Orihuela

Orihuela, Spain

Orihuela truly has something for everyone. Excellent beaches, impressive natural expanses, unrivalled gold courses combine to create the landscape of the poet Miguel Hernández. The town's rich historical and cultural heritage includes many areas listed as Assets of Cultural Interest, traditional festivals, and a varied gastronomy.

Population:

80.359 (2016)

Currency:

EURO= €

Emergency Numbers:

AMBULANCE: 965 144 000
FIRE BRIGADE: 112

POLICE STATION: 965 300 082 // 091

CIVIL GUARD: 062
TRAFFIC CIVIL GUARD: 965 302 414
CIVIL GUARD (SEPRONA): 669 819 780
CIVIL GUARD (WEAPONS): 965 300 139

LOCAL POLICE COAST: 649 900 304
LOCAL POLICE CITY CENTRE: 965 300 204 // 965 301 640 // 966 736 793

MEDICAL CENTER
Avda/ Teodomiro,22
966 904 000 // 966 904 001

MEDICAL CENTER
Madre Elisea,2
966 904 050

MEDICAL CENTER "ALVAREZ DE LA RIVA"
966 904 350// 966 904 355

RED CROSS
965 305 757

HOPITAL VEGA BAJA
965 877 500

DRUGS REHABILITATION CENTRE
Dr. Jaime Sánchez,2
966 742 448

Opening Hours:

Tourist Office Orihuela City.

MONDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h.
Afternoon closed.

TUESDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon from 16.00h to 19.00h (winter)
Afternoon from 17.00h to 20.00h (summer)

WEDNESDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon from 16.00h to 19.00h (winter)
Afternoon from 17.00h to 20.00h (summer)

THURSDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon from 16.00h to 19.00h (winter)
Afternoon from 17.00h to 20.00h (summer)

FRIDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon from 16.00h to 19.00h (winter)
Afternoon from 17.00h to 20.00h (summer)

SATURDAY
Morning from 10.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon from 16.00h to 19.00h (winter)
Afternoon from 17.00h to 20.00h (summer)

SUNDAY
Morning from 10.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon closed

**Bank holidays open from 10.00h to 14.00h (summer and winter)

Tourist Office Orihuela Coast

MONDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon closed *

TUESDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon closed *

WEDNESDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon closed *

THURSDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon closed *

FRIDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon closed *

SATURDAY
Closed*

SUNDAY
Closed*

*Summer could change the opening hours.

Tourist Office RENFE

MONDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon closed *

TUESDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon closed *

WEDNESDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon closed *

THURSDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon closed *

FRIDAY
Morning from 8.00h to 14.00h
Afternoon closed *

SATURDAY
Closed

SUNDAY
Closed

Newspapers:

www.orihuelaturistica.es

Miguel Hernández Poet

Miguel Hernández Gilabert was born in Orihuela in October 1910. He studied in the Ave María schools attached to Santo Domingo College and in the college itself until he abandoned his studies to work with his father.

The first of his many poems was published in 1930. He later voluntarily enlisted in the Republican militia, and was later sentenced to 30 years in prison for revolutionary activity. His works are beloved by locals and visitors alike.

The City

LANDSCAPES
Orihuela's natural surroundings make the area highly attractive to nature lovers, who will delight in the numerous paths and walks.

FESTIVALS AND CUISINE
The Holy Week, an Internationally Significant Event, brings to the streets a blend of devotion, music, art and passion. July brings the festival of the Reconquest and in February there is the Medieval Market, one of the largest in Spain.

Do & See

MUSEUMS & MONUMENTS
Orihuela has a lot of artistic and histórical heritage.
Its tradition, its museums, churches, palaces and monuments have turned this city into a place of great cultural interest.

THE VEGETABLE PLANTATIONS OF ORIHUELA
Orihuela is a quintessential farming region. Its fertile lands have been worked by different cultures throughout its history.

BEACHES
Our beaches are recognized and accredited with the official certificates os the organizations and the institution that supervise and control quality criteria.
Blue Flags, "Q" tourist quality certificates, SICTED distinctions, Qualitur Flags, Quality and Environment ISOs...

GOLF
Orihuela has the best and most important golf courses in the Mediterranean: A total of 90 holes in its five excellent courses of international renown, home to major European tournaments.
VILLAMARTÍN GOLF COURSES, LAS RAMBLAS GOLF CLUB, CAMPOAMOR ROYAL GOLF CLUB, LAS COLINAS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB AND VISTABELLA GOLF.

Gastronomy

The produce from the land and sea, cooked over a low flame, turn our grandmother' recipes into works of art and culture. Our most traditional cuisine includes dishes such as cocido con pelotas (both with meatballs), arroz de los tres pumas (rice stew with three types of pulses), rice with vegetables, with rabbit, with shellfish and lots more. Salted fish features in typical local dishes and the area is renowned for its quality sausages. We mustn't forget the local artisan sweets, where a legacy of Arabic origin is zealously guarded in the enclosed convents and will not fail to impress visitors: zamarras, pasteles de Gloria, merengues, tarta de Santa Clara almond cake...
Orihuela offers a complete and varied range of restaurants where you can enjoy these succulent dishes.