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2 bedroom apartment sleeps 5.  La Mata,  Costa Blanca South
Official Google walking distance to Playa La Mata beach 8 minutes.   Image below

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La Mata located on the Costa Blanca is a typical Spanish village. No shortage of restaurants of all types of cuisine. You may be lucky and find some of the locals celebrating in their traditional Spanish costumes.

Costa Blanca Resort - La Mata

La Mata is situated on the N-332 coast road between Torrevieja and Guardamar del Segura about 35 minutes drive from Alicante airport
The seaside resort of La Mata is a beautiful and popular destination. La Mata has some glorious beaches and a good selection of facilities and still has the feel of an old Spanish town although it has experienced a lot of development in recent years.

Market Day is on Wednesday and this attracts visitors from all over the surrounding area, La Mata is a fairly small market. For a bigger version head for Torrevieja on a Friday where there are over 1,200 stalls and thousands of people (but hold onto your handbag, like at all large markets there are pickpockets about).

La Mata fiestas - as is the tradition in Spain (any excuse for a holiday!) there are a number of fiestas and festivals held throughout the year in La Mata, two of the most important are the Virgen del Rosario (held during October) and the Virgen del Carmen (held during July), other significant fiestas are held at Christmas and Easter (Semana Santa).
La Mata has a good selection of shops, bars and restaurants.

La Mata - History and Information - Just north of, and now virtually joined to the bustling Costa Blanca town of Torrevieja, is the traditional Spanish village of La Mata. A seaside town with one of the best beaches on the Costa Blanca, La Mata grew up around the salt industry, and until the headquarters for the administration of salt was moved to Torrevieja in 1802 it was the most important centre along this part of the coast.  La Mata historically developed around the salt industry due to the existence of a huge salt lake to the rear of the town, it became important as far back as the times of the Romans, and it was the Romans who realised the importance of salt and found methods for extracting it. The salt industry in La Mata grew from then onwards and the revenue earned from salt is said to have paid for the travels of the famous Christopher Columbus in the 15th and early 16th Centuries. After many years of salt production in La Mata, the headquarters was moved to nearby Torrevieja in 1802, increasing Torrevieja's growth and importance.

The salt lake in La Mata is now a significant and protected Natural Park called the Parque Natural de las Lagunas de La Mata y Torrevieja and it contains many species of flora and fauna, and is an important refuge for various species of birds. Much of the literature about this park will mention the large number of flamingos to be found there, however the flamingos disappeared some years ago and have not returned. To see flamingos you would be better advised to head for Santa Pola a few miles to the north of La Mata.