Shopping

The Mercadona supermarket on the roundabout at the entrance to Playa Flamenca is the best place to go for fresh fish,meat and produce, It's also very good for wines - you can normally buy a decent bottle of 'Rioja' for about one pound ( 1.5 euros ).

Discount Plus next to Mercadona is a 'pile it high, sell it cheap' supermarket. It's generally good value for non - perishables but the limited range of fresh produce is not always that fresh, There is a good butchers within Discount Plus. These two shops will generally have everything you will need for your holiday. There is also a newsagents in the shopping arcade within Mercadona that has the English and other European papers the day following issue.

If you feel you need a greater choice there is a Carrefour hypermarket on the outskirts of Torrevieja - you probably would have spotted the signs if you arrived from Alicante. To get there you need to take the N 332 towards Torrevieja and take the exit sign posted Crevillente , then just follow the stream of traffic going left at the roundabout all heading for the store. If you exit Playa Flamenea to the right in the opposite direction to Torrevieja you will come across a number of ceramic stores for your souvenirs although you will buy these items and much much more at the Saturday open market held on the main road in Playa Flamenca. Naturally it will be much cheaper too.