Costa Blanca has a reputation as being paradise!. Coupled with the mildest of winter climates and excellent sporting and leisure facilities the Costa Blanca is a prime location. In the Southern Costa Blanca, Torrevieja is the main town where the vast majority of beaches have been awarded the EEC Blue Flag Award for cleanliness and rightly so, an ideal place for a relaxing break. From the shallow lagoons and extensive sand dunes of the south to the deeply indented rocky coves and bays of the north, this privileged corner of Spain offers everything that has made this country so highly favoured.

The clear blue waters and stunning underwater scenery make it a diver's paradise, while the setting of the sun, as it bathes sea, sky and land in a rich golden glow, is an experience not easily forgotten. Further south, the cliffs are a creamy white tint from which the Costa Blanca (white coast) derives its name. Covered with Mediterranean scrub and coastal pine, this is an area whose romantic lighthouses and ancient ruins encapsulate the history and soul of the Mediterranean. While the coast boasts excellent transport facilities of motorways, railways, ferry ports and 3 international airports, Costa Blanca is one of the most stunning and unspoilt areas in Europe. With average temperatures between 18 & 28 degrees the climate is not only healthy-rated one of the best by the World Health Organisation- but also made just for you, with health and fitness spas, 19 golf courses and every watersport imaginable.

Playa Flamenca can cater for many different types of holiday. Summer or winter breaks; an historic or maratime break ; a golf or beach break ; or a fun holiday with your family and children, on the many blue flag beaches in the area

Playa Flamenca is every golfers Mediterranean dream, with 3 beautiful championship courses of international prestige, within a 10 minutes drive of your villa. Facilities include : Club Hire; Caddie Car & Buggie Hire; Pro Shop; Driving Range; Putting Green; and Restaurant. The fabulous Villamartin is a frequent venue for the Mediterranean Open. Campoamor, set amongst the palm and pine trees is a beauty to behold. Las Ramblas, another magnificent course, is a real test of golf. Within a 30 minutes drive, you can select from another 8 courses, each with its own unique design, including the world famous La Manga, and La Finca courses. All are challenging, but are most enjoyable to play.

On the historic side, the Orihuela region, with its many museums, churches, and historic buildings, is well worth a visit. The old part of the town of Orihuela was declared a historic-artistic and monumental area in 1969. There are many noble buildings, six of which are declared Cultural Heritage. History is also in abundance in the nearby towns of Murcia and Cartagena.

For the lovers of ecological and environmental tourism, you may like to visit the lakes of La Mata and Torrevieja, where you can enjoy a mudbath, recommended by doctors around the world for its curative properties for a large number of rheumatic, dermatological, heart and respiratory complaints.

Playa Flamenca is a quite residental area, non-commercialised, but near to all the required holiday facilities, i.e. blue-flag beachs, championship golf, tennis, water sports, aqua parks, and go-carting. Ten minutes walk from a large shopping complex, 7 restaurants and 5 bars. Torrevieja, a 10 minutes drive away, is a beautiful Spanish town, boasting a marina, waterfront market, street entertainment, shops, numerous cafes, bistros, restaurants, bars, and a beautiful church square. The superb palm-lined promenade and harbour board-walk are the ideal place to go for that evening stroll.

To get there:
From Alicante airport, take the N332 road to Cartagena. Stay on this road for approximately 44Km, or 35 minutes, driving at normal speed. By-pass Santa Pola, La Marina, Guardamar, La Mata, Torrevieja, and Punta Prima. Pass through the next small roundabout, and you will be approaching a slip road to the right which is signposted for Playa Flamenca.

From Murcia airport, take the N332, towards Alicante. Stay on this road for 25 km, then go straight over the roundabout at Le Zenia and take the next left turning to Playa Flamenca.

Activities nearby:

• Tennis in town
• Watersports
• Waterpark
• Horse Riding
• Fishing

The fine white sand of Torrevieja beaches is one of the main attractions for visitors,as well as the calmness of the waters. The warm Mediterranean Sea is crystal clear and calm and most beaches provide entertainment areas for children, volleyball fields, water slides, showers and cafes along the promenades for refreshments.

There are numerous glorious beaches, as you would expect in the Torrevieja area. La Mata, La Zenia, Playa Flamenca, Los Locos, El Cura and Lo Ferris to name just a few. These are some of the best (blue flag) beaches in the Mediterranean and most have entertainment area for children, volleyball nets, bars and restaurants. Plus of course, golden sand and crystal clear water. The climate and the beaches lend themselves to a variety of water sports like water skiing, wind surfing and surfing.

Playa del Cura beach is one of the most popular since it has games for childrens, showers, rent of hammocks and service of alertness of the Red Cross. It possesses numerous bars and restaurants along his animated walk.

Los Locos Beach, also called El Salaret beach is made of fine golden sand, with clear blue waters. Towards the north, the environment becomes marked by a succession of small coves that spread up to Cabo Cervera. This part of the beach has been adapted for persons of limited mobility.This beach has parking, red cross, lifeguard and special handicapped persons facilities, ice-cream stand, newstand, restaurants, bus stop, promenade, public phones.You can practice here Windsurfing, watercycles, water tube and water parachuting.

Playa de los Naufragos has a semiurban aspect, it shows a few clean waters and a thin sand of an almost white color. The beach is always well visited. Only one kilometre from here you can visit Torrevieja Marina Internacional. This marina has excellent installations with a restaurant, shops and other services for marine sports. Torrevieja is the home port of the largest fleet of sailing boats in the Mediterranean. Today the esteemed Real Club Nautico of Torrevieja & Puerto Deportivo Marina holds in excess of 1500 mooring places of high quality.

Playa del Cura also has the Blue Flag award. This beach has parking, red cross, kids park, water skii, taxi stand, Promenade, bus stop, restaurants, special handicapped persons facilities, public phones, beach umbrellas and hammocks, cleaning service and waste bins.You can practice here beach sports like windsurf and watercycles.

Torrelamata Beach has many attractions for diving and the practice of nautical sports. Torrelamata beach is a beach that has very many services, ideal for the family. The beach is always very clean and there are lifeguards for your security. The water has a wonderfull blue color and is crystal clear.This beach has special handicapped persons facilities, parking, showers, cleaning service, waste bins, public phones, chiringuitos and restaurants.

With a year round average temperature of around 22ºC, the Costa Blanca is probably one of the perfect places to practice golf on the Mediterranean coast. Dubbed "Spain's Golf Coast" by developers, the Costa Blanca is entering a new phase of growth with a marked increase in golf development. There are already 15 championship courses located between Alicante and La Manga and with 10 more courses due to be developed or already being constructed, this eastern Costa is well on the way to rivaling the Costa del Sol for golf property and golf investment opportunities. With the possibility of a televised PGA event, agents are talking about a 50% increase in the value of golf property Costa Blanca and are expecting a surge of interest, particularly from northern Europeans. Already a popular area for property buyers both from Europe and from within Spain, the Costa Blanca is a natural choice for new golf developments. The area not only has a enviable year-round climate, encouraging winter golfing and thus year-round rentals for golf property owners, it also has excellent access with daily flights to and from all major European cities to three airports (Alicante, Valencia and Murcia). Golf development in this area will provide a range of properties for sale from villas to townhouses and apartments, all presenting an excellent investment opportunity for those interested in buying golf property in the Costa Blanca.