Tabarca
The beautiful
Tabarca archipelago is composed by the following islands: '
La Plana,
Santa Pola or
Nueva Tabarca and an several islets'. In 1964,
Tabarca was declared Site of Historic and Artistic Interest.
San Pedro and
San Pablo village is situated on the west part of the island. The archipielago is aproximately at 8 miles from
Alicante and at 3 miles of
Santa Pola on the south-east direction.
The village is surrounded by walls and there are three different ways to enter:
-La Puerta de Tierra (northern side)
-La Puerta de Levante (on the east side)
-La Puerta de la Trencada (on the west side)
San Pedro is an authentic example of military architecture in
Spain.
Talking about the natural environment, its privileged geological, ecological and biological features, which together with the ideal conditions of conservation, allow the existence of really original ecosystems.