Information on La Mata - also known as La Mata

This page is all about the town of La Mata on the Costa Blanca coast of Spain. It contains useful La Mata tourist information for people intending to visit or holiday in La Mata.

If you are coming to the Torre La Mata area to search for jobs and work, then this work in Spain for English speakers page will help you.

Note that La Mata is also known as Torrelamata.

La Mata is a coastal resort located on Spain’s Southern Costa Blanca. La Mata is closest to Torrevieja and with all the property development of recent years the towns have now merged into each other.

La Mata has become more and more popular as a tourist destination because of it's lovely beaches. Although the Costa Blanca is famous for international tourism La Mata is very popular with Spanish domestic tourists.

Backed by a large salt lake and natural park (The Parque Natural de La Mata y Torrevieja), La Mata has some fine sandy beaches and an attractive coastline, in the town are a good range of shops, together with cafes, bars and restaurants. La Mata enjoys sunny weather conditions most of the year making it a truly all year round resort, it is easily reached from the N-332 and is just a couple of miles from the town of Torrevieja.

La Mata is an ideal location to spend a family vacation. Not quite in the bustle of Torrevieja you still have all the amenities for a first class holiday, and if more action is needed you are a stones throw away from it. Torrevieja has much to offer the active tourist with the Aquopolis Water Park, busy nightlife including the nightclub Pacha and Habeneras Shopping Centre.

HOW TO GET TO LA MATA

La Mata is easily accessible from the two airports of Murcia and Alicante each about a twenty minute drive away by car, of course if you don’t wish to drive you can just take a taxi and walk everywhere you need to. There are a few budget airlines servicing Alicante and Murcia including Ryan Air, Monarch and Easyjet. There is no longer a need to book a hotel when visiting La Mata as there are many privately owned villas and apartments with pools for rent in La Mata.

Before tourism took over the economy of La Mata, La Mata was a traditional, small Spanish village which relied heavily on the salt trade, with the lagoons of La Mata providing the necessary salt crystals.

RESTAURANTS IN LA MATA

There are many good restaurants in La Mata/La Mata and the following have been highly recommended by residents and holiday makers alike for the quality of their food and value for money. Acquolina, Barlovento, Big House Chinese Restaurant, Casa Philippe, China City, El Fogon Pizzeria, El Italiano, El Pozo, Lemon Tree, Pato Laqueado, Piscina Bar Restaurant, Queen Mississippi, Rincon Del Gallo, Rumours Bar And Grill, Sofia’s World, Tango Asador, Argentino Steak House, Wiaz Haus, Xu Palace, Zana Kebab Restaurant.

La Mata is known for its mild winters, warm springs and autumns and hot dry summers. This area on the Southern Costa Blanca becomes very busy during the peak months of July and August, but never as busy as its large neighbour.

LA MATA BEACHES

The beaches of La Mata have all the first class amenities you can expect, a bustling promenade teeming with shops and restaurants, cafes and bars, shops selling forgotten sun tan lotions, sun glasses and souvenirs as well as sun loungers, umbrellas, foot showers, volley ball nets, W.C. and play areas for children.

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If you are visiting La Mata/La Mata on holiday or if you live in La Mata or are thinking of moving to La Mata we hope this page on La Mata tourist information has been useful.

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Other useful La Mata pages:

La Mata Villa Rental | La Mata Car Hire | La Mata Weather | La Mata Estate Agents