The Mirador del Faro is located in the vicinity of the Santa Pola Lighthouse. It is a new construction very visited by tourists and locals due to the fantastic views that can be obtained from the coast of Alicante, Cabo las Huertas and Isla Grossa facing the Mar Menor.
Another coastal defence was erected in “Punta d´Ambolo”, also known as the “Torre del Descubridor” (Discoverer’s Tower), with a single floor and two sentry boxes which have now disappeared. Its splendid location allows the view to travel from “Cabo de la Nao” up to the “Punta de Moraira”.
Renaissance defensive tower built in the sixteenth century under the reign of Philip II, who was part of the coastal surveillance system against piracy.
The Aguas de Busot Spa is an architectural complex built in the 19th century in the municipality of Aigües, province of Alicante (Valencian Community). Originally designed, designed and titled "Hotel Miramar Winter Station", by its owner and promoter, Mr. Conde de Casa Rojas (and Marqués del Bosch), was conceived as an urban complex of large dimensions (some particular retains the plans of the original project), located opposite the old thermal springs that always existed in the area, presided by the central building corresponding to the hotel (equipped with roulette and the new English system of sanitary watertight or WC), and surrounded by numerous buildings and roads that crossed the adjacent places, including, among other services, two catholic chapels, a navigable pool, a bakery, a farm, multiple banks, roundabouts and other elements, most of which were erased in the 20th century. The nineteenth-century hotel activity was visited by SSMM the King and Queen of Spain, and was disseminated among potential customers through annual memorials that Mr. Conde commissioned to write to the various medical directors that the Hotel had (some copies are kept). The Civil War interrupted the hotel activity; and at the end of it, an attempt was made to promote an anti-tuberculosis infant sanatorium in the same facilities. The history of the spa is known with absolute chronological precision. Originally, the properties of the waters were already described in Roman and Muslim chronicles; In the 15th century, safe-conducts were granted to the Moriscos. From this time, the oldest known document is a privilege signed on November 30, 1596, giving ownership of the waters to the city of Alicante, which will hold it until 1816. The only building that is currently conserved was built in 1816 by the engineer and architect Pedro García Faria, while the Count of Casa Rojas embellished the adjacent lands with small houses away from the spa for those who did not want to be close to the bustle. Later, a conflict between the Public Administration and the family of Mr. Conde would begin, whom the Jurisdiction ended up recognizing as the legitimate owner. In 1865 the construction of the "Hotel Miramar" and a new spa took advantage of the thermal waters of the area. This hotel had a casino, party room, church, sports facilities and playground for children and its splendor lasted until 1930. It is said that the Marquis of Bosch, owner of the Hotel, lost it in a poker game. In 1936, the State acquired the building and converted it into an anti-tuberculosis hospital, targeting children with tuberculosis. After the Civil War (1936-1939) and when the disease was extinguished it was abandoned. Towards 1973, the National Antituberculous Patronato made a project to rehabilitate and expand the building, but it remained on paper. In 1989 the company Prognosis acquired the building with the intention of reforming it. In 1993 he signed an urban agreement with the Consistory to develop the construction project of two hotels and a spa. After a cascade of lawsuits between this company and the Town Hall of Aigües, the Spa was bought by Valentín Botella (President of Hercules CF) in 2006.
The salt pans are a unique enclave with great biological and landscape richness. In the 1980s it was abandoned and became the particular paradise of many species of birds. A new modality of ecotourism was born in Calp, motivated by the study and observation of birds and their habitats, ornithological tourism or birdwatching. A total of 173 species of registered birds shows us the importance of this wetland. Emphasize the populations of common flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) that reaches several hundred specimens and the common stilt (Himantopus himantopus). In addition, specimens of Gray Heron, Black-rumped Plover, European Rail and Common Coot have been recorded, including some species in delicate situations such as the Marbled Teal or the White Jar. Of all these birds that can be seen in the salt flats, there is no doubt that the most spectacular and striking is the common flamenco. This bird, with a wingspan of up to 170 cm and a length of 140 cm surprises with its strange silhouette and very long neck. Another singular resident of the salt mines is the common stilt, unmistakable for its long red tarsi, its peak reaching 7 cm. and its contrasted black and white plumage. The common stilt is a frequent bird in the salinas.
Viewpoint with picnic area and parking enabled. The Muntanyeta Verda, a small promontory about 50 meters high, is located at the northwest end of the Natural Park. In it is represented much of the vegetation typical of the Mediterranean mountain.
In the main area of the viewpoint there are banks, and the two secondary areas, on two levels, urban furniture has been located as picnic tables, banks and bins. A parking area for cars, motorcycles and bicycles and various pedestrian routes has also been prepared. Likewise, it has proceeded to repopulation with holm oaks and junipers in alcorques formed by masonry walls, as well as shrubs of native and resistant species, lavender, rosemary, thyme, Kermes oak, and others.
The visitor arrives at the Cross, Creu del Portitxol, sheltered from the coast in a zone which was a natural mooring zone in Ancient times. However, when raising their view, it will be difficult for visitors to distract their gaze from the scenario represented by the barge run aground just a few meters away: The island of Portitxol, an islet which has a 300 m diameter, which was once inhabited and in fact, several burial sites have been discovered there.
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