Toniher · CC BY-SA 3.0Coastal town
Guardamar del Segura (Valencian), or briefly Guardamar, is a municipality of the province of Alicante located at the mouth of the river Segura in southern Valencia (autonomous community), Spain. It is a Mediterranean resort, with a large pine forest abutting an 11-km-long white sand beach.
Historically, it was an area of fishermen and farmers. A Phoenician colony, called Herna by Roman geographer Avienius in his book Ora Maritima was the first settlement near the mouth of Segura river, In Valencian, guardar means safekeeping and mar means sea, and this is another possible basis for its current name.
Guardamar is the southernmost Valencian-speaking town and in 1991 41.8% of the town's residents could speak it. Guardamar is also the only municipality of the Vega Baja del Segura comarca (known locally as Baix Segura) where Valencian is traditionally and widely spoken.
Guardamar hosts local festivals like Moros i Cristians (Moros y Cristianos), L'Encantà, and Fogueres de Sant Joan (Hogueras de San Juan), which commemorate its history.
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Where to eat
We don't have verified restaurants here yet, but the larder of Valencia already says a lot.
See the restaurants on the mapWe haven't verified any table with its owner in Guardamar del Segura yet. In the meantime, these are the restaurants mapped in the surrounding area.
Up to 30 km around, according to OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps. No ratings or prices: call before you go.
120 restaurants
120 restaurants
Guardamar del Segura · in the village+34 634 323 784View on the mapWebsite
Guardamar del Segura · in the village+34 965 729 822View on the mapWebsite
Terrace
Guardamar del Segura · in the village+34 966 726 051View on the map
Guardamar del Segura · in the village+34 865 758 305View on the mapWebsite
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Guardamar del Segura · in the village+34 865 775 008View on the map
Guardamar del Segura · in the village+34 651 86 92 33View on the map
Guardamar del Segura · in the villageView on the mapWebsite
Guardamar del Segura · in the village+34 966 723 562View on the mapWebsite
Guardamar del Segura · in the village+34 676 23 49 42View on the map
Guardamar del Segura · in the village+34 966 216 291View on the map
Guardamar del Segura · in the village+34 681 945 727View on the map
Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) and Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): what has been mapped with its name. If your restaurant is missing or you want to manage it, sign up as a professional.
The 30 closest to the centre, out of 70 in the municipality.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
What almost never fails in a village like Guardamar del Segura.
From a wood-fired oven if you're lucky; ask what time the batch comes out.
There's almost always a cheesemaker nearby; the local shop will know which one.
From local beekeepers: wildflower or rosemary, depending on the hills.
Almost every village has its market day and its producers: the cheesemaker, the baker, the vegetable garden next door. Ask at the tourist office or the bar on the square; they'll tell you where to buy straight from the maker.
Guardamar del Segura has a weekly market, but we don't know which day.
Data from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). No opening hours: call before you go.
