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Santa Pola is a working fishing port on the Costa Blanca, just south of Alicante, with one of the busiest trawler fleets on this coast and a daily fish auction to match. There's a squat 16th-century castle in the centre, long flat beaches, salt pans full of flamingos behind the town, and ferries out to the little island of Tabarca. It's a down-to-earth, family-holiday sort of place rather than a glossy resort.
Its maritime roots show in the GALP Fishing and Nautical Festival, a celebration of the port and the sea, while the Playa Lisa and Tamarit neighbourhoods hold their own summer fiestas. Here's what's on while you're here.
12Jun
A weekend celebration of Santa Pola's fishing and seafaring culture at the marina, with regattas (sail, rowing and tradi
2Jul
A four-day open-air neighbourhood fiesta with live rock bands, flamenco, a Saturday water-and-fruit festival, a Sunday V
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29 Sep · Tazacorte
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