The Summer Carnival Parade in Torrevieja will begin in the vicinity of the Virgen del Carmen Cultural Centre, and will go through calle Ramón Gallud to the junction with Patricio Pérez street, starting at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday evening. The Department of Fiestas has programmed for Sunday, August 13 at 8:30 p.m., a new edition of the Summer Parade that …
The final plans for the “tribute” to the annual spring festival, after the Torrevieja May Fair was cancelled due to ongoing work at the harbour, were presented this week in the Plenary Hall of the Town Hall, specially decorated for the announcement, revealing the details of the celebration to be held from May 11 to 14 in the Parque de …
One of the main tourist attractions that brings people to the town, the Torrevieja May Fair, or Feria de Mayo, will not take place in 2023 due to construction work taking place in the port area, and will, instead, be replaced by a mini “tribute” to the event. Quite why the council has decided not to simply move the event …
Torrevieja council has approved the budget for the hiring of the pyrotechnics services, broken down into two separate contrats. The base tender budget amounts to 180,870 euro (an annual total of 74,740 euro, plus IVA) and the duration of the contract is established at two years and a possible extension of one year. Part of the new contract will include …
Torrevieja town hall has organised the biggest, and most expensive, Christmas celebration in the town’s history, to make Christmas in Torrevieja 2022 a magical experience for all. At a cost of well over a million euro, the events will consist of concerts in the Plaza de la Constitución, on a purpose-built stage, children’s entertainment, dance and magic shows, and even …
The Councillor for Festivities in Torrevieja, Concha Sala, accompanied by the Councillor for the Environment and Beaches, Antonio Vidal, and María Rosa Gil, representative of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Rosario de La Mata, presented the festival program at the La Mata Town Hall to honour the Virgen del Rosario de Torrelamata that will take place from Sunday 25 …
Although the event has already begun, this weekend marks the climax of the annual fiestas in Quesada, just down the road from Torrevieja, in honour of San Justo. The mayor of Rojales, Antonio Pérez Garcia, has welcomed everybody to the event, which he describes as being for all the family and friends. That notion sums up the general mood, as …
The Valencia tourism department has increased coverage for the Easter period, by opening new temporary centres across the region, and ensuring the existing Tourist Information Centres are open at key times during the holiday. This Easter, there are 26 additional, albeit temporary, tourist information offices, with 13 of them in the Alicante province, including in Torrevieja. The new information points …
This weekend, visitors to the FITUR tourism event have been treated to a preview of the parade, and now it´s time to get your feathers ready, your colourful frocks prepared, your drums and maracas tuned, and your scary costumes exhumed, because carnival is about to begin in Torrevieja. The schedule begins on Saturday 2 February, with the proclamation and the …
This Saturday, the Three Kings will once again arrive in Torrevieja by boat, a scene which has become a tradition in the town, landing at 5:30 p.m. in the fishing port. The Councillor for fiestas, Domingo Pérez, confirmed the arrangements in a press conference, explaining that their Majesties will spend about 30 minutes at the port greeting the well-wishers, before …
