Torreblanca - A magical balance. The image this town gives when looked at from the air is that of a vivid stain situated between green leaves, fields and white houses, with colourful brushstrokes tenderly welcoming the visitor to this coastal town.
Main aspects
The town was founded in the mid 13th century. At the end of August 1397 an important event took place: Berber pirates attacked and stole the jewels and the monstrance of the church. Miraculously, the jewels were found the following year by the members of several guilds of Valencia y Mallorca. Torreblanca grew constantly during the 17th century, and in the 19th century it had become a town with a strong personality.
Its population decreased at some stage, but it increased again in the 60s when Torreblanca’s beach, Torrenostra made a comeback thanks to its potential as a tourist destination.
Torrenostra
Torrenostra is a sand, clear water beach and offers all kinds of public services to its visitors. It also has important infrastructure with hotels, apartments, villas, camp sites, etc. only a few metres away from the sea, making Torreblanca even more attractive.
The Natural Park
Without a doubt, Torreblanca’s name is linked to Prat de Cabanes- Torreblanca, which was designated as a Natural Park in 1989.
It is a coastal plain separated from the sea by a partition of gravel and pebbles and has accumulations of sand deposits that form marshes and reservoirs. It is highly interesting from the point of view of its landscape and ecology. There are interesting native species, such as “gambeta”, sea bass, loach and exotic American red crab which was introduced over the past few years.
A magical balance
Torreblanca’s cuisine is based on the Mediterranean magical balance between sea produce and fertile vegetable gardens on the coast. Rice is the undisputed star, present in dishes such as “a banda” rice, “arrossejat”, black rice, etc.
