Baix Vinalopo
Explore the wetlands, palm groves and beaches of the Baix Vinalopo comarca on the southern Costa Blanca.
What is plotted on the Baix Vinalopó map
The map carries 7 places on this coast: 3 natural parks, 2 towns, 1 historic site, 1 cove. They span roughly 12 km in a straight line, from Palmeral of Elche (El Palmeral) in the north to Salinas de Santa Pola in the south.
The Baix Vinalopó coast, north to south
Every marker on the map, in the order you would meet it driving south. The distance is a straight line from the place above it.
| Place | Type | From previous |
|---|---|---|
| Palmeral of Elche (El Palmeral) Europe’s largest palm grove, a UNESCO World Heritage oasis of date palms and ancient irrigation channels in the heart of | Natural park | — |
| Basílica de Santa María (Elche) Basílica de Santa María in Elche is a baroque church known for the UNESCO-recognised Misteri d’Elx play. | Historic site | 0 km |
| Elche (Elx) Elche is an inland city in Alicante famed for the Palmeral of Elche, a UNESCO-listed palm grove of over 200,000 | Town | 0 km |
| Caleta dels Gossets (Santa Pola) Santa Pola’s dog beach on the Cabo de Santa Pola: 256 metres of sand and stone, open to dogs all | Cove | 15 km |
| Santa Pola Santa Pola is a working fishing and resort town south of Alicante, with a fortress-castle, sandy beaches, marina and boats | Town | 1 km |
| El Hondo Natural Park El Hondo Natural Park is a key bird reserve with lagoons and reedbeds near Crevillent and Elche. | Natural park | 20 km |
| Salinas de Santa Pola A natural park of working salt pans near Santa Pola where pink lagoons and shallow water draw flamingos and many | Natural park | 15 km |
By what you are looking for
Natural park (3): Palmeral of Elche (El Palmeral), El Hondo Natural Park, Salinas de Santa Pola
Town (2): Elche (Elx), Santa Pola
Historic site (1): Basílica de Santa María (Elche)
Cove (1): Caleta dels Gossets (Santa Pola)
How to read the map
Each marker is coloured by place type, so a glance tells you whether a point is a beach, a town or a natural park. Clicking a marker opens its name, type and a link to the full page. The checkbox bar above the map filters by type: untick everything except beaches to see only the coastline, or leave only historic sites to plan a day inland. Markers cluster when zoomed out, so a number in a circle means several places sit close together — zoom in and the cluster splits.
For the coast written up as a single read, see the region page.
Palms, salt and wetland
This is where the coast starts to flatten. The Baix Vinalopó holds the largest palm grove in Europe at Elche, the working salt pans behind Santa Pola, and El Hondo — lagoons and reedbeds that make up one of Spain’s most important wetlands for wintering and breeding birds.
Town guides in this comarca
- Elche — the largest palm grove in Europe, a UNESCO site
- Santa Pola — salt flats, a working fishing port and the cape
- Crevillent — an inland town under the sierra, with nearest beaches listed
For the coast as a whole, see the full Costa Blanca map or the Costa Blanca guide.
Every place we have mapped on the Baix Vinalopó
4 towns, beaches, coves and landmarks, kept up to date automatically.