Santa Pola tourist information
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Santa Pola is located on the coast, approximately 17 kms south of Alicante city. Santa Pola is a small fishing port of on the Costa Blanca. It is famous for its variety of landscapes, from mountain ranges to sand dunes. But above all, it is known for its salt works.
Santa Pola is less busy than Torrevieja but still has all the facilities you would expect from a small prosperous Spanish costal town.
The town has several wonderful beaches, including over 4km of fine sand and crystalline water.
At the Playa Lisa beach you can walk out to sea for kilometres and the water only reaches knee-height!
Santa Polas fishing harbour has the largest number of fishing boats in the Mediterranean Sea, and nearby lies the island of Tabarca, which belongs to the province of Alicante. This island was once used as a headquarters by the Berber pirates, but nowadays it is used as a Marine Reserve, due to the abundance of flora and fauna that is in the sea that surrounds the island.
Las Salinas , a marshland area that is protected as a Natural Park and declared an area of especial importance for wild birds including Flamingos and Stilt birds.
Thanks to its mild climate and the layout of its landscape, Santa Pola is ideal for most nautical sports and air based pursuits.
It is common to see wind surfing, sailing, swimming, fishing, jet skiing being practiced in the along the coast.
Santa Pola is less busy than Torrevieja but still has all the facilities you would expect from a small prosperous Spanish costal town.
The town has several wonderful beaches, including over 4km of fine sand and crystalline water.
At the Playa Lisa beach you can walk out to sea for kilometres and the water only reaches knee-height!
Santa Polas fishing harbour has the largest number of fishing boats in the Mediterranean Sea, and nearby lies the island of Tabarca, which belongs to the province of Alicante. This island was once used as a headquarters by the Berber pirates, but nowadays it is used as a Marine Reserve, due to the abundance of flora and fauna that is in the sea that surrounds the island.
Las Salinas , a marshland area that is protected as a Natural Park and declared an area of especial importance for wild birds including Flamingos and Stilt birds.
Thanks to its mild climate and the layout of its landscape, Santa Pola is ideal for most nautical sports and air based pursuits.
It is common to see wind surfing, sailing, swimming, fishing, jet skiing being practiced in the along the coast.
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