Orihuela is located 22 km from Murcia and 59 Km from Alicante, at the Spanish Mediterranean sea. 20 kilometres from Orihuela, past San Miguel, Bigastro and the Salinas, lies the Orihuela Costa. The coast is 16 kilometres long which its cliffs, clear waters and sandy beaches: Punta Prima, La Zenia, Cabo Roig, Campoamor, Playa Flamenca Beach and Mil Palmeras.
The Orihuela Costa is a peaceful environment with a perfect balance between the green spaces (Campoamor's Meadow pinadas) and urbanisations. Orihuela Costa beaches obtained the blue flag (environmental norms of the European Community).The beach of Cabo Roig is situated in a zone "semiurbana". To the north lies Campoamor's Meadow and to the South the Zenia beach.
Cabo Roig's beach is approx. 420 metres long and 18 m. wide. The beach is a kind of a cove and access is possible by ramp or staircase. If you love long walks, this beach offers lovers of the sun and of the sea a great opportunity to enjoy the Costa Blanca life. Water sports (windsurf, waterski, etc.) is also easy to practice. Facilities at Cabo Roig include parking, public telephone, special accesses for disabled, bus stop, first-aid station as well as numerous restaurants where you can try delicious local dishes.
La Zenia is one of Orihuela's most crowded beaches situated between Playa Flamenca and Cabo Roig. La Zenia beach is 350 metres long. Its situation, services and conservation have made it worthy of a blue flag. The beach at La Zenia offers special accesses for disabled, public lavatories and showers, first-aid station, public telephone, parking, taxi and bus stop, game zone, etc...
The Playa flamenca beach is 150 metres long and very quiet. It is an open beach of sand situated between Punta Prima and La Zenia beach.Playa flamenca beach has a first-aid station, game zone, public telephone, public lavatories and showers, as well as numerous restaurants.
Campoamor is an open beach with thin sand and has an esplanade as well as numerous services that allow for games and sports. It has a lovely harbour which provides idal services for any kind of water sports (sailing, surfing,…). The beach is endowed with special accesses for handicapped and of runways. The beach has public lavatories, showers, first-aid station, a restaurant (highly recommended).