Boat trip to the island of Tabarca from Alicante
Tour to the Island from Tabarka on a yacht. Tabarca is the only inhabited island in the Valencian Community, located opposite the city of Alicante, eleven nautical miles from it and not far from Cape Santa Pola. In fact, it is more than an island, it is a small archipelago consisting, in addition to Tabarka, of the islets of La Cantera, La Galera and La Nao. It has an approximate length of 1800 meters and a maximum width of about 400 meters. You can go on a yacht trip to the island of Tabarca from Alicante with a company.
Its shores were in the past a refuge for Barbary pirates. In the 18th century, Carlos III ordered to fortify and build a city in it to accommodate several families of fishermen from Genoa, who were held captive in the Tunisian city of Tabarka. The walls surrounding its urban core have been declared a historical and artistic monument and an object of cultural interest.