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

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 is used as a Marine Reserve, due to the abundance of flora and fauna that is in the sea that surrounds the island.

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!

Las Salinas , a marshland area that is protected as a Natural Park and declared an area of especial importance for wild birds including Flamingos.

Santa Pola is ideal for most nautical sports and air based pursuits.
It is common to see wind surfing and kite surfing along the coast.

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