The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, announced this afternoon that starting tomorrow, Wednesday, May 6, the town’s beaches will be opened for walks and individual watersports.
Eduardo Dolón has indicated that the beaches of Los Náufragos, El Cura, Los Locos, Cabo Cervera and La Mata will be kept open to the public to carry out limited activities at the times established by the Royal Decree:
-Persons aged between 14 and 70: from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
-Persons under 14 years: from 12:00 noon to 7:00pm.
-Over 70s: from 10:00 to 12:00 noon and from 7:00pm to 8:00pm.
Accesses will be granted through fences on each of the beaches:
-Playa de La Mata: south area of the beach (in front of Restaurante Matute).
-Playa de Los Locos: in front of Luz Mar
-Playa del Cura: In front of the Tintero
-Puerto de Los Náufragos: in front of the Cuenca Mar restaurant.
Bathing, sunbathing on the sand, carrying beach utensils and holding meetings or practicing group activities are totally prohibited, and the social distance of two meters must be respected. The mayor stressed that only federated athletes and / or high-performance professionals may swim, and these individuals must carry their corresponding federative license to access the limited area of the beaches for this purpose.
In order to walk on the beach, the maximum distance to travel from your home is one kilometer and it remains totally prohibited to travel by vehicle to other areas of the town to carry out these activities.
The Town Hall will monitor activity on the beaches using local police and civil protection volunteers, with special emphasis on the two urban beaches of Torrevieja: El Cura and Los Locos. All those who fail to comply with these measures will be fined according to the Royal Decree.