Guardamar del Segura is located at the mouth of the river Segura Guardamar Spain and lies about 15 kilometers north of Torrevieja. Following the national road N332 up in northern direction. With about 10000 habitants Guardamar (also known as Guardamar del Segura) is one of the very well known places along the Costa blanca.

Guardamar has a good array of shops, restaurants, bars and cafes. There is also a water park and a miniature fairground. As you would expect from an important fishing centre the seafood restaurants are very good.

The dunes of Guardamar are very close to the beach, Guardamar often got large blast of sandstorms over the years. Therefore it had been decided to plant a large forest alongside, which is now known as the dunes of Guardamar. Attracting an enormous amount of wildlife over the time, the area is now an environmentally protected area. The created area, called natural park Reina Sofia is a beautiful place.