Santa Pola
Mediterranean fishing port on the Alicante coast, Santa Pola pairs a walkable centre with a dense food-and-drink scene and direct access to Blue Flag beaches. The town's working salt flats — most of which form a protected Ramsar wetland — sit alongside a 16th-century castle and an archaeological museum tracing the site's origins as the Roman harbour of Portus Illicitanus. Boats run from the port to the nearby island of Tabarca.
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- Population39,709
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 12 km7.4 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Santa Pola: quick answers
Where is Santa Pola?
Santa Pola is in Spain, about 15 km9.4 miles in a straight line from Elche.
How do you get to Santa Pola?
The nearest airport is Alicante (ALC), about 1 hr 3 min away by road. The nearest train station is Alacant Terminal, about 33 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Santa Pola?
The warmest month is August, averaging 26°C79°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 11°C52°F. The wettest month is October, with about 38 mm1.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Santa Pola?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 63 restaurants, 21 cafés and 4 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.