ROJALES covers a large area including large urbanisations but Rojales town is a typical Spanish town. There are a variety of shops, restaurants, tapa’s bars, cafes, banks and pubs There is a health centre and a 24 hour salud for emergencies. and a multitude of small shops and large supermarkets. In the town centre there is a very pretty church, a local museum and a lovely village square where you can sit & watch the world go by. There are cave houses to explore with art displays and a house with millions of shells on the inside and outside, the owners lifetime work. The river Segura runs through the centre of Rojales this is a lovely place to while away a few hours in the evening and where many of the locals spend their spare time with the family.
Rojales comes alive on Thursday mornings with the market held beside the river just outside the town centre. People come from everywhere to get their fresh vegetables and the many bargains that are obtainable there.
There is a road of very lively discos in Rojales near the Los Palacios end this is where the locals let their hair down on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings until the early hours.( it is easier to order your drinks if you can speak a little Spanish)
There are bus routes to all the large towns from the centre of Rojales.
Los Palacios Formentera Del Segura
This is where two of the apartments are and there are bars, restaurants shops, and 2 supermarkets and the discos mentioned in the piece about Rojales. There are kebab take aways, pizza shops and a chinese all within walking distance.
More Pictures of Rojales
BENIJOFAR
This is a very nice town about a 10 minute walk away from the property that has all the everyday amenities with quite a few new pubs and restaurants springing up on the urbanisation of Benimar, here you can have Indian, Chinese, Spanish or just fast take away food all within a few yards of one another, there is also 2 supermarkets and 2 large chinese shops where you can buy everything you never knew you needed. There are many bars here visited by the local ex pats and a good old English evening can be enjoyed with all the benefits of the Spanish climate.There is entertainment in most of these bars with karaoke, live artists and of course bingo on most nights or afternoons. Market day is Tuesday morning. There is a golf accessory shop here that you can book your games of golf through at a discount price.
CIUDAD
QUESADA
This is an urbanisation that has its own large
shopping centre pubs, banks, health centre, shops
restaurants etc it is only about a fifteen-minute
walk from Rojales town centre. If your interest
is golf then the 18 hole municipal golf course La
Marquesa is a good course to play.
There is a reasonable priced aqua park between here
and Rojales open from June till September the opening
hours are from 10.30m to 7pm.
GUARDAMAR
Is
about 8 minutes drive from Rojales and is a lively,
but not too tourist orientated town with lots of
shops and where there is miles of fantastic beach
with a blue flag for safety & cleanliness, with
nets to play volley ball, and climbing frame nets
to keep the children busy while you top up the tan.
Lifeguards attend on the beach ever day. There is
a large leisure centre with swimming pools, football
courts, tennis courts and other leisure activities
available just at the bottom end of the beach. There
is also a marina in Guadamar where you can indulge
yourself in all kinds of water sports.
If you fancy some fresh air to your body there is
also a large nudist beach.
Guadamar is one of the preferred places that the
Spanish, living inland, visit for their summer holidays. MARKET DAY IS WEDNESDAY
TORREVIEJA
This
is a very large tourist resort about 15 minutes
drive from Rojales, at one time this was a tiny
fishing port, a little hard to believe now.
Everything you would want from a resort town is here, shops, banks, bars,
discos, live entertainment in the summer and lots of beach side cafes to laze
away a sunny day. There are water sports, many beaches with little coves to explore
and even a submarine in the port that you can go aboard and look around. It also has its own large Aqua Park at Finca La Hoya Grande.
If you want the odd flutter there is also a casino
here on the front opposite the marina. (No casual
dress allowed in there).
On the outskirts of Torrevieja there is a large area of natural beauty here you
can find many species of birds including large flocks of flamingos, there are
organised tours for the bird watchers amongst you.
Market day is Friday morning.
LOS MONTESINOS
Is a lovely Spanish town with character and charm
and lots of shops, banks, restaurants and everyday
amenities. There are lots of furniture stores which
are quite reasonable and large garden centres. It
is only 10 minutes to Torrevieja and about 8 minutes
to Benijofar and 10 minutes from Rojales.
Los Montesinos
The Church
SANTA POLA
Santa Pola is about 20 minutes away from Los Palacios, Formentera Del Segura and well worth a visit if you want a town that is more of a holiday resort; it has beautiful beaches where all kinds of water sports are available. There is an area of beach where wind surfing is the main sport. There is an amusement park with dodgems etc open all year round. There is a very nice church and in the town centre there is a fortress that is now an impressive museum. The restaurants all serve delicious fresh fish brought into the port fresh every day.
Market day is Monday & Saturday.
NOVELDA
This village is about 35 minutes away heading up country and slightly inland but the drive is worth it for the beautiful modernist design Sanctuary or Church of Mary Magdalene’s with its beautiful exterior and huge paintings of Mary Magdalene and Christ inside. In July they have a fiesta in honour of Mary Magdalene and her image is carried all the way down the winding sanctuary road to the village of Novelda with thousands of people attending.
There is also two castle ruins called Mola castle on the same spot that you can enter and look round. The warden of the church will supply you with a beautiful booklet and map of Novelda written in English. The church has a convent in the grounds and the nuns serve drinks and sell small souvenirs.
The village of Novelda is a very typical Spanish village with beautiful architecture and museums and large parks it is worth a day to visit and explore the area.
ORIHUELA
Orihuela is a very beautiful typical Spanish town,
on the banks of the river Segura with the mountains
on one side. The old town has very many good examples
of gothic architecture and beautiful churches to
admire.
It has lots of shops, banks, bars and restaurants;
it is about 20 minutes from Los Palacios, Formentera
Del Segura, Rojales and well worth the drive up
there.Market day is Tuesday in the morning.
BENIDORM
Benidorm
is approximately 1 ½ hours drive away and
is the typical resort built for British holidaymakers,
beach, pubs and bars with entertainment in every
one this is what Benidorm is. If this is your ideal
then you will enjoy a trip here. There is a theme
park Terramitica this side of Benidorm, Spain’s
equivalent to Alton Towers you need to spend the
whole day there to get your moneys worth.
Benidorm also has its own water park Aqualandia that is open from May until September.
ALMORADI
Almoradi is worth a mention for the beautiful
town hall square where in the streets close by
every Saturday the weekly market takes place. The
market is large but not that large that you get
lost and in the square, they have the Peruvian
pipe band playing away. It is lovely to do your
shopping then sit in the open air having a coffee
listening to the music. Almoradi is only a 10-minute
drive away from the apartments in Los Palacios,
Formentera Del Segura, and Rojales.
These areas are also very close to Rojales and would be easily reached
by car or public transport.
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Torreta Florida, Torrealmendros, Jardin del Mar, Los Altos del
Limonar, La Siesta, San Luis, La Mata, Vinamar, Torrevista, Villas
de Torremata, Panarama 1, Residencial Europa, Alameda del Mar,
La Mirada, Zeniamar, La Atalaya, Dream Hill, Lagosol, Las Palmeras,
Las Mimosas, La Concha, Urb Flamanca Beach, Playa Flamenca, Via
Park, La Zenia, San Jose IV, Villa Piedra, Cabo Roig, La Regia,
Blacon del Mar, Altos de Campoamor, Mil Palmeras, Las Ramblas,
Lomas de Campoamor, Las Flipinas, El Galan, Villacosta, Blue Lagoon,
Montegolf, Villamartin, Torrezenia, Los Dolces, Rojales, Beniofar,
Quesada, Dona Pepa, San Miguel, Crevillente, Guardamar, Pilar,
Orihuela, San Pedro, Laltet, LaMarina, Gran Aliacnt, Santa Pola,
Benijofar, Formetera del Sugura, Sant Fulgencio, Daya Nueva, Dolores,
Catral, San Pedro, La Manga, San Javier, Mil Palmeras, Callosa,
Elche, Guardama, Algorfa, Bigastro, Torremendo, Murcia, Alicante,
airport.
Orihuela is a very beautiful typical Spanish town,
on the banks of the river Segura with the mountains
on one side. The old town has very many good examples
of gothic architecture and beautiful churches to
admire. 
