Guardamar del Segura
A town on the Costa Blanca at the mouth of the river Segura, with eleven kilometres of sandy beach and a pine forest that was planted a century ago to stop the dunes burying it.
The town
Guardamar is quieter than its neighbours. The dunes along the coast were planted with more than half a million pines from 1900 onwards, after the sand had already swallowed part of the old village. What grew out of it is a forest you can walk through on boardwalks, directly behind the beach.
The centre has the everyday things — market, bakeries, pharmacies, restaurants — within walking distance. The nearest restaurant is about 200 metres from the house, the nearest supermarket about 400 metres.
- Nearest restaurant
- 200 m
- Nearest supermarket
- 400 m
Beaches
All four are golden sand. The first two are within walking distance of the house.
- Platja La Roqueta
- 100 m
- Platja Centre
- 200 m
- Playa El Moncayo
- 750 m
- Playa de La Babilonia
- 1.3 km
Worth the drive
Distances by road from the house.
- Aquopolis water park, Torrevieja
- 10.1 km
- Habaneras shopping centre, Torrevieja
- 10.4 km
- Torrevieja marina
- 12.0 km
- Salinas de Santa Pola nature reserve
- 12.2 km
- Salt museum, Santa Pola
- 14.4 km
- Las Colinas golf course
- 16.7 km
- Zenia Boulevard shopping centre
- 18.2 km
- Cabo Roig beach
- 19.7 km
Getting there
Two airports serve the area. Alicante has the wider choice of flights; Murcia is often cheaper from the UK and the Netherlands. A hire car is worth having — the beach is walkable, the rest of the coast is not.
- Alicante–Elche airport
- 24.4 km
- Región de Murcia International airport
- 52.1 km
The area in pictures
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a car?
Not for the beach or the shops — both are a walk away. For Torrevieja, Santa Pola, the salt lakes or the golf courses you will want one.
What is the pink lake?
Las Salinas de Torrevieja, a salt lagoon about twelve kilometres away. The colour comes from algae and the bacteria that live in very salty water; it is strongest in the summer months.
Is the beach suitable for children?
Platja La Roqueta and Platja Centre are wide, sandy and shelve gently. Both have food and drink nearby.
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