La Mata is a traditional Spanish coastal town located between Guardamar and Torrevieja. La Mata boasts excellent Blue flag beaches as well as a sweeping wooden boardwalk promenade, an array of bars, restaurants and shops plus every Wednesday you will find a local street market .. La Mata also has the beautiful natural lake with many nature trails and bird watching sites. La Mata is 35 minutes from both Alicante and San Javier airports with the new Corvera airport reached in less than an hour.
Torrevieja is situated next to the sea and is surrounded by two large natural saltwater lagoons that form the well-known "Salinas De Torrevieja", which are considered to be the biggest in Europe and second in the world. Alicante, the provincial capital is about 47 Kms away, and the international airports of El Altet and San Javier are about 35 Kms away with the new Corvera airport reached in less than an hour. In recent years Torrevieja has become a first-class tourist location, it boasts 320 days of sun a year and an average temperature of 18 ° C. There are many beautiful beaches, squares, walks, parks, gardens, sea front promenade, water park and other natural beauty spots. Torrevieja is also well known for for its outstanding Port, Marina, Salt production and of course its many festivals.
