Santa Pola is located on the coast, approximately 17 kms south of Alicante city. It is famous for its variety of landscapes, from mountain ranges to sand dunes. But above all, it is known for its salt works.

The town has several wonderful beaches, including over 4km of fine sand and crystalline water. At the Playa Lisa beach you can walk out to sea for kilometres and the water only reaches knee-height!

Santa Pola's fishing harbour has the largest number of fishing boats in the Mediterranean Sea, and nearby lies the island of Tabarca, which belongs to the province of Alicante. This island was once used as a headquarters by the Berber pirates, but nowadays it is used as a Marine Reserve, due to the abundance of flora and fauna that is in the sea that surrounds the island.