Guide to Punta Prima, Costa Blanca, Spain

PUNTA PRIMA GUIDE

Punta Prima is a typical Spanish seaside tourist resort located on the southern Costa Blanca within 30 minutes of two international airports, Murcia and Alicante. The beaches are some of the cleanest around and have been awarded the blue flag status. Once at the airport you have a range of different airport transfer options to Punta Prima including private shuttle buses, taxis or Punta Prima car hire.

Punta Prima has a Mediterranean climate with 320 days of sunshine a year. The beach has a wonderful promenade with shops and boutiques and bars and restaurants where you can enjoy your Menu del Dia.

Punta Prima is situated a ten minute drive just south of Torrevieja, and all of its amenities such as the shopping complex, Las Habaneras, Waterpark, Pacha nightclub, casino, ten pin bowling, marina, submarine, boat trips, and Playa Flamenca with its beautiful beaches. For those more energetic you can reach Torrevieja by foot, a mere thirty minute stroll along the coast or there is an hourly bus service to take you there.

PUNTA PRIMA RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS

Punta Prima also has a Commercial Centre with an Eroski supermarket, Wok Buffet (Chinese) restaurant, Captain's Table restaurant (fish and chips, Sunday roasts and breakfasts), Amigos bar, Chinese restaurant, Greta Garbos restaurant is a Swdish restaurant open in the evenings only, Subway, Timeless fashions with English clothes, Milar, Druni, The Card Place, Nautilus Plaza with American style hamburgers and ice creams, Yu Chinese restaurant is quite fancy, Murphy's Irish Pub and cafe and Emilio's Italian restuarant and take away.

There are more restaurants to choose from on the N332 such as Rogues Carvery, Rogues fish bar, Puccini Italian, German, Ghandi Indian, two Chinese restaurants (including Dinastia) and several bars.

For major food shopping we recommend a trip to the Carrefour hypermarket in Torrevieja.

ACTIVITIES AND THINGS TO DO IN PUNTA PRIMA

Go-Karting is a must when visiting Punta Prima with a visit to the Asturia Restaurant to follow, a very large Resaurant with English speaking staff. The food is of a very high quality especially the many different paellas, with good value for money. Free car park with Mediterranean views.

There are three golf courses in the area as well as water sports, fishing, sailing to be enjoyed. A visit to the local market to buy your fruits and vegetables, shoes, bags and clothes can be made on Saturdays at Playa Flamenca.

WORKING IN PUNTA PRIMA

If you are coming to the Punta Prima area to search for jobs and work, then this English speaking jobs in Spain page will help you.

PUNTA PRIMA PROPERTY - PUNTA PRIMA VILLAS AND APARTMENTS

We also have help and information to those people who are looking for Punta Prima property or Punta Prima properties. Mostly these will be located on the various developments on the Senorio de Punta Prima project (see below). There are lots of properties for sale in Punta Prima mostly Punta Prima apartments and Punta Prima villas.

SENORIO DE PUNTA PRIMA

Señorio de Punta Prima is a group of luxury apartment complexes located in Punta Prima which is mid-way between Torrevieja and the Oriuela Beaches on the Costa Blanca. The urbanisations within the Senorio de Punta Prima beach Resort include: Panorama Park, La Entrada, El Parque and La Recoleta. There is also a pitch and putt golf course.

There are lots of developments being constructed right now in Punta Prima. These include phases of La Recoleta some of which are finished and others due to start. The next building project after Senerio Punta Prima includes the marina with an expected completion date due in 2021.

These subjects are covered more extensively on our Punta Prima property page and Punta Prima estate agents page.

For those wanting to buy property in the area the new Punta Marina urbanization is being built from Punta Prima up to Dream Hills and Los Altos.

PUNTA PRIMA HOTELS AND ACCOMMODATION

There are lots of apartments and villas to rent in the Punta Prima area however if you are looking for a hotel consider the Torre Joven Hotel just off the roundabout on the main N-332 coastal road.

This hotel is also known as the Punta Prima Torrejoven Hotel. Located on the northern part of the Orihuela Costa, the Torrejoven Hotel in Punta Prima is a good option if you wish to stay in Punta Prima and is an alternative to a self-catering apartment or villa rental. Situated right beside the Punta Prima roundabout on the N-332 coast road between Torrevieja and Playa Flamenca, the Torrejoven Hotel is easy to reach and handy as a base for visiting this popular area.

One of the positives is that you don't even need to consider Punta Prima car hire as you can get a quick and easy and inexpensive airport transfer to Punta Prima from either Alicante airport or Murcia airport which will dramatically reduce your holiday costs.

It has a swimming pool and sun terrace for enjoying the beautiful weather that Punta Prima experiences, though Punta Prima beach is not too far away, and within walking distance for visitors staying in the hotel. Also right beside the hotel is Punta Prima strip or bars, shops, banks and restaurants, and also Punta Marina commercial centre with even more choice of restaurants, retail and entertainment options (including a McDonalds).

MOVING TO PUNTA PRIMA - LIVING IN PUNTA PRIMA SPAIN

If you have found this guide on Punta Prima because you are thinking moving to the Punta Prima area you may also find our moving to Spain section with expat interviews and accounts of how they found their move to Punta Prima Spain, useful and informative, as well as our living in Spain section which has more tips and advice.

Punta Prima Page Summary - This page contains useful Punta Prima information for people intending to visit or holiday in Punta Prima. In this tourist guide to Punta Prima we help visitors who are planning a trip with useful and practical advice on many tourism related subjects such as Punta Prima car hire, Punta Prima accommodation, sightseeing, Punta Prima weather, where to go, where to stay, travel information, excursions and what to see and do in and around Punta Prima. We also have photos, picture galleries, views, videos and Punta Prima webcams so you can see what Punta Prima has to offer you for your Punta Prima holiday.

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