Algorfa
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Algorfa is a small town in the Costa Blanca
area of Spain
.
Algorfa lies on the banks of the river Segura
and is approximately 30 minutes' drive away from Alicante Airport
and Murcia-San Javier Airport
. It is a 15 minute drive inland from the resort of Guardamar del Segura
.
As one of Vega Baja del Segura
’s citrus farming villages, with a population of over 4,000, Algorfa is situated amongst lush and fertile countryside.
Just outside the town is an unusual neo-gothic church that was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century and is worth visiting. Algorfa holds a market on Sundays.
It is also home to the La Finca Golf Club.
It also is home to 3 urbanizations. Lo Crispín, Montemar and Montebello.
Costa Blanca
Costa Blanca refers to the over 200 kilometres of coastline belonging to the province of Alicante in Spain. The name "Costa Blanca" was devised as a promotional name used by BEA when they launched their air service between London and Valencia in 1957. It has a well-developed tourism industry...
area of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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Algorfa lies on the banks of the river Segura
Segura
Segura is a medium-sized river in southeastern Spain.It starts at Santiago Pontones , passes Calasparra, Cieza, Murcia, Beniaján, Orihuela, Rojales and ends in the Mediterranean Sea near Guardamar del Segura in the province of Alicante...
and is approximately 30 minutes' drive away from Alicante Airport
Alicante Airport
Alicante Airport , , originally named El Altet, is the sixth busiest airport in Spain, and the main airport for the Province of Alicante and the Region of Murcia. The airport is situated southwest of Alicante and east of Elche in the municipality of Elche on Mediterranean coast. Up to eighty...
and Murcia-San Javier Airport
Murcia-San Javier Airport
Murcia-San Javier Airport is a military air base and civilian passenger airport located in San Javier, south of Murcia, Spain. It is operated by Aena , the Spanish airport authority.-Operations:The airport can receive aircraft up to the size of Boeing 757 or 767...
. It is a 15 minute drive inland from the resort of Guardamar del Segura
Guardamar del Segura
Guardamar del Segura or briefly Guardamar is a municipality of the province of Alicante located at the mouth of the river Segura in southern Valencia , Spain...
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As one of Vega Baja del Segura
Vega Baja del Segura
Vega Baja del Segura is a comarca in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain.To the North its neighbouring comarcas are the Baix Vinalopó and Vinalopó Mitjà...
’s citrus farming villages, with a population of over 4,000, Algorfa is situated amongst lush and fertile countryside.
Just outside the town is an unusual neo-gothic church that was built at the beginning of the nineteenth century and is worth visiting. Algorfa holds a market on Sundays.
It is also home to the La Finca Golf Club.
It also is home to 3 urbanizations. Lo Crispín, Montemar and Montebello.
External links
- AlgorfaSpain.com, News direct from the Ayuntamiento of Algorfa