Culture and cars on Friday night

Friday July 30 may be hot and steamy but if you want to make the most of your evening, there are couple of hot spots you certainly won’t wish to miss.

With the influx of tens of thousands of visitors about the descend on the city, from Saturday the city is comically referred to as Playas del Madrid with an estimated 100,000 expected to swell the number of tourists and parking becoming a nightmare for those that need to.

And speaking of car parks, at 2000-hrs at the Marina Salinas, Torrevieja’s newest sports harbour, the July edition of Noche del Coche shall be taking place. This popular event attracts over thirty cars of all descriptions from classic through tuning, American Muscle to Italian Exotic, with even the odd Mini, Anglia, London Taxi and Rolls Royce thrown in for good measure. This month they also hope to have Spain’s longest limousine on display, a stretched Ford Excursion, which at 30-metres long is one of the longest cars in Europe! Where is shall be parked remains to be seen! Noche del Coche is from 2000-hrs until around 2130 when the majority of cars go on a cruise through town.

Entrance for participating cars and bikes is free and all visitors are welcome to freely stroll around the cars and enjoy a cool libation at one of the cafes within Marina Salinas. www.Nochedelcoche.com.

For those seeking a little culture on a Friday night, at 2300-hrs the closing night of Torrevieja’s largest cultural event, the 56th Habaneras Festival takes place at Eras de la Sal at the far end of the Vista Alegre. The final night is more a night of showpieces and a full house is expected, so if you are fortunate, nip down to the municipal box office and pick up a couple of tickets to enjoy an event that is internationally respected and watched on National TV around Spain on La 2. Torrevieja TV also streams it live. For more information about the concerts, please visit www.habaneras.org.

The temperatures may be rising but as the sun drops and cool breezes blow through town, it’s a perfect opportunity to put on your walking shoes and see another side of what Torrevieja has to offer.

Keith Nicol

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