Facilities
 Banks: La Marina offers a wide range of international banks and building societies. Being English spoken and at hand to offer advice and information about opening bank accounts, changing travelers cheques (passports required), mortgages and personal loans. |
Supermarkets:   The
urbanization boasts three large continental supermarkets offering
fresh breads, pastries, fresh fruit & veg, Spanish, English, French
and German delicacies. Also we can find two English supermarkets offering
any item needed. |
Medical services:  The urbanization has a private clinic (English spoken, friendly advice
given on all matters) and a national health doctors (E1-11 from required,
available from your local U.K post office). |
  Also located on the urbanization is a pharmacy and an opticians. |
Weekly Market: (Every Thursday & Sunday): |
Ceramica:  Take home that perfect gift, beautifully hand crafted Spanish pottery... |
 Other facilities:News agents offering English daily newspapers,magazines, postcards ..., book & card shops, gift shops, bars (numerous bars throughout the urbanization), English bakers,butchers,flower shops, mountain bike hire firm, furniture shops, two leading electrical shops, english dentist, take aways, numerous hairdressers, internet cafés, coffee shops, jewlers, travel agents, taxi rank, numerous bus stops throughout the urbanization going to to the beach, Guardamar, Torrevieja and Elche, phone boxes throughout the urbanization,tourist information office... |
No
holiday could be complete without a trip to a traditional Spanish market.
Practice your Spanish (enjoy a little haggling with the stall holders)
enjoy the taste & smells in which one can acquire: selling fresh
breads from all regions, locally grown fruit & veg, fresh meats (hams,
fish... ), roast chickens. A variety of stalls range from leather shoes & bags,
house hold items, pottery ...