{"id":1414,"date":"2020-03-13T16:33:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T16:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wintersunexpert.com\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2022-09-13T09:15:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:15:20","slug":"spend-your-winter-in-torrevieja-spain-is-torrevieja-a-good-snowbird-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wintersunexpert.com\/spend-your-winter-in-torrevieja-spain-is-torrevieja-a-good-snowbird-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Spend your fall, winter, or spring in Torrevieja, Spain: Is Torrevieja a good snowbird location?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Torrevieja is a city in Spain's southeastern province of Alicante, on the Costa Blanca. It's well known for its Mediterranean climate and coastline. Its located approximately 40 minutes south of Alicante airport. This city has amazing gardens, tremendous beaches, and pools with delicate sand and crystal clear waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like many of today's coastal resorts, Torrevieja's origins are heavily linked with fishing and the Mediterranean trade routes. This city was a safe haven for passing fishermen and sailors to protect themselves from storms. Some of these sheltering seamen decided to stay and make this area their new home, the town of Torrevieja. Many of these new inhabitants were from what is now the West coast of Italy, which is still evident today from the number of Italian surnames in the Torrevieja area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Torrevieja has been a key\nproducer of salt for many generations. The name Torrevieja (literal meaning Old\nTower) comes from the Old Watch Tower that was located in the salt beds near\nthe salt pier and used to keep an eye over this valuable mineral before it set\noff on its long journey overseas. Whilst salt extraction is still big business\nin the area, today, 2 of these unique lagoons are now the heart of the La Mata\nand Torrevieja Lagoons Nature Reserve. Together, these 2 protected reserves\ncover a total of 3,700 Hectares, 52% of the reserve, and are home to a large\nvariety of animal and plant species making them a key tourist attraction in the\narea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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