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Spanish Island: TabarcaDid you know that the Spanish island of Tabarca, Isla Tabarca, is only 8 kilometres from the mainland of Spain? It's closest point is to Santa Pola, the town, just down the road from Perleta Magic. Close enough to call it your own.
There many ways to get across to Tabarca. The cheapest and most convenient is by ferry - it takes about 30 mins to get from Santa Pola marina to Tabarca. If you know of a friend who's got a boat, all the better. For those who have just come to Spain for vacations, perhaps you'd like to try a water taxi? Or you could charter a boat from the marina at Santa Pola and go deep-sea fishing.
And when you get to the island? Five minutes before the ferry reaches the jetty and moors, it stops and you'll see a myriad of colour as the fish comes darting and dashing for food as the bread is thrown overboard. It'll cause quite a stir, especially to the visitors from overseas, who have not been expecting this. The waters are crystal clear, and that's the moment to have your camera ready. Tabarca is a nostalgic Spanish island hideaway. Barely two feet off the off the beaten track, it seems to be a location that time forgot... peeling paint and renovations that are sympathetic to the rustic architecture of a bygone era. Fresh seafood restaurants abound. You can hire a sun bed, or dive in the crystal clear waters.
On a summers day, many water craft are moored there. Barbeque on board or seafood restaurant, take your pick. Pedalo boats pick their way alongside small sailing boats and dinghies moored in the half-moon bay that fronts the main beach harbour, with larger private yachts and million-Euro catamarans at anchor further out Tabarca is a protected marine reserve, aptly named the Reserva Marina de la Isla de Tabarca, declared a Zone of Special Protection for the Birds by the EU, with a varied marine fauna. Tabarca was the last Spanish Mediterranean location where the very endangered Mediterranean monk seal successfully bred before it became extinct in this part of its former distribution range. Therefore waters around Tabarca were declared a Marine reserve in 1986, the first of its kind in Spain. Hence the abundance of aquatic life around the shores - sport fishing is also prohibited. More ideas of excursions to offer our guests staying at Perleta Magic. That's what a holiday will do, open your mind to the idea of future possibilities, not just in Spain but everywhere. We've put together a slide show of Tabarca Island (and some of the beaches) we've been to so you can get a first-hand look: Click on the slideshow icon:
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