Towns of South-East Spain - Costa Blanca South

Santa Pola

Originally a sleepy fishing village, Santa Pola is now quite upmarket. About 18 km from Alicante on the N332 coast road overlooking a peaceful bay. The tourist office is next to Parque El Palmeral and well worth a visit when you first arrive. Make sure you spend some time in the park itself, particularly if it’s a really hot day, as the palm trees provide a lovely, cool, shady spot where you can study the tourist information that you’ve just collected. There is some lovely Roman mosaic there and the remains of Portus Illicitanus - a villa dating back to Roman times. Look out for the museum in the castle and the chapel.

Near the castle is Santa Pola’s plaza, which is a great place to spend your evenings. Surrounded by nice bars and restaurants the atmosphere here is great particularly during the summer months.

Santa Pola is still very much a fishing port and there is a very good daily fish market, which gives the town great character. There are 6 sandy beaches and an excellent sports marina so it makes a good water sport base. The Santa Pola Nautical Club has a rowing, sailing and canoeing school. This is a diving resort because of the clear waters as well as being popular with para-gliders and hang-gliders due to the shape of the cape.

Near the park there is a general market on Saturday and throughout the year there are many Fiestas in Santa Pola.

The area by the coast is quite hilly so if you are looking for a flat plot this may not be for you, however there are plenty of properties to choose from and the town is well worth a visit. Santa Pola is a popular resort for Spanish holiday makers and there quite a few apartment blocks by the beach, which are largely owned as holiday retreats for Spanish city workers.

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