Not All Sunshine And Roses

Torrevieja Spain: Not All Sunshine And Roses

Nerja had done a pretty good job of living up to all of the great hype about sun-drenched Southern Spain. We'd spent a month in the little village, in a cute villa overlooking a gorgeous mountain valley with peekaboo views of the sea on the other side.

First Impressions of Torrevieja

We were expecting the same from Torrevieja. We were almost immediately disappointed. As we drove into flat Torrevieja, rows of squat apartment buildings gave us a hint of what was to come. The photo shows the apartment buildings on one of Torrevieja's beaches (more on that later). The beach is pretty enough, but away from the beach in Torrevieja, you're just left with the buildings. Not so pretty.

Not everything was a disappointment in Torrevieja

We found a fantastic park - the Jardin de las Naciones - with gardens shaped like Europe if seen from above. The park was huge and shady, with fountains, trees, flowers, swans, peacocks and even a few stray roosters strolling around. Parts of the park seemed to be unfinished or abandoned, especially the East side opposite the playground. We loved it because of the huge, life size dragon slide, however be warned that it's not the smoothest ride around.

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