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.
North of the Coveta Fumá, this small cove with clean waters is perfect for diving and water sports. Access: With the Tram: Stop - Cala Piteres
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.
Following local walking path SL-CV50, which comes down along the barranco de la Viuda, you will reach a cove which is only accessible on foot or by sea. On the way in you'll see the remains of an old lookout point where the police would watch for tobacco and fabric smugglers. You'll also see the fishermens' shelters, which are still in use today. This pebble and rock cove is 120 metres long and 10 metres wide. It has been declared a plant micro-reserve, with species such as the Giant Orchid (Barlia robertiana), Broom or genista (Genista tricuspidata) and morning glory (Convolvulus valentinus).
Hernandiano in the corner is the house where poet Miguel Hernández lived with his family. Us discover its beautiful facade, painted the traditional way with gray base, recercado doors and windows in dark ocher and light ocher wall. Inside the visitor can relive moments of the poet's life through its rooms: the room of Michael, the kitchen, the patio shed for goats and the garden, which is the famous Higuera so often I am inspired by his first verses.
Cala Piteras has another Blue Flag, it is a charming beach. Although it is not particularly large, the beach has one of the most important fields of Posidonia in the south of the province. This beach is the perfect base to enjoy a day on the beach and snorkelling. A 100% accessible beach with the ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and UNE 187001 certifications and the Qualitur and Ecoplayas awards.
Skate park named in homage to Ignacio Echeverría, who died in the London terrorist attacks when he confronted the attackers in defense of a woman. The sculpture is a creation of the artists from Alicante, Roberto Llopis and Tom Rock, which represents a skateboard track with a skateboard on top and an engraving of the image of Ignacio Echeverría.
Throughout history these lands suffered numerous attacks by pirates who landed on the coast and made raids and plundered the inland areas. The coastal watchtowers were built with the purpose of warning of the approach of pirates' ships, by communicating each other by means of fires and other signals. An example of this type of watchtowers is the sober 16th century defensive Tower of Horadada, which is located between El Puerto and El Conde Beaches. It owes its name to the holes which are inside the tower itself and which served to communicate the different rooms of it. The declaration of our tower as BIC (Cultural Heritage Property) by the Second Additional Provision to Law 16/1985 was an important point to be remember. Because of that, we think that it is a real honour to have it on our coast.
This museum occupies the 18th century Gravina Palace, which once belonged to the Count of Lumiares and housed the Provincial Archives. It exhibits works owned by the Provincial Council of Alicante, with collections comprising works of art created in Alicante from the Middle Ages through to the early 20th century. Open in 2019.
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