Although Torrevieja is not a conventional holiday resort for "package tours", you can usually find what you are looking for if you know where to go. There are the normal activities such as cycling, diving, fishing, golf, horse riding, roller blading, sailing, swimming, tennis, walking, water skiing, wind-surfing, ten-pin bowling, scuba diving, quad bikes, sports complex, etc. More information on certain activities, entertainment, sports, etc, are in alphabetical order below.

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Aquapark in Torrevieja. Offers fun activities for the whole family to enjoy: river rapids, kamikaze slides, wave machine, hydro massage, gentle water slides, swimming pool, etc, but it is only open early June to early September. Website

Aquapark - Parque Acuatico at Quesada, only open early June to early September.

Amusements in the Ten pin bowling alley at the Ozone entertainment centre near Habernas Commercial Centre.

Aqualandia near Benidorm but only opens mid May to early September..

Angling - Spanish Angling Safaris anglingsafaris.com. No licence needed for the beach but get one from Caja Rural bank (branches in Cabo Roig and Torrevieja) for inland waters.

Archery near San Miguel. Website

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Boat trips to Isla Tabarca, Vision Submarina from Torrevieja marina.

Banana boat on the beach at Campoamor (Aguamarina end of the beach) and La Zenia in peak season.

Bullfight - You might not want to if you visit this website!

Bicycle Rental - Tel 96 670 3749 or 6666 27975 to hire a bicycle in the Torrevieja area or Costa Blanca Bike Hire or Hippie Cycle Hire. Phone Dennis on 677 297628 for daily and weekly rates. Based close to Carrefour.

Benidorm Palace. Come off the AP7 at the 2nd Benidorm turnoff. Pay toll and go down the road to the traffic lights at the bottom. Turn left and up to the next set of traffic lights and turn right. Benidorm palace is down that road on the right hand side. Just follow the signs for Mundomar/Aqualandia and it will point you in the right direction.

Bowls. See website www.bowlinginspain.com

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Craft market every evening on Torrevieja promenade with face-painting, hair platting, portraits, wood carving, etc.

Coach Trips. Various trips throughout the year - ring for details. Trips include Murcia, Benidorm, Benidorm Palace, Jalon Valley, Valencia and further in the summer. Reasonable cost. Picking up in Torrevieja, Playa Orihuela, La Mata and surrounding area. English spoken. Coaches air conditioned. Excursions of less than 3 days, book by phone, pay on coach. Only firm bookings accepted. Enquiries / reservations tel 966 785 910, any day 10am to 2pm.

Cinema, Spanish speaking, at the Ozone entertainment centre near Habernas Commercial Centre.

Cinema, English Speaking. The Cine Club shows up to date films in English (with Spanish subtitles) every Saturday and Sunday evening at the excellent Cinema in Pilar de la Horadada. The cinema which can hold about 600 people is just off the main street in Pilar de la Horadada and has ample free car parking. Tickets are just 4 euros and there are
refreshments available. For more information, visit the website at: www.cinemapilar.com

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Entertainment centre at the Emerald Isle, La Florida with two swimming pool, ball park and bouncy castle.

Entertainment centre at the Celtic Isle Irish entertainment centre at Playa Flamenca with own swimming pool.

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Fishing - http://www.costablancafishing.co.uk. You don`t need a fishing licence to fish from the shore in the Valencia region but you do for inland.

Fun fair on Torrevieja promenade, extra rides during peak season.

Fun fair for children. Pola Park in Santa Pola (halfway between Torrevieja and Alicante) is on an area of 24,000 m² which offers more than 20 different attractions: bouncy castles, rides through the park, boating lake, the laser labyrinth, scary rides, a games arcade, a 60m high tower with an excellent panorama, tropical garden mini golf, restaurants, sandwich shops, ice cream parlours, waffle stands. The entry to the park is free.

Fun fair for children next to Carrefour Playas de Orihuela at Playa Flamenca on the N332 coast road. Summer months only.

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Go-kart's next to Carrefour Playas de Orihuela at Playa Flamenca on the N332 coast road. http://www.gokartsorihuelacosta.com/

Gymnasium at the Orihuela Costa Resort at La Zenia. Phone +34 96 676 0800/+34 96 676 1272, fax +34 96 676 1326.

Gymnasium at the Aldea del Mar, near Playa de Los Locos, Torrevieja sea front. Also swimming pool, restaurant, solarium, sauna, jacuzzi and fabulous outdoor pool.

Gymnasium near the Orihuela Costa town hall and a number in the centre of Torrevieja.

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Horse riding. There are riding stables on the other side of the road to Cheers Bar and the Bowls Club in Eagles Nest on the road to San Miguel after Villamartin. They are right next to a great Spanish bar called Alba.

Horse riding. There's another one just by the salt lakes at La Mata. The entrance is on the orange tree grove road (where the Sunday market is), the road that links the Crevillente road north of Torrevieja with the N332 coast road at Guardamar.

Horse riding near San Miguel. Website.

Hot Air Balloon - Aeroglobo

Hiking near San Miguel. Website

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Ice Rink at Elche. Follow the signs to Elche from the N332 coast road at Santa Pola. Once in Elche, turn right on the ring road (following signs to the football stadium and the ice rink. The ice rink (Elche Squash Club) is on the left after about 2km, very close to the football stadium. This ice rink isn´t open all day, just mornings and afternoons and they close for siesta. Some days its only open to schools etc. C/. Mallorca 37, 03203 Elche (Alicante). best to ring first - (0034) 965 453 446.

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Jet ski's on the beach at La Zenia and La Mata in peak season.

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Laser Games (Paintball without the paint!!) at the Lasermaxx Leisure and Sports Centre. Laser games in a 400 square metre maze with amazing visual effects. Also bar, pool and free pickup service. Pol.Ind. Casa Grande Parcels, No.36, Torrevieja. Tel 637418481. Close to KKO disco off the Old Alicante Road.

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Mini golf next to the cinema at the Ozone entertainment centre near Habernas Commercial Centre.

Massage at the Orihuela Costa Resort at La Zenia. Phone +34 96 676 0800/+34 96 676 1272, fax +34 96 676 1326.

Medieval evening events in Alfaz

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Nature - www.iberianature.com

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Parque of Nations near the N332 bypass of Torrevieja. with bouncy castle, fixed slide, boating lake, reptiles, etc.

Park Reina Sofia near the beach at Guardamar. Children's swing/slide area. Ducks and terrapins and red squirrels. There's also an open air theatre for concerts in the summer.

Pedaloes on the beach at Campoamor (Aguamarina end of the beach) and La Zenia in peak season.

Paintball near San Miguel. Website.

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Quad Bikes. There is a company doing quad bikes at Pueblo Principe, near the Mercadona at Campoamor. They are next door to the Rendezvous Bar.

Quad Bikes. El Refugio at La Mata. Great fun, great value.

Quad Bikes near San Miguel. Website.

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Submarine moored in Torrevieja harbour.

Swimming pool, indoor heated and Olympic size. Off the "Pinnacle" roundabout in Avenida Valenciana (old Alicante Road).

Swimming pool at the Orihuela Costa Resort at La Zenia. Phone +34 96 676 0800/+34 96 676 1272, fax +34 96 676 1326.

Swimming pool at the Emerald Isle, La Florida.

Swimming pool at the Celtic Isle Irish, Playa Flamenca.

Swimming pool at the Aldea del Mar, near Playa de Los Locos, Torrevieja sea front. Also bar, restaurant, gym, solarium, sauna, jacuzzi and fabulous outdoor pool.

Sports centre with swimming pool near the Pinnacle on the old Alicante road.

Sauna at the Orihuela Costa Resort at La Zenia.

Safari Park at Elche.

Scuba diving. If you feel confident with your Spanish, you could also try Aquaventura in Torrevieja
email : torrevieja@aquaventura.com or phone +34 965 70 7761.

Scuba diving. Euro Divers diving and water sports social club in Torrevieja. Meet every Tuesday to arrange future wreck, reef, cave, shore and night dives. Diving three times a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. If you live in Spain or are just on holiday you are welcome to join. Ring Eric on +34 965328941 or email judithcamm@yahoo.co.uk.

Scuba diving. Costa Blanca Dive Club. Divers of all ages, levels and nationalities. Dive activities through the week and at weekends. PADI instructors conducting courses from Discover to Dive master. For further information contact Debbs or Sharon on +34 610024616 or +34 636506765.

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Ten pin bowling at the Ozone entertainment centre near Habernas Commercial Centre.

Tennis at the Orihuela Costa Resort at La Zenia. Phone +34 96 676 0800/+34 96 676 1272, fax +34 96 676 1326.

Theme Park near Benidorm - Terra Mitica.

Theme Park near Benidorm - Mundamar.

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Entertainment for twenty and thirty year olds.
Many bars in all areas, predominately Spanish in town (plus Irish bars) but multicultural in the urbanisations outside town, particularly south along the N332 through Playa Flamenca, La Zenia, Cabo Roig, etc. Spanish pubs and clubs are welcoming as long as you don't be the stereotypical Brit lout abroad. Monroes, Correcaminos, Shannons and Durrty Nellies are town bars worth visiting.
Go to the water fountain on the promenade road by the harbour. In the roads behind are loads of bars, plus a few disco's, catering for young people. It only hot's up after 11pm and then its packed. The streets are closed off in the high season and there must be a dozen disco pubs who put their tables and chairs on the streets. Then you could go to Lancelot, la Facultidad, and La Galeria , located on Avda de las Haberneras / "Old Alicante Road". Near the Aquapark, just behind the Avda Los Corte Valenciana (in the industrial area) is KKO, Dr Hooks and the biggest Pacha (club) in Spain with foam parties and other special events. A searchlight shining into the sky shows you where they are located!
Don't go in illuminated sign "Night Clubs" - they are brothels!!

Be aware that if you go clubbing and want a taxi at 4am in the morning, you could struggle BIG style. Torrevieja taxi drivers don't seem to want to work nights and there are no official minicabs so you might have some long walks.

And don't miss the Blues Brothers at the Temple Bar in Flamenca Beach Commercial Centre (4 nights).

Entertainment for children and youngsters in the winter
Torrevieja has, in recent years, grown to be one of the most popular and important centres on the Mediterranean for residential tourism. No "package" tours come to this area. However, because of this, entertainment for children and youngsters, who do not indulge in the great "bar" life here, is limited when the weather is not suitable for the beach or swimming pool (normally October through to May). Although the weather can often be around 10 degrees or more in the daytime in the winter months, a wind chill factor can often make it quite chilly. People who say that we have 320 days of sunshine a year aren't actually lying, although it might not be sunny all day, but you can have sunshine and not be very warm.

Most areas in and around the town centre, where the population are mainly Spanish, are often quite desolate in the winter, particularly in the evening. Many Spanish restaurants close in January and February to have their holidays as they cannot close in the summer. Most "ex-Pats" such as the British, Irish, etc, live in the suburbs south of Torrevieja. However, nightly entertainment is again based around restaurant and bar life as is limited in the winter.

For the winter months, there is ten pin bowling with amusement machines, Parque of Nations (fixed slide, reptiles, etc). Some boats trips may still operate in good weather from the harbour and there is an afternoon and early evening craft market on the town promenade. There is a Municipal pool/Municipal Sports Centre.

For children, we have to admit that places such as Benidorm may be more suitable but still have limited facilities for youngsters.

Information and advice for families in Spain - www.kidsinspain.es

Taxi's
Although not classed as a full "package tour" area, the taxi service has improved recently but there are not hundreds touring the streets with green lights on.

Ring Orihuela Costa Radio taxis on 966 761 088 if you are in the Orihuela Costa area. (Put 0034 in front if using a non Spanish phone). They have got various waiting areas including at La Zenia roundabout, at Flamenca Beach Commercial, etc.

Ring Torrevieja Radio Cabs on 965 712 277 or 965 711026 if you are in the Torrevieja area. (Put 0034 in front if using a non Spanish phone). There are also taxi ranks by church, by police station opposite Carrefour, by the bus station, by fountain on main promenade, etc. Numbers are in the house books that we put in each property and also on many lamp posts.