Walks in Torrevieja

A new 48 page guide has just been published containing three illustrated walks around the town and neighbouring areas. The walks are designed to be both interesting and informative about local history and the environment around Torrevieja.

Included in the guide is a small DVD which can be downloaded to an ipod or mp3 you playerproviding you with a commentary which can be used as you do the walks.

The first is the"salt route" which explores places and points of interest to do with the salt industry on which the town was founded. The route takes in the old railway station, the Ricardo Lafuente museum of Habaneras, the Salt Industry interpretation centre which contains many exhibits about the salt industry, the Museo del Mar y la Sal, the Eras de Sal and includes the waterway channel between the sea and the salt lakes as well as the Paseo Maritimo.

The second walk is the "sailor route" and starts in the main square in the town ending up right at the end of the Dique de Levante taking in the fishing fleet, the static exhibits of the submarine and the customs boat, the Casino and the port itself along the way.

The last walk is the "nature route" and is a guided walk around the park at La Mata starting at the Visitors’ centre and ending at the observation tower close to the Crevillente road at the Los Montesinos roundabout.

The guide, which is beautifully illustrated and packed with interesting background information, has been published in Spanish, English, French and German and can be obtained from Tourist information offices in the town.