Holiday apartment in Santa Pola between the sea, salt marshes and history
Accommodation in Santa Pola
The Museo del Mar is housed in the Castillo Fortaleza of Santa Pola. The Castillo-Fortaleza of Santa Pola was built in the 16th century and transformed into a bastioned fortress.
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Culture
Santa Pola is home to an ancient factory for producing salted fish and meat dating from the 4th century BC. Casa del Palmeral shows the arrangement of rooms around a courtyard in a grand country house from the 4th century BC.
The excavations at La Picola uncovered a fortified Iberian settlement from the 5th to 4th century BC, with Greek-influenced urban planning features and a clear commercial and port function. Cueva de las Arañas contains a rock painting of a horse that forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of prehistoric rock art in the Mediterranean region.
Nature
The protected Salinas de Santa Pola Nature Park encompasses parts of the municipalities of Santa Pola and Elche in the province of Alicante. The El-Pinet itinerary takes approximately two hours and follows a small path between former salt pans and dunes.
Along this route, visitors can observe flamingos, pied avocets, black-winged stilts and little terns, as well as the typical salt-marsh vegetation. The visitor centre of the Salinas de Santa Pola Nature Park, the Museo de la Sal, is open Monday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Coast and water
The Mirador del Faro is connected to its car park by a fully accessible path. The Mirador del Faro offers panoramic views of the Mediterranean Sea and the island of Tabarca.
Playa de la Ermita is a natural beach opposite the Ermita de la Virgen del Rosario. Activities such as windsurfing, kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding are possible at Santa Pola’s Gran Playa.
From the port of Santa Pola, you can take a boat to the nearby island of Tabarca.
Experiences
The museum ship Esteban González offers guided tours focusing on trawling and the lives of fishermen on board. The Santa Pola Aquarium displays part of the Mediterranean flora and fauna.
The Santa Pola Aquarium is considered to have been the oldest seawater aquarium in the Comunitat Valenciana when it was founded. “A Seafaring Lineage from Santa Pola” is a 3.1-kilometre fully accessible route with 13 stops.
Festivals
In Santa Pola, the Fiestas Patronales and the Moros y Cristianos are celebrated in honour of the Virgen de Loreto from 1 to 8 September. These festivals hold the status of a Festival of Autonomous Tourist Interest in the Comunitat Valenciana.
For the overarching travel overview: Alicante.
Further destinations
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