Week 7 and 8 Torrevieja, Pilar de Horadada and Cartagena
November 24th 2013 We visited the towns south of Alicante, Torrevieja, Pilar de Horadada and Cartagena.
Until 1802, Torrevieja existed only as an ancient guard tower, which gave the town its name (Torre Vieja (Spanish) means Old Tower) and some labourers' cottages. The town is known for its salt production.
Although by the dawn of the 20th century, a quarter of all the salt harvested from the lagoon in Tor
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