TORREVIEJA ATTRACIONS

Recent figures indicate that the attractions of Torrevieja are not only proving popular from visitors from outside the country, but also to those living and working in this area.

The figures also show the commitment to providing a diverse range of cultural activities to provide a much needed distraction from the daily grind of workers, but also in providing matter that will create viral interest in the city and the area in which it serves, bringing ever more people, money and prosperity, which is a welcome sign of recovery from the more recent, bleaker times.

A total of 108,122 people attended cultural activities in the city´s theaters, whereas the museums also attracted similar numbers during 2010. The museum of sea and salt attracted some 108,927 visitors and the floating museum had 186,000 visitors.

The floating museum features the Albatros III customs patrol boat, as well as the clipper Pascual Flores, steeped in local history as it was built in Torrevieja during the height of its ship building days in 1917 and recently undergone a tremendous amount of restoration work. The ship had a very brief appearance in The Onedin Line, amongst other claims to fame.

You can also take a tour of the submarine S-61 Delfin, which was donated to the city and now welcomes visitors to imagine what life would have been like as one of the near 100 crew that cram into the tiny capsule space. In fact, since the opening in May 2004, an amazing 2 million people have taken such a tour of this magnificent icon of naval history.

The floating museum and tours are free of charge, as are a lot of the cultural activities laid on by the town council. All of the information is available at the many tourist information offices littered around the city, or the official website which is www.torrevieja.es, also available in English.