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Guardamar, on the sunny Costa Blanca, in Spain |
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Guardamar (full name Guardamar del Segura) offers everything you need for a
holiday in Spain. As you go through this website you'll get a flavour of what's
on offer. Guardamar, on the Costa Blanca, in Spain, is surrounded by two large and beautiful natural salt water lakes which form the "Salinas de Guardamar" and are an official Spanish Nature Reserve. These lakes attract a wide variety of bird life. Guardamar has learned a few lessons from places like Benidorm, because you'll find no high-rise skyscrapers or package holiday hotels in Guardamar and because Guardamar is orientated towards families and couples, you'll find no night-time trouble with lager louts etc. Guardamar, also known as Guardamar del Segura and very often mis-spelt as Gaurdamar, Guadamar, Guadarmar, Guadarmer, Guardamer and Guardarmar, is a developing tourist centre and one of the most important on the Mediterranean coast. However, you'll find it is not nearly as commercialised as the Costa Blanca resorts to the north of Alicante. It still retains that special "Spanish" feel and is in a relaxed environment. The concentration of salt and warm temperatures, combine to endow Guardamar and nearby areas with a particularly healthy micro-climate, recommended by doctors for its beneficial properties. Bathing in the salt lagoons is also becoming popular for many medicinal reasons. The climate in Guardamar makes it an ideal location for year round holiday activities, especially if you want to fulfil that yearning for some sunshine during those dreary winter months in the UK. On average, Guardamar enjoys 320 days of sunshine per year and an average daily temperature of 17°C. Temperatures in July and August are typically 30°C. Many people prefer the months when the weather can be near perfect in April, May, June, September, October and November.
"At the end of February 2007, we were enjoying a very pleasant walk around the marina and along the outer sea wall. As well as admiring the boats in the marina, we were able to watch the local fishermen unloading their catch alongside the fish market all within 15 minutes. No crowds, no noise, just perfect peace and quiet, it was great." Please find a photo of the marina in Guardamar below :
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Banks The Halifax bank in Guardamar, known as the Banco Halifax Hispania was opened in 2006 and obviously attracts huge numbers of English-speaking people.
If you lose any Barclays debit cards or Barclaycards, just call from the UK to
01604 230 230, or from Spain to (0044) 1604 230 230 |
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Scenery Festivities are an important part of life in Guardamar - the enthusiasm of the locals will make you want to participate and be more than a mere spectator. There's a carnival in Guardamar in February, with costumes and outdoor parties. Holy Week (March/April), with processions and scenes from the Passion. First and second Monday of Easter (March/April). Moors and Christians (2nd fortnight of July), in honour of Saint James, with parades of comparsas (mock warrior companies), sieges of the castle, fireworks and the re-enactment of the legend of 'Encantà. There's also the feast in honour of the Virgin of the Rosary. Some of the dates for the fiestas in Guardamar change every year, for more
details on the Guardamar fiestas, just click once on the following link,
fiestas in Guardamar
Due to its ideal geographical situation on the Costa Blanca, Guardamar has
been the chosen location for many different cultures, from Iberians to Romans,
Arabs and Christians. Historical remains of these civilisations can still be
found. Of note is the Iberian settlement of Cabezo Lucero, where an example of
Iberian art, La Dama de Guardamar (The Lady of Guardamar) was found dating from
the 4th century BC. Dating from the Arab domination, the archaeological site of
Rábita Califal, a group of mosques.
In Guardamar you can enjoy water sports at their best: Get a good tan on any of the area's broad, golden beaches: Moncayo, La Roqueta, Centro or the nudist beach of los Tuseles. Practise your favourite water sport: windsurfing, water skiing, fishing, scuba diving, swimming. The choice is yours. Spend a Wednesday morning at the typical village market, where you'll find handicrafts, leather goods and a wide selection of fruits and vegetables. In July, take part in the Fiesta of Moros y Cristianos, with parades,
processions of mock warriors, outdoor parties, fireworks and musket explosions.
Go down to the beach at Guardamar and walk along the front, at lunch times and in the evenings this area and the surrounding streets are a hive of activity, with many busy cafes, restaurants and bars. The activity continues into the early hours. You will find a very large street market every Wednesday morning, just behind the main Church. Guardamar is famous in Spain for it's fiestas. For more details on the fiestas in Guardamar, click here fiestas in Guardamar. Distances from Guardamar: |
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sand dunes covered with pines and eucalyptus. The setting is one of the most
unique scenes in the Land of Valencia, with an original combination of extensive
coastal dunes protected by a verdant forest, fertile fields and orchards and the
omnipresent beach and the Mediterranean sea. The forest parkland of the Dunas de
Guardamar, with over 800 hectares running parallel to the coast, is a wonder in
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windsurfing, scuba diving, fishing, water skiing, and more. But the options
certainly don't end here. At the local municipal sports complex, you'll find an
indoor football field, frontón tennis, tennis courts, swimming pools, basketball
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