🎯 Things To Do
La Marina • Ciudad Quesada • Catral • Surrounding Areas
Whether you want relaxation, family fun, nature, or day trips, you’re perfectly located to enjoy some of the best experiences on the Costa Blanca.
🏖️ Beach Days & Coastal Walks
🌊 Playa de La Marina
- Natural, unspoilt beach with dunes and pine forests
- Great for long walks and quieter beach days
🌴 Guardamar del Segura Beaches
- Wide sandy beaches with beach bars (chiringuitos)
- Ideal for families and swimming
☀️ La Mata Beach
- Lively promenade, restaurants, and cafés
- Perfect for combining beach + lunch
👉 Top tip: Go early in summer for parking and space.
🚶 Nature & Outdoor Activities
🌿 La Mata and Torrevieja Natural Park
- Famous pink salt lakes
- Walking & cycling routes
- Birdwatching (flamingos often seen)
🌳 Guardamar Dunes Park
- Shaded woodland walks leading to the beach
- Great for families and picnics
🚴 Cycling & Walking
- Flat terrain—perfect for casual cycling
- Bike hire available in Quesada & Torrevieja
👨👩👧 Family Activities
🎢 AquaPark Ciudad Quesada
- Water slides and pools
- Ideal for younger children
💦 Aquopolis Torrevieja
- Larger water park with big slides
- Full day out for families
🐊 Rio Safari Elche
- Zoo with animals, splash areas, and shows
- Great for kids
⛳ Leisure & Sports
🏌️ La Marquesa Golf
- Popular, affordable golf course
- Suitable for beginners and casual players
🎾 Sports & Fitness
- Tennis and padel courts widely available
- Public gyms and swimming pools nearby
🛍️ Markets & Shopping
🛒 Weekly Markets
- Ciudad Quesada Market – Sundays
- La Marina Market – popular with tourists
- Guardamar Market – Wednesdays
👉 Great for:
- Fresh fruit & veg
- Clothes & souvenirs
- Local atmosphere
🏬 Habaneras Shopping Centre
- Shops, restaurants, cinema
- Easy parking
🌆 Towns & Day Trips
🌇 Torrevieja
- Marina, promenade, nightlife
- Street performers and evening atmosphere
🏝️ Guardamar del Segura
- Beach town with a more Spanish feel
- Great for evening meals
🏰 Elche
- Famous palm grove (UNESCO site)
- Culture, shopping, history
🌄 Alicante
- Castle, marina, old town
- Perfect full-day trip
🍷 Food, Wine & Nightlife
- Tapas hopping in Guardamar
- Cocktail bars in Ciudad Quesada
- Seafront dining in Torrevieja
- Live music in La Marina urbanisation
👉 Nightlife is lively but relaxed—more bars than clubs.
🚤 Unique Experiences
- Boat trips along the coast from Torrevieja
- Jet ski and water sports in summer
- Visit the pink salt lakes at sunset
- Wine tasting trips inland
🌅 Relax & Slow Down
Sometimes the best activities are the simplest:
- Pool days at your villa
- Sunset drinks on the terrace
- Beach walks in the evening
- Coffee and people-watching in local cafés
⭐ Sample 3-Day Plan
Day 1: Beach + lunch at La Mata + evening in Quesada
Day 2: Market morning + pool + dinner in Guardamar
Day 3: Water park or golf + sunset at salt lakes
💡 Local Insight
What makes this area special is how everything is close:
- Beaches: 10–15 mins
- Restaurants: 5–10 mins
- Attractions: 10–30 mins
You can easily mix relaxation, activities, and exploring in one short stay.