Things To Do In Torrevieja!

New visitors to the area sometimes ask about interesting things to do in Torrevieja. The response usually includes the beaches, golf courses, kids activities, markets, shopping, nightlife and eating out. But how do you find out about all the other events?

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You will see that there is more than meets the eye when it comes to the wide variety of fun and relaxing things to do in Torrevieja.

Things To Do In Torrevieja

These Things To Do are not listed in any particular order and are only a small guide to the large selection of possible activities in the area.

Local Markets And Shopping

Torrevieja boasts one of the largest open air street markets in Spain. It is set up in the vicinity of the bus station every Friday, and people come from miles around to pick up a bargain or to buy fruit and vegetables fresh from the farm.

Local handcrafts can also be purchased in the numerous stalls set up along the Paseo de la Libertad. The most typical local handcrafted products are salt boats, the frames of which are immersed in the saltflats where, after a certain time, these tiny vessels become encrusted with white salt crystals.

The indoor market is open daily for fish, fruit, vegetables and fresh meat and is situated in the centre of town.
Each evening, close to the harbour, you will find the craft market where you can buy hand made Jewellery or maybe some carved art from Africa or even some leather goods at a fraction of the price at home.
The town boasts all kinds of commercial establishments, ranging from large hypermarkets to small shops.

Food

For "foodies", Torrevieja is a gastronomic paradise with a mouthwatering variety of restaurants of all kinds. Along with the local fresh fish restaurants and typical cuisine of the region you'll find a wealth of international restaurants - Italian, French, German, Chinese, Indian, Mexican, Serbian, Croatian…to name but a few! The cost of food and drinks in Torrevieja is very cheap compared with food back home. And of course, there are the usual fast food chains such as Burger King too.

The typical Torrevieja Speciality is the "Caldero", which consists of different fish types, rice and the juice of the fish, this you can eat almost anywhere in town.

Other typical sea flavour dishes are rice with fresh anchovy, cooked codfish, red bream, mackerel, ray and other fish, which are prepared in there are own special way in various restaurants.
There are also many specialised restaurants that represent the kitchen of the different Spanish regions.

Golf

Please click on the separate link to find out information about the local Golf Courses.

For Children

Aquopolis Water Park is a great day out for all the family. It has rapids, Kamikaze & Zig Zag water slides. Wave pool, swimming pools & infants pool. Jacuzzi, mini golf, restaurant, cafeteria & lots more. This fun water park is a great place to visit when the sun is beating down, taking a dip in the pools is the only thing that will cool you off. The life guards keep an eye on what’s going on making sure everything runs smoothly. You have the option to bring food and drink with you, or you can use the existing bars and restaurants (fast food), on the premises. Kids love it.

A small, permanent fun fair has its home just off the Promenade too.

Indiana Bill's is a children's soft play park that has been specially designed and created for all children aged 12 and under. They have 2 separate soft play areas that will challenge the skills of climbing, crawling, jumping and sliding all within an air-conditioned environment. The indoor children's multi activity soft play centre will keep the children entertained for many hours and help them burn off all that excess energy.

Sports Activities

Torrevieja has a superb selection of sports for the enthusiast, including sailing, diving, tennis, bowls, athletics, football and a gymnasium. With several Championship golf courses around Torrevieja, it is an ideal place to relax and enjoy a golfing holiday.

Excursions

You can take a boat ride to the island of Tabarca where you can scuba dive or sail along the coast. Boat rides are available from the port of Torrevieja, as well as fishing trips.

There are many things to do in Torrevieja including watersport activities for the adventurous, good nightlife places for the nocturnal and the Torrevieja fun-fair and the Aquopolis Water Park for the children.
Why would you want to go anywhere else for your holiday?