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The Los Alfaques disaster was caused by the explosion of a road tanker near a holiday campsite on 11 July 1978 in Alcanar, Spain. The exploding truck, which was carrying 23 tons of highly flammable liquefied propylene, killed 215 people and severely burned 200 more. Several individuals from the company that owned the vehicle were prosecuted for ...
There is, however, a large recreation zone and campsite at the Laguna de Barlovento, an artificial reservoir, which is the largest area of freshwater on the island. There are also saltwater bathing pools, the Piscina Fajana , with a restaurant and other facilities at Punta del Corcho, near the Faro de Punta Complida lighthouse, at the North ...
This is a list of beaches in Spain sorted by province. The most popular with visitors are in Andalusia, Costa Blanca, and Catalonia. The most popular with visitors are in Andalusia, Costa Blanca, and Catalonia.
La Marina Beach. The main beach of the district is La Marina beach, a beautiful and large beach of fine golden sand. It is considered semi-urban as a small part of it has particular households behind it, but mostly there is a large pine wood. It has a blue flag, maritime surveillance and a rental service providing deckchairs and parasols.
Housing in Dolores is relatively affordable, and substantially cheaper than in the nearby beach areas. On November 25, 2005, the Municipal government of Dolores approved the development of a 1.6 km 2 area -Dolores Golf- to accommodate 2,664 new housing units, which also includes a 580,000 m 2 (145 acre ) golf course.
Torremolinos (Spanish pronunciation: [toremoˈlinos]) is a municipality in Andalusia, southern Spain, west of Málaga.A poor fishing village before the growth in tourism began in the late 1950s, Torremolinos was the first of the Costa del Sol resorts to be developed and is still the most popular in the region.
Playón de Bayas (Bayas beach). Castrillón is a municipality in Asturias, located on the central coast of Spain. It has an area of 56.70 km 2 and had a population of 22,361 inhabitants (in 2005). The most important population centres are the capital Piedrasblancas, Salinas, and Raíces.
It is the name given by the tourism industry to Praia de Augas Santas (translated from Galician: 'Beach of the Holy Waters'). The beach is located in the Ribadeo municipality, in the province of Lugo , on the Cantabric coast, and it lies about ten kilometres to the west of the town of Ribadeo. Its name is derived from its cliff formations.