The local restaurants are fantastic:
And will cater for every one's taste buds, from Spanish Tapas, great fish dishes, steak that melts in your mouth and not forgetting the good old English breakfast for those of you that could be missing home all within a 10 min walk from the villa.
There are 2 water parks within 15 minutes drive, as well has the local Salt lakes, which are well worth taking a walk over, the colours from the lakes are unbelievable, and a short drive away you can find the Flamingo's which live on the lakes as well.
There are some superb beaches in the area:
All within a 15 minute drive, for those of you with young families, then a 30 minute drive to a beach down by Murcia Airport called Los Alcazares is well worth the drive, the sea is very calm and shallow, which is great for children to play safely in. There are also some fantastic places to eat, which open early, so you can come off the beach, feed the family, head back to the villa, bathe and put the children to bed and then relax and enjoy a bottle of wine on the balcony. For a more lively atmosphere, Guardamar beaches are great fun in the waves and have a fantastic night market and funfair, as well as some great restaurants.
Shopping and Fun::
Supermarket under 10 mins walk, Bar and Restaurant- 2 mins walk. Various banks/shops/bars and restaurants in Quesada about 10 mins walk. Shopaholics will enjoy the huge hypermarket (Carrefour) and the new Habaneras shopping complex next door (60 top name and local shops) , children and adults are well catered for with a bowling alley, play areas, KFC, McDonalds and much more all in the same area, just a 15 minute drive away on the outskirts of Torrevieja. Horse riding and Quad biking are also within a 20 minutes drive.
Local Markets 7 days a week
Monday : Elche, Orihuela, Santa Pola,San Pedro del Pinatar Tuesday : Alicante, Orihuela Wednesday : Guardamar, La Mata, San Miguel de Salinas Thursday : San Javier, Rojales, Alicante Friday : Torrevieja, Pilar de la Horadada Saturday : Almoradi, Playa Flamenca, Santa Pola, Elche, Alicante Sunday : Elche, El Campo de Guardamar, El Zoco Benijofar
Golf:
GOLF: Alenda Club de Golf (18) Tel.: 96 562 03 31 Fax: 96 562 17 96 Alicante Golf (18) Tel.: 96 515 20 43 Fax: 96 516 37 37 Campo de Golf Villamartín (18) Tel.: 96 676 51 27 Fax: 96 676 51 58 Club de Golf Bonalba (18) Tel./Fax: 96 595 53 37 Club de Golf Oliva Nova (18) Tel.: 96 285 59 75 Fax: 96 283 87 54 Golf & Country Club La Marquesa (18) Tel.: 96 671 42 58 Fax: 96 671 42 67 Las Ramblas de Orihuela, Villamartín (18) Tel.: 96 532 20 11 Fax: 96 532 21 59 Real Club de Golf Campoamor (18) Alicante Golf Club, Bonalba Golf Club. La Finca Golf Club and Marquesa Golf Club are only 10 minutes drive, Las Ramblas Golf Club, Villamartin Golf Club all within 1/2 Hr drive. Crazy golf is only 5 minutes walk.
