Spain shopping is fun, whether for local artisans work or simply
for products that are just cheaper than at home. There are numerous
local stores, shops, supermarkets and malls that cater for all tastes
and pockets that are too numerous to name. In addition there are
the wonderful outdoor local markets with a distinctly Spanish flavour
where anything from local produce to antiques can be obtained at
superb prices.
If the above is not enough there can also be found surfing, swimming,
tennis, walking, Crown Green Bowling. There are reportedly nudist
beaches in the area, but these have not been found!
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