What Orihuela Costa is
Orihuela Costa is the coastal part of the municipality of Orihuela, separate from the historic town centre. It stretches along the sea between Torrevieja and Pilar de la Horadada and is made up of urbanisations such as Punta Prima, Playa Flamenca, La Zenia, Cabo Roig, Aguamarina, Campoamor and Mil Palmeras. The town hall is the same as in Orihuela, so many matters are handled at the local municipal office.
Neighbourhoods: what is where
Orihuela Costa is a chain of urbanisations along the coast and around golf courses. From north to south:
| Area | What you will find |
|---|---|
| Punta Prima | Orihuela’s northernmost beach, on the border with Torrevieja; Blue Flag and a lift down to the water. |
| Playa Flamenca | The coastal municipal office and padrón registration (Plaza del Oriol, 1); the coves of Cala Mosca and Cala Estaca with a promenade; on Saturdays the town hall parks a mobile recycling point by the market on Calle Salvador Dalí. |
| La Zenia | Zenia Boulevard shopping centre with the tourist office (Calle Jade, 2); Cala Bosque beach with an accessible point and Cala Cerrada. Local buses 30 and 38 start at Zenia Boulevard. |
| Cabo Roig | La Caleta beach with very calm water by the cape, Cabo Roig marina and a 16th-century watchtower. |
| Villamartín | An urbanisation around the Villamartín golf course; the Villamartín Club House restaurant is in the middle of it (Avenida de las Brisas, 8). Local bus 30 runs through Villamartín from Zenia Boulevard to the Aguamarina health centre. |
| Aguamarina | The 24-hour public health centre C.S. Orihuela Costa (Calle Mar, 1); the quiet Calas de Aguamarina and a fossil beach; in summer, an evening market on Paseo de Aguamarina. |
| Campoamor | La Glea beach (accessible, with a dune) and Barranco Rubio, Orihuela’s longest; the Dehesa de Campoamor yacht club with a Blue Flag. |
| Mil Palmeras | A natural open beach on the border with Pilar de la Horadada. |
Beaches: 10 Blue Flags
According to ADEAC’s official 2026 list, ten Orihuela Costa beaches hold a Blue Flag: Calas de Aguamarina, Barranco Rubio, Cabo Roig – La Caleta, Cala Capitán, Cala Cerrada, Cala Estaca, Campoamor – La Glea, La Zenia – Cala Bosque, Mil Palmeras and Punta Prima. Details on each beach, lifts and accessible areas are in a separate guide.
Dogs are not allowed on Orihuela’s beaches; the nearest dog beach is Cala del Rocío in neighbouring Torrevieja.
Healthcare
The public C.S. Orihuela Costa health centre is in the Aguamarina urbanisation, Calle Mar, 1, and according to the Valencian Health Department it is open 24 hours every day: tel. 966 748 343, urgent care 966 748 353. It belongs to the Torrevieja Health Department. Further south, in Mil Palmeras, there is an auxiliary surgery of the municipality of Pilar de la Horadada, open three mornings a week.
Municipal office and padrón
The Oficina Municipal Orihuela Costa and the Concejalía de Costa are at Plaza del Oriol, 1, in the Playa Flamenca urbanisation; tel. 966 760 000, email costa@orihuela.es. Padrón registration is handled here on weekdays from 8:30 to 13:30, by appointment only: through the town hall booking site, on 966 340 347 or via the electronic office (sede electrónica).
For the padrón you need an identity document (EU citizens: residence certificate plus passport or ID card; others: passport or TIE) and a housing document: a recent land registry extract or IBI receipt, or for rentals a contract in the name of every adult registering.
Tourist office
Tourist Info Orihuela Playa is in the Zenia Boulevard shopping centre, Calle Jade, 2: Monday–Saturday 10:00–17:00, Sunday 10:00–14:00; closed on 25 December and 1 and 6 January. Phone 966 760 000 (ext. 4507), email orihuelap@touristinfo.net.
Markets and waste collection
In summer the town hall runs an evening market on Paseo de Aguamarina and Calle Cielo (in 2025 from 1 June to 15 September, 19:00–00:00). There is no full schedule of the coast’s weekly markets on the town hall website; what it does say is that the mobile ecopark stands by the Playa Flamenca market on Saturdays (Calle Salvador Dalí) and by the Aguamarina–Campoamor market on Thursdays (Calle Mar). Check market days and places with the Concejalía de Mercados.
On the coast, furniture and garden cuttings are collected on request (966 076 100, ext. 4511–4513, costa@orihuela.es) on the day assigned to your zone.
Transport
The town hall publishes the Orihuela Costa urban bus map and timetable on its urban transport page (PDF and line map); information on 966 076 100. Note that the coastal network and the buses to Orihuela town are different routes. For lines to Torrevieja, Alicante and the airports, see our bus guide.