TORRE DE LA HORADADA. A MEDITERRANEAN PARADISE

At Costa Cálida Promotores we always highlight the quality of our promotions, the climate of the Costa Blanca and the surroundings. To understand this environment, how about talking a little about our favourite place? How about Torre de la Horadada?

Read the article to the end, and you will surely discover new experiences.

LOCATION AND HISTORY

Torre de la Horadada is a coastal municipality located within the municipality of Pilar de la Horadada, in the south of the province of Alicante, near the community of the Region of Murcia.

Its name comes from a 16th century watchtower located on Punta de la Horadada, a promontory pierced by the sea. The tower formed part of a watchtower system for the Kingdom of Valencia. This system relieved the inhabitants of the area from constant pirate attacks.

Torre de la Horadada is a beautiful and well-preserved place that offers some of the best bathing in Spain.

BEACHES

To talk about Torre de la Horadada and not mention its beaches is a sin, so let’s review some of the most outstanding ones.

• Playa del Conde: the jewel in the crown of Torre de la Horadada. Located at the foot of the watchtower, this beach is usually awarded the Blue Flag, which indicates the quality of its waters, sand and services. From here you can enjoy the most spectacular sunrises in the area. It is not for nothing that this beach was chosen to be the site of the pirate watch…

• Playa Las Villas: with fine sand and transparent waters, this beach offers a quiet and safe bathing. Moreover, if you like to move around, the Sardinero promenade starts from here and ends at Jesuitas beach.

• Playa Jesuitas: this is a wide cove that incorporates a natural protection element for bathing. It is usually the beach of choice for people who decide to go along the coast to find more secluded coves and spectacular bathing spots.

• Playa Rocamar: and speaking of coves, we find this jewel that usually has a Blue Flag and offers a succession of coves that are perfect for getting away from the hustle and bustle of the main beaches. Finding the peace and beauty of nature has never been so easy.

WALKS

Whether by the sea or in the mountains, the surroundings of Torre de la Horadada are a unique place to stretch your legs.

Alongside the sea are kilometre-long promenades that take you from beach to beach, cove to cove, with viewpoints at key points so you can enjoy the view or capture the natural beauty of the Costa Blanca. These walks pass through three municipalities: El Mojón, Torre de la Horadada and Mil Palmeras. A thousand and one nooks and crannies to discover.

Inland, a network of hiking trails shows us all the natural and ecological potential of the area, with some of the most impressive views to be had on the Costa Blanca. If there is one route that stands out, it is the Rio Seco riverbed, an easy route ideal for families and children, as along the way you will find curious erosion of rock formations.

YOUR STAY

If you still don’t know this place of the Costa Blanca, don’t worry, as you have a thousand and one options to come and discover it. From hotels in the big towns to campsites with beautiful bungalows fully equipped and with all the services. Whatever you choose, you’ll be right.

We just have to warn you of one thing: if you come, you stay. So when you come to discover this Mediterranean paradise, take a good look at our promotions. Do you see that beautiful house with private pool just a few metres from the coast? It will soon be yours 😉

Torre de la Horadada is undoubtedly one of the best places on the Mediterranean Costa Blanca. It is well connected, has some of the best beaches in the area, there are coves to get lost in, mountains to explore, gastronomy to discover… If you’ve never been there before, come on! It will be one of the trips of a lifetime. If you already know the area, what are you waiting for to come and live here? Perfect climate and nature all year round.

Who can resist?

If you have any doubts or queries, please contact us through the means indicated on this page. We will be delighted to help you.

TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS OF THE COSTA BLANCA

The home is the most important thing. We are well aware of this at Costa Cálida Promotores. But we cannot lock ourselves up in our home, however beautiful it may be. We have to go out, socialize, discover, live….

That’s why this occasion we are going to talk about something we and millions of people who visit us every year are passionate about: the traditional festivals of the Costa Blanca.

Have you got your pen and paper ready to take notes? Well, here we go.

Traditional Festival of the Costa Blanca

FALLAS

Without a doubt, the most important festivals on the Costa Blanca. It brings together millions of visitors who stroll among the ninots marvelling at the technical and creative display. That is, when they are not enjoying the mascletá, a fireworks display like few others in the world. It is held in mid-March, bringing the towns of the Costa Blanca to a standstill.

But what are the ninots? They are huge sculptures with an exquisite taste for detail that are made for a whole year to fulfil a single purpose: to burn on the Night of the Cremà. All of them… except one, the winner of the Fallas, the work that has managed to make an impact due to its technical level and its detail. That work contemplates how the rest burn.

The centre of the Fallas is undoubtedly Valencia, but all along the Costa Blanca we can find the same essence, and even improved, as we will not have to fight against the tourist hordes that flood the streets of the capital of Turia.

MOROS Y CRISTIANOS

Of a much more historical nature than the Fallas, this festival is spread throughout the Costa Blanca. It commemorates the victory of the Christians over the Arabs in 1279. It lasts several days and includes parades, battles, markets… A historical re-enactment with festive overtones that make it one of the most important and varied festivals in Spain.

If you want to discover history, remember battles or taste food from the era, you have a date with the Costa Blanca in September.

LA TOMATINA

We leave history and spectacle aside to take a look at a festival that has gained an international repercussion as rarely seen before: the Tomatina.

What is La Tomatina? Without a doubt, it is one of the most peculiar festivals in the world. It consists of gathering in a town square (Buñol) on 29th August. What for? To throw more than 100 tons of tomatoes at each other. Yes, you read that right. More than 100 tons of tomatoes. Without ceremony or rules. The trucks unload the tomatoes, people pick them up and throw them at each other.

That’s Tomatina. So simple. So peculiar. So attractive.

LAS HOGUERAS DE SAN JUAN

The most magical night of the year for the inhabitants of the Costa Blanca. It is celebrated from the 23rd to the 24th of June all over the Levante. What does it involve? Spending an incredible night with friends and family on the beach. Hearty dinners, drinks… and bonfires, lots of bonfires, hundreds of thousands of them spread all along the coast that defy the night.

Do you want to experience a night of San Juan? Then don’t forget the tradition: you have to swim, run out of the water and jump over a bonfire. Oh, and don’t forget to share with those around you the traditional coca, a huge cake decorated and accompanied with wine.

Nights will never be the same.

The Costa Blanca is full of fiestas and traditions that will leave you open-mouthed. Every village, every corner, every big town… They all have their own way of celebrating the historic and the unique, whether it’s with huge constructions made for the fire or with a cake, wine and a bonfire.

Don’t miss these and many other fiestas that we can’t fit here due to space problems. We assure you that you will come back to each one of them.

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