Houses and apartments for sale in Santa Pola

Santa Pola looks out to Tabarca island from a 16th-century castle: flamingo-filled salt flats, a Roman lighthouse, a fishing port famous for brothy rice and eleven kilometres of urban beaches.

Few municipalities in the province combine heritage and sea like this one: the fortress castle watching over the port, the sea museum, salt flats with flamingo trails and Tamarit beach with its pine grove. The ferry to Tabarca departs from the harbour — the Valencian Community's only inhabited island, with a crystal-clear marine reserve.

Ten minutes from Alicante and next to the airport, Santa Pola offers contained prices compared with the capital: port-view apartments, flats on Gran Playa and chalets in residential areas such as Tamarit. Ideal as a first home if you work in Alicante, or as a rental investment with solid summer demand.