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Guardamar installs an interpretation centre in the castle for visitors

13/12/2019

The guided routes will begin "shortly" after archaeological research, reconstruction of the walls and refurbishment of the interior space...

Carnival weekend in Guardamar

24/02/2020

The main arteries of the town, Calle Mayor and Avenida País Valenciano were filled with colour and vibrated to the sound of music as they welcomed the lively costume...

Solidarity with the Syrian people

24/02/2020

Guardamar del Segura and the municipality's educational community join the initiative to help refugees. Guardamar del Segura and the educational community of the...

Discover Guardamar del Segura ✔ ✔ Everything you need to know: What to see, what to do, beaches, weather and special events ❤️ in this fantastic town.

Guardamar del Segura is a Village of the Costa Blanca located 35 kilometers south of Alicante, where the river Segura ends. This lovely place has approximately 17,000 people.

Guardamar beach consists of 11 km of fine sand beaches that make it one of the most beautiful coasts in Spain. Guardamar is also especially known for its sand dunes that are in an area of special protection and conservation.

The pine forest located next to its Urban center has 800 hectares of extension and originally was a set of mobile sand dunes, which were slowed down through the planting of various plant species such as pines, palms or cypresses.

Guardamar del Segura is a mainly tourist village. That is why you will find numerous hotels and campings that welcome thousands of visitors. All kind of restaurants, bars and pubs. Weekly markets (Wednesdays in the town center and Sundays in the outskirts). Long term and vacational rentals offered by the many Real Estates in the area. The population is multiplied by five in summer, making it a perfect vacation place.

Weather in Guardamar del Segura

The village has one of the lowest rainfalls in Europe and Mediterranean temperatures ranging from an average of 17ºC in January to 29ºC in August. This climate makes Guardamar in Spain, a perfect place chosen by people from all over Europe to have their holidays and vacations.

What to see in Guardamar del Segura

Casa de Ingeniero Mira-Museo

Is dedicated to the figure of the illustrious engineer Francisco Mira, to his work and to the history of the afforestation. The building also houses the Tourist Office

The Archaeological Museum of Guardamar

Is located in the House of Culture. It highlights a replica of the Iberian bust of the "Dama de Guardamar" (4th century BC) and examples of the Phoenician, Iberian, Islamic and medieval cultures.

What to do in Guardamar del Segura

The gastronomy of Guardamar represents the most authentic essence of Mediterranean kitchen represented by the catches of the fishing fleet.
Both the ñora of the orchard and the shrimp of the sea are the pride of Guardamar for being products that are found in very few places. The ñora is a small red pepper with a sweet ball whose flavor and aroma provide a personal stamp in the preparation of rice. The prawn of Guardamar is known for its high quality when caught in the area between fresh river water and sea salt.

The beaches of Guardamar del Segura

The beaches of Guardamar stand out for having an incredibly soft sand. Behind its 11 kilometers of beach, stretches a dune forest of 800 hectares. For this, the town has four blue flags.
The beaches ordered from north to south are:
Els Tossals, Els Vivers, La Babilònia, Center, La Roqueta, El Montcaio, El Camp and Les Ortigues.

Fiestas in Guardamar del Segura

In February the Carnival is celebrated, when costumes and masks transform the people for a few hours and the "Half Year" informal parade of the Comparsas de Moros y Cristianos.
The processional steps of Guardamar are of a great quality. But what distinguishes his Holy Week are the performances that relive moments like: The Passion of Christ, the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, The Prendimiento, The Lavatorio de Pilatos or The Resurrection Sunday Encounter.
Easter Monday, where it is tradition for the families of Guardamar to go to the pine forest to spend the day.
With the summer equinox on June 21 comes the Plantà de la Foguera, a cardboard and wood monument where criticism and world events of the year are exposed. The NIght of San Juan takes place on the beach the Nit Màgica, the night of the magical rite of fire. The next day the bonfire is burned.
The festivities of Moors and Christians in honor of Sant Jaume are celebrated in the second half of July. It's the town's big party. It begins with the representation of the legend of L'Encantà, where the Lady of Guardamar is crowned.
The embassies and parades of the Moor and Christian bands are, without a doubt, the most spectacular moments of the festival, in which the history of the medieval reconquest is revived.
On October 7, La Virgen del Rosario, saint of Guardamar, is celebrated. It is an eminently religious festival.