Guardamar del Segura

Guardamar del Segura is a municipality of the province of Alicante located at the mouth of the river Segura in southern Valencia (autonomous community) (Spain). It is a Mediterranean resort, with a large pine forest abutting an 11-km-long white sand beach.

Historically an area of fishermen and farmers, Guardamar del Segura is the southernmost point where the Valencian is spoken.

A Phoenician colony called Alonis was the first settlement, and later Arabs called the place Guald-a-amar (River of the Sand), likely the basis for its name today. Besides that, Guardar means safekeeping and mar means ocean in the spanish language , possibly another basis for its name today.

Guardamar hosts local fiestas like Moros i Cristians, L'Encantà, and Fogueres de Sant Joan, which commemorate its history (Iberic, Arab, and Christian). The local spirit is called Aigua de València (champagne, fresh orange, cointreau).

Points of interests

* Torreta de Guardamar, a radio mast of US military and the second tallest structure in European Union.

External links

* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/22250765@N07/sets/72157603682793908/detail/ Photos of Guardamar]
* [http://www.cyberia-internet-cafe-guardamar-del-segura.com/guardamar_information.html Up to date information about Guardamar del Segura with quality photographs]
* [http://www.GuardamarInformation.com/ Information for Guardamar del Segura, on the Costa Blanca in Spain]
* [http://www.guardamar.com GUARDAMAR.com]
* [http://www.amguardamar.es/ Agrupación Musical de Guardamar del Segura]
* [http://www.guardamardelsegura.com guardamardelsegura.com]