Located in the south of the province of Alicante Torrevieja has 82,000 inhabitant (from 144 countries, only 43,000 Spaniards ) and is distant of 48 Km from Alicante capital. Traditionally, Torrevieja was known for its salt mines, the city export between 700,000 and 1 million tons of salt and is the biggest European exporter.
Except from the salt mines there are in Torrevieja many things to enjoy such as El Parque Naturale de Las Lagunas de La Mata y Torrevieja (Nature Park of the Lagoons of La Mata and Torrevieja) , nature lovers will be amazed by this place with more than 100 different species of birds and the rich botanic taking place there. Near Torrevieja they are 5 greenlands golf courses of quality. Being a coastal city Torrevieja has its beaches (5 of them) surrounded of flamingos, no doubt, Torrevieja is also known to be a very appreciated holiday resort with more than 2 millions visitors per year, the city is the facto an expats heaven. You will not be surprise to learn that the main economic activity of the city is the tourism. Tourists come from Spain itself, northern Europe, Ireland, United Kingdom and Eastern Europe. Torrevieja is well equipped to receive large number of tourists with more than 70,000 holiday residences and more than 2,700 bed in hotels. Tourism activity reach a peak during Easter and the summer, the rest of the year, the city is more or less empty. Which is good if you want to live in peace.

Torrevieja can be a good place for retirement they are many development projects there. The offer for new or resale property is abundant. The area is also good to buy a house that you can rent to tourist at good price. Working in Torrevieja can be more difficult unless you have your own business, all jobs seems to be connected to tourism, real estate, home construction and salt extraction.