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Shopping and Food in Torrevieja

There is a full and varied range of shops to visit in Torrevieja.  But perhaps, the most enlightening experiences can be gained by visiting some of the many open air markets in and around Torrevieja.  The lists below is a selection of some those worth a visit:

General Street Markets

Monday: Elche, San Pedro del Pinatar
Tuesday: Orihuela, Los Alcazares
Wednesday: Callosa del Segura, Guardamar, La Mata, San Miguel de Salinas, Santiago de la Ribera
Thursday: La Marina (evenings), Rojales, San Javier, Urb.Marina (mornings),Villajoyosa
Friday: Los Montesinos (evenings), La Pilar de la Horadada. Torrevieja
Saturday: Almoradi, Elche, Torre Pacheco, Playa Flamenca
Sunday: Elche (craft market on Plaza de Raval), Campoverde (Pilar de la Horadada), Campo de Guardamar, Algorfa (Benijofar - San Miguel de Salinas), Flea market in Guardamar (N332).Torrevieja boasts a range of food stores

Torrevieja

Friday: Huge street market

Shopping in General

Most shops close for lunch from around 1pm until 3pm or 4pm.  Shops are closed all day on Sundays and the many national and regional holidays. The national holidays are January 1 & 6, March 19, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday & Easter Monday, May 1, July 25, August 15, October 12, November 1, December 6, 8 & 25.  Regional holidays can vary from town to town, but a significant one in Orba is Valencia Day.

The French-owned chain Mercadona and the Spanish chain Todo supply a vast range of products including an increasing number of British products. Many smaller supermarkets, also around Torrevieja, specialize in English (and German) products, notably Tesco and Iceland.

Torrevieja boasts a range of food stores. The French-owned chain Mercadona and the Spanish chain Todotodo supply a vast range of products including an increasing number of British products. Many smaller supermarkets, also around Torrevieja, specialize in English (and German) products, notably Tesco and Iceland.

Food

Amongst Torrevieja's many attractions as a Mediterranean tourist centre, is its superb gastronomy, which nowadays combines traditional dishes with "new cuisine", and which can be found in most of the town's restaurants.
Fish forms the basis of traditional Torrevieja cooking, along with vegetables from the nearby irrigated regions of the Segura river "the market garden of Europe",
Fish and meats, especially pork, which is still made into delicious home made sausages and cold meats in areas around the town.
The most outstanding typical dish of Torrevieja is the "Caldero" (fish stew) which normally consists of tasty cuts of fish called names like: "the hen" (la gallina), "the cock" (el gallo), "soft roe" (lecha), "spider" (araña), "red mullet" (salmonetes) amongst others.

The juice from these fish, which are cooked in garlic, "ñora" and tomato, is used as a base for a delicious rice which is served alongside the stew. Other dishes which are considered indigenous to the area are the huge variety of fish and rice dishes such as "arroz a banda", octopus (de pulpo), tuna (de atún), and most outstandingly, rice with peas (pésoles) and fresh anchovy which is prepared with tender garlic and fresh artichokes. There is also a marvellous range of Torreviejan appetisers, such as the "calamar de potera"
Grilled cuttlefish (sepia a la plancha), "pulpo ensangochao", anchovies in vinegar (boquerones en vinagre) and onion blood.
The star appetiser is dried octopus (pulpo seco), which is cooked over an open fire after drying in the sun for several days, and is served with oil and lemon (a must to try in the Bar El Pica) accompanied by a "paloma" (aniseed liqueur, preferably "Candela" or "Tenis", with water and ice).
Visit the Bahia, Miramar, Tamarindo restaurants, "Las Cañas" bar-restaurant and the popular terraces which serve fried dishes and grilled sardines in the area behind the Torrevieja casino.

Price per week 2014/

euros

Jan-29 march 270
30Mar-26Apr 330
27Apr-28June 390
29June-27Sept 490
28Sept-22Dec 330
23Dec-5Jan 390
Clean and linen 65

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The holiday Villa is situated in Los Altos, Torrevieja, costa blanca spain. For rental enquiries please contact Jim Payne on 07802 660335 or 01983 292859

 

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