Torrevieja guides
Torrevieja has four big town beaches, a long wild one at La Mata, and a string of coves at the southern end where the coast turns into Orihuela Costa. Ranked for a normal holiday: sand, water, shade, food and hassle.
Our home beach, 280 m from the villa. A sandy bay between two rocky points, so the water stays calmer than the open town beaches. Lifeguards in summer, showers, a restaurant on the sand, and a fraction of the crowds of Playa del Cura. The coastal path leads north to Cala Piteras and south to Playa Flamenca. Full Punta Prima guide.
Torrevieja’s big northern beach, 760 m of sand with a rocky stretch at the north end for snorkelling and the beach bars across the road. The name comes from a sanatorium that once stood behind it. Busy but never full. Parking is hard in August; the bus along the seafront is easier.
The town beach, in the middle of everything: restaurants, ice cream, the promenade with the sculptures and the natural rock pools just south. Shallow, sandy and family-friendly, and the most crowded in summer. Great for a sunset walk even if you swim elsewhere.
Two and a half kilometres of fine sand backed by dunes and a promenade, with a surf school, chiringuitos on the beach, and room to breathe even in August. The north end is quieter. 15 minutes by car from the villa, free parking behind the dunes.
The southern town beach, long and sandy, where the promenade to the marina starts. Easy parking off-season, a few beach bars, a bit more wind. Seven minutes by car from Punta Prima.
Small rocky coves on the coastal path between Punta Prima and Torrevieja. Clear water, good snorkelling, little sand, no facilities. Water shoes and a towel. Cala Piteras is 11 minutes on foot from the villa.
Acequión is the small beach by the harbour and salt-loading canal, calm and sheltered, popular with locals and paddleboarders. Fine for a swim before lunch at the marina.
Technically Orihuela Costa, practically next door. Playa Flamenca is a 20-minute clifftop walk from the villa; La Zenia and Cala Capitán are 7 minutes by car; Cabo Roig 8. The Orihuela Costa beach guide covers all eleven.
Guide to Punta Prima between Torrevieja and Orihuela Costa (not the one in Menorca): the sandy beach, Cala Piteras cove, the beachfront restaurant and Nautilus, supermarkets, the coastal path, and why it is calmer than the town beaches.
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All the Orihuela Costa beaches and coves compared: Punta Prima, Playa Flamenca, La Zenia, Cala Capitán, Cabo Roig, Campoamor, Aguamarina, Mil Palmeras and more, with Blue Flags, parking and distance from Punta Prima.
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Guide to Playa de La Mata: the north and south sections, the dunes and Molino del Agua park, the surf school, promenade restaurants, parking and how to get there from Torrevieja and Punta Prima.
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