Golf Courses in the Area.:
If you put in a web search for 'golf + Torrevieja ' it will bring up 1,100,000 results in 0.35 seconds and a further click on the results will tell you about the four main courses. All of which are within 10-15 minutes drive of our apartment.
Brief details are as follows. If you want more information... do the web search above. You'll get phone, fax numbers and e-mail addresses together with price lists and photographs of what to look forward to.
'Villamartin is one of the best courses in Spain, probably the best in this region and also hosted the Spanish Open' Fore! magazine January 2000.
Las Ramblas, the incredible water hazards-the ramblas-which make this golf course different from all the others in the area. Take plenty of balls. You'll need them'. Fore! magazine January 2000.
La Finca, a new course opened in 2002.
Campoamour, built in two valleys, lush fairways and fast greens with palm, pine and orange trees. Very smart clubhouse restaurant and bars.
Go-karting & Water Parks:
There is a good Go-Karting circuit a mile or two down the N332 which will give you the opportunity to show everyone what the world missed when you decided not to go into motor racing as a profession!
If you have never had a go at Go-Karting before you are missing out on a lot of fun. It is definitely worth having a go at least once. The Karts have a low centre of gravity and are very stable, so get your money out, your helmet on and give it a go!
Beware if letting you kids have a go as they tend not to use brakes and worry their mothers! There are karts that both you and your son/daughter can to round in together and you both get a steering wheel.
For a great day out there is the water park in Torrevieja. Keep costs down by taking your own picnic and enjoy the water flumes and slides. There are videos of what to expect on youtube if you do a search on torrevieja water park Aquapolis. If you look hard enough you can usually find some discount vouchers on the entry fees.
Eating out.:
You don't go on holiday to do all the cooking. Although the kitchen is equiped with all that you need to cook if you want to there are plenty of restaurants offering menus from all parts of the Globe in Torrevieja and prices that are not wallet busting! In easy walking distance are enough restaurants to last a week without eating in the same place twice. There is an impressive looking Japanese/Chinese restaurant housed in a traditional Chinese pagoda type building about 500m down the road if you want to spend a few bob on a special celebration meal. Alternatively there is the Nautilus restaurant overhanging the coastline if you want to walk the kilometre to the beach. If you drive up to Villamartin Plaza (10 minutes tops) there are umpteen restaurants, and I'd recommend going at least once. Eduardo's is quite a nice place but they are all of a good standard and the plaza itself does have a bit of a buzz about it.
If it is your birthday, Puccini's will feed you for free!
Other Activities:
tennis courts 500m down the road, Go-Karting 1500m .
