Guardamar del Segura is located at the mouth of the river Segura in the Spanish province of Alicante. It is a Mediterranean resort, with a large pine forest abutting a 11-km-long white sand beach. Segura River. ... View over Alicante and the Mediterranean Alicante (Castillian Spanish) or Alacant (Valencian Catalan) is the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of the Alacantí, in the southern part of the Land of Valencia, Spain, a historic Mediterranean port. ... A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ...

Historically an area of fishermen and farmers, Guardamar del Segura is the southernmost point where the Valencian dialect of Catalan is spoken. However, castellano is spoken throughout the whole area. But its history is older. A Phoenician colony called Alonis was the first settlement, and later Arabs called the place Guald-a-amar (River of the Sand), likely the basis for its name today. This page deals with language. ... Catalan (Català, Valencià) is a Romance language understood by as many as 12 million people in portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of active Catalan speakers are in Spain. ...

Guardamar hosts local fiestas like Moros y Cristianos, L'Encantà, and Fogueres de Sant Joan, which commemorate its history (Iberic, Arab, and Christian). The local spirit is called Agua de València (champagne, fresh orange, cointreau). Parade of a Christian filà of Moros y Cristianos festival in Alcoy. ...

Municipalities of the comarca of Baix Segura/Vega Baja del Segura
Albatera | Algorfa | Almoradí | Benejúzar | Benferri | Benijófar | Bigastro | Callosa de Segura | Catral | Cox | Daya Nueva | Daya Vieja | Dolores | Formentera del Segura | Granja de Rocamora | Guardamar del Segura | Jacarilla | Los Montesinos | Orihuela | Pilar de la Horadada | Rafal | Redován | Rojales | San Fulgencio | San Isidro | San Miguel de Salinas | Torrevieja

GUARDAMAR.com flag of valencia from http://www. ... Albatera is a town located in the comarca of El Baix Segura, in the province of Alicante, Spain. ... Almoradí is a town located in the comarca of El Baix Segura, in the province of Alicante, Spain, close to the mouth of the river Segura. ... Benejúzar, also known as Benejússer in Catalan, is a town located in the comarca of El Baix Segura, in the province of Alicante, Spain. ... Catral is a town located in the comarca of El Baix Segura, in the province of Alicante, Spain. ... Orihuela or Oriola (in Catalan) is a city located in the province of Alicante, Spain. ... Torrevieja (Torrevella de la Mata, in valencian) is a seaside city located in the south of the Land of Valencia, Spain, about 30 miles south of Alicante city. ...