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The geographical location of Orihuela Costa makes it a highly attractive area for nature lovers; which will be able to enjoy beautiful landscapes and charming tourist routes.
Orihuela Costa and the entire municipality in which it is located, in addition to beautiful natural surroundings, offers visitors and residents historical points of great interest (the Santa Matilde oven dating from 1888, the City Mill built on another 18th century or El Palmeral).
Much of the historical attractions are found in the capital of the municipality, Orihuela, which is about 30 kilometers from Orihuela Costa.
The municipality of Orihuela not only has beautiful beaches, there are also rural and mountainous areas; although the 16 kilometers of beaches of Orihuela Costa are the center of interest, mainly in summer.
At the same time, the beaches of Orihuela Costa, combined with other areas of the municipality, become reference points for hiking.
Orihuela Costa offers its residents and visitors different tourist routes, and the capital of the municipal term is a cultural center of reference. Orihuela is a monumental city in every sense, due to its architectural diversity of churches, convents and palaces. Being declared its Historic Center in 1969 Historic Artistic Site.
The municipality of Orihuela is one of the largest in the Valencian Community, and offers visitors a very varied offer marked by great contrasts (landscape of orchards and arid mountains, mountainous areas with forests, and the beaches of Orihuela Costa).
Visitors and residents of Orihuela Costa in Spain can enjoy a very varied proposal, both culturally and for its landscapes, to enjoy bike rides or hiking.
Tourist route on the Orihuela Costa promenade.
The coastline of Orihuela Costa is characterized by beautiful beaches with crystal clear waters, which merge into beautiful natural landscapes with coves and cliffs. For nautical lovers, the area has two marinas, in Campoamor and Cabo Roig.
The flora of Orihuela Costa is very varied (albaida, sea lily, fennel, marram, etc.), as is its fauna (sea urchin, crabs, chirla, starfish, octopus, etc.).
The itinerary of the so-called Orihuela Costa promenade begins at Playa Flamenca, continuing through La Zenia, Cala Capitán, Cabo Roig, Aguamarina and ending its 16-kilometer journey at La Glea beach in Campoamor.
A sample of the richness in the biodiversity of Orihuela Costa is the Cala de Aguamarina, which has in its vicinity a micro reserve of protected flora that ends in a 125,000-year-old fossil beach.
Tourist routes by bicycle through Orihuela Costa.
In Orihuela Costa there are different options to enjoy beautiful bike rides; Mainly through the areas of La Zenia, Cabo Roig and Dehesa de Campoamor .
Cyclists have cycle streets, cycle lanes on a road shared with motor vehicles, a bike lane and dual lane or cycle paths (paths for pedestrians and bicycles free from the circulation of motorized vehicles that run along the promenade and open spaces).
The promenades of the La Zenia and Aguamarina beaches in Campoamor are cyclable paths, and the project is underway for its expansion and conditioning for circulation on the coastal area of Orihuela Costa (Spain).
There are also bike lanes in areas of the interior of the municipality of Orihuela (historic center of the district of Desamparados and Sotos del Río).
Palmeral de Orihuela (tourist routes).
This tourist route is also known as the Palmeral, Bustamante and Mina furnace; and it is located just 30 kilometers from Orihuela Costa. The Orihuela Palm Grove is of Arab origin, and its landscape is dominated by date palms of the Poenix Dactylifera type.
The palm trees, in addition to offering their dates, also became a resource for the small artisanal industry through the exploitation of hearts of palm, basketry and brooms.
The agricultural system is intensively irrigated, and both the paths and the irrigation channels are arranged on the margins of the terraces that are also characteristic of the area.
Traditionally, cotton, hemp, vegetables, fruit trees, mulberry trees, olive trees and alfalfa are grown and / or cultivated on these terraces.
The Spanish Historical Heritage Law protects the Palmeral de Orihuela as a Site of Cultural Interest.
The Santa Matilde furnace of the Bustamante type dates back to its construction in 1888, and was used to obtain mercury from cinnabar, a metal that was used for the extraction of silver and gold. It is considered unique in its type and its state of conservation, representing an industrial archeology heritage of incalculable value worldwide.
In the middle of the 11th century, other mines were also exploited in the area; dedicated to the extraction of copper, mercury and iron.
Tourist route of Las Norias in Orihuela.
Starting from the Ociopía Shopping Center in Orihuela, this tourist route runs along the right bank of the Segura river, until it reaches Las Norias (a point very close to the border with the province of Murcia).
It is a tourist route with predominantly mountain landscapes; and the green, blue and gray colors intermingle with the natural tones of the garden.
Different types of birds make up its predominant fauna, along with other types of small mammals, which become the inhabitants of this area.
On the left bank of the river you can see the City Mill, one of the two hydraulic mills that still exist.
The current mill was built on a previous one, which was bought by Pío Wandosell at the beginning of the 20th century; in order to provide electricity to various towns (Orihuela, Callosa de Segura, Sax and Granja Rocamora).
The bridge that can be seen on the route with cutwaters on its pillars is from the 17th century, and was built as a means of communication for the inhabitants of the town of Beniel.
It is a beautiful tourist route in Orihuela, which has an approximate extension of 14 kilometers, and which has a beautiful landscape made up of mandarins, lemon trees and vegetables of different kinds in the middle of its journey.
Sotos de Molins tourist route in Orihuela.
It is a tourist route similar in certain aspects to that of Las Norias, although the main difference is that it starts from the Puente del Rey and reaches the hamlet of Molins (it could even reach the mouth of the river in Guardamar).
A tourist route that does not present any difficulty for hiking, and is characterized by the presence of irrigation systems of Arab origin. On the banks of the river, visitors and tourists can enjoy recreational areas and recreational areas.
The Sotos de Molins tourist route has a route of approximately 10 kilometers.
Orihuela Costa offers its visitors and residents a great variety of tourist routes, which are distributed throughout the entire municipality.
From cultural heritages to these beautiful beaches in Orihuela Costa , they make the area a focus of tourist attraction for the most varied tastes and interests.
Source: orihuelaturistica.es
