The beautiful Cabo Roig beach appears in the shelter of the cliff. Pleasant combination of colors. Descending along the reddish slope of the cliff, the toasted sand waits at the end of the road as if it were a prize, bathed by the blue water of a calm Mediterranean. The green bursts with the wild vegetation in the places where the orography minimally allows it, even among the sand of the beach itself. All wrapped up by the special luminosity of the Alicante coast, with its practically perennial warm rays of the sun and its clear and clear sky. The semicircular natural bay has been completed with a small breakwater, the small marina of Cabo Roig, the historic watchtower and the limits of the villas built up to the edge of the cliff. The beach is medium in size: 337 meters long and 43 meters wide. There are 3 access points to descend to the beach. From two of them you can descend without encountering stairs, so you can download without problem with the children's cart. It will be a bit heavy to climb, but it sure will be worth it, because in this beach the depth is very progressive and usually has few waves, which makes it a highly recommended beach for young children. The Cabo Roig beach faces south and it should be noted that in summer, in the afternoon the cliff causes shade on the sand from practically 7 pm. Therefore, the temperature softens more quickly than in other beaches. I like it, but if you want to sunbathe you have to take into account that from that time the sun will be in just a few places on the beach. The beach Cabo Roig has in summer all the services: lifeguard, medical attention, rent of umbrellas and sunbeds, "scooters" to "navigate", daily cleaning of the sand, ... It also has a chiringuito open from the morning until almost midnight. It's tiny, but it has 10 little tables to sit on while you drink something. It has music, but it is only heard from the beach on Sundays in the afternoon, when they perform dance sessions from 6 in the afternoon, and then in the evening they complete a show on the sand. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. I recommend having breakfast a day soon at the chiringuito. They have full breakfasts, with toast, juice, as well as continental breakfast with eggs and bacon. The Cabo Roig beach bar serves varied tapas, pizzas, hamburgers, sandwiches and some mixed dishes. You can also access from the sand to a restaurant that is on the side of the beach, and from there to the marina, where there is another restaurant. In these restaurants the menu is more complete, although they are not located on the beach sand. Cabo Roig beach is very safe for bathers and very sheltered from the winds. It is common for pretty boats to anchor in the bay, for something it will be ..., as the beach is marked out, the spaces that separate the entrance to the sea from jet skis and skates from the bathers area are respected, and the maximum point is also marked to which you can approach the boats to the beach. Although many people come to this beach in July and August, it is noteworthy that, like the rest of the beaches in the area, there are no crowds on the beaches, and you can "find a good place" at any time you approach. the beach without having other bathers within a hand of your towel, most likely on the first line or second. In other months, tranquility is absolute in these beaches: few people, no commercial premises, ... There is also no problem to park next to the beach accesses. As practically all Cabo Roig is urbanized with large and beautiful chalets, there are many places to park in the streets that are next to the accesses. It does not matter if it's August or the time you go to the beach that you can park well.
The Escaletes Tower, also known as Torre i Pep, has a circular floor plan and its main function consisted of the surveillance of this maritime sector, paying special attention to any enemy vessel that could have hidden in the nearby island of Tabarca. In that case, he had to immediately send warning signals to the Atalaiola tower and the Castillo-Fortaleza de Santa Pola. The Vigía Towers were built in 1552, under the reign of Felipe II. They are strategically located to spot the enemy before it reaches the coast and communicate with each other through smoked by day and by night luminaries. They are: Torre del Tamarit in Las Salinas, Escaletes in the Sierra and Atalayola in the current lighthouse. His custody was entrusted to four attackers: two on foot, who carried out continuous surveillance, and two on horseback, who controlled the route between two towers: communication, request for help, etc. Both the Escaletes Tower and the Atalayola (current Faro) had guards on foot, but not on horseback, so the liaison function was carried out by the two atajadores of the castle.
El Portalet Palace was built in the middle of the 18th century. It receives its name to be located on the corner between the street of Labradores and known as Portalet de Capuchinas, now Calle de Santo Tomás, and whose name is due to the existence of a door, located at the end of the street, which allowed to cross the wall, that passed by the Rambla, to arrive at the Convent of the Capuchinas. Today the palace is the result of a multitude of reforms that its residents carried out over three centuries and is shown to us as a living testimony of the history of the city of Alicante. In the 19th century part of the building was managed by the Maisonnave-O'Connor family. At the end of the 19th century it was the headquarters of the Philharmonic Society, of the Federal Republican Party, and here was the writing of its newspaper La Federación. At the beginning of the twentieth century the building accommodated the Provincial Mercantile Montepio of Alicante, whose presence is due to the exquisite decoration of the interiors of the Noble Hall where this association organized a multitude of parties, charities, and conferences. Under the direction of this organization, during the first half of the 20th century the most important reforms were carried out in this house with the transformation of the interior spaces and the addition of the top floor. The current renovation has allowed the building to be recovered in all its splendor and three of its rooms have been museumized, one on the ground floor that houses an Interpretation Center of the building itself, another on a mezzanine floor with the Spanish Guitar Collection Romanillos-Harris, and, finally, in the other mezzanine, the exhibition "Monumental Alicante of Vila Nova a la Vila Vella" that runs through our Casco Antiguo, through seven historical buildings. The noble floor itself has a huge interest. Regardless of the self-interest of the building's visit, the noble room and the third floor hall, as well as the roof, can host cyclical activities and extraordinary activities of relevance in the field of culture, outreach and social relations .
In the northern area of the municipality of El Campello is the Cova del Llop Marí. It receives this name because there is a small cave where they raised sea lions or monk seals (Monachus monachus). In this small stretch of rocky coast you can observe diving simply with a mask and a tube, a variety of environments and organisms. On the rocks, with fast movements and looking for food live the fadrí (Thalasoma turkey) and the maiden (Coris julis). In the area, you can also find meadows of Posidonia oceanica where it is possible to see a diverse fauna: sponges, holothurians and starfish and fish, such as the raspallón (Diplodus annularis), the sargo (Diplodus sargus), the mojarra (Diplodus vulgaris) and salps (Sarpa salpa) in large groups "grazing" on the meadow. Of solitary and hidden behavior among the leaves, the heifer (Serranus scriba) draws attention for its attractive coloration. In the sandy bottoms, the fishes present peculiar forms and behaviors, some of them are buried to avoid being seen, and others go to these areas to feed themselves, such as the herrera (Lithognathus mormyrus) or the red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) that It develops some small beards that they use to dig between the sand. When diving in this area the position must be beamed carrying a signaling buoy, since this area is not marked by buoys delimiting the bathing area, and although the itinerary is very close to the coast, it is always possible the presence of a boat.
The Statue of Icarus is located in the Port of Alicante, on a pedestal in front of the Stairs of the Queen's dock. It is a curious bronze sculpture of Esperança D'Ors, entitled "The return of Icarus with its surf wing". It represents the return of the young Icarus from the waters accompanied by a surfboard, which gives a modern touch to the myth of this character.
Original building of 1922 that was acquired by the City Council in the early eighties, when it was practically doomed to his disappearance. After several years of rehabilitation work, it was inaugurated on February 16, 1995. Since its inception, it has been distinguished by the diversity of activities carried out in it, with a program designed to meet the cultural demands of the citizens of Aspe. The interior has been completely reconstructed, but it respects the three own bodies that we find in all the theaters: lobby, hall and scene. It has a capacity of 550 seats distributed in 290 of patio, 63 of boxes and 197 of amphitheater. The theater lobby is equipped to host exhibitions.
This green corner next to the Acequión beach has a children's play area, a bandstand for musical concerts, a beautiful old restored fountain and various plants and trees.
The Castillo de la Mola is located on a small hill at 360 m. of altitude in relation to the sea. It is 3 km away. from the town of Novelda, in northwest direction. Fort of Islamic origin, it was built at the end of the 12th century. Its plant is polygonal with eight quadrangular cubes in salient, of which at the moment only there are four, two of them masked, with a square tower in its interior, at present desmochada, all this of tapial factory, on base of masonry. This exempt tower has 9 m. of side by 11 of height, although at the moment it lacks a floor; It has a lower room illuminated by an embrasure. You enter the tower through a half-point door and located in height. After the Christian conquest of the Castle by the hosts of the Infante Don Alfonso de Castilla, land and strength passed to the Castellana Crown. With the signing of the Pact of Elche in 1305, the Castle and its dependencies pass to the Aragonese Crown, forming part of these lands of the Kingdom of Valencia. It is then when the fortress is donated to Doña Blanca d'Anjou, wife of Jaime II, who orders the reconstruction of its deteriorated walls, taking place during the fourteenth century, a series of reforms in the fortified enclosure, and building on its northwest flank a magnificent triangular tower. The tower of 15 m. on the side by 17 m. of height has no known parallels to the present; It is made of masonry, with reinforcement of chairs in the corners. It is accessed through a semi-circular door facing northwest and located in height, masonry factory. It has two floors and its interior lighting is made through several loopholes. In the middle of the 14th century, the Aragonese King Pedro the Ceremonious, gives the possession of the Castle to Beltrán du Glesquin, noble Breton come to the Iberian Peninsula with the White Companies, as payment for his help in the War of the Pedros, a year later . In 1367 it is sold to Hugo de Calviley, who in 1371 sells it to Mateo de Gornay, Lord of Novelda. Years later he goes back to the crown, being donated by Pedro IV to his wife Doña Sibila de Forcia. In 1391, Don Pedro Maza de Lizana, Lord of Mogente and Chinosa, bought La Mola from Doña Violante de Bar, and in 1448 the Barony of Novelda was established. From that moment the Mola was part of this important manor house, until the abolition of the manors in the first decades of the nineteenth century. Since 1931 it has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest. Open to the public every day of the year. Free entrance. From Monday to Sunday from 10am to 2pm and from 4pm to 7pm. (Winter) From Monday to Sunday from 10am to 2pm and from 5pm to 8pm. (Summer)
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