Los Balcones combines a peaceful park for walks with a protected agricultural manor house and the sports facilities of Club de Tenis Torrevieja. There is also a public transport route serving several named places and facilities. This gives you different priorities to choose from when deciding where to go: time outdoors, heritage, or tennis and pádel.
Parks and Paths
Parque Reina de la Sal, in the Los Balcones residential area, is designed as a peaceful place for walks and outdoor leisure activities. Its features include children's play areas. From higher points, visitors can enjoy views of the natural surroundings of the salt lagoons. The walks, play areas and views give the park a range of attractions for spending time outdoors. As park facilities may change, check the current status of the play areas before visiting if they are important to your plans.
Paraje Municipal Ilo-Ilo is also located in the Los Balcones urbanisation. The 28,000-square-metre area opened as a place for public recreation in 2012. A 2024 report confirmed that it was still a public park at that time, but noted maintenance concerns. The nearly 700-metre paved walking path was described in 2012. Given the reported concerns, check the current condition of the path before your visit. According to a report dated 18 April 2024, the Paraje borders the protected area of Salinas de Torrevieja.
Historic Heritage
On the Finca de Los Balcones, the protected Casa y Torre de Los Balcones comprises the main building, a chapel, the entrance and a pine grove. The estate is one of the few surviving 18th-century agricultural manor houses on the coast of the Vega Baja. It also bears witness to the former dryland farming around the Torrevieja lagoon. For those interested in culture, the ensemble thus combines a specific historic building with a glimpse into how the landscape was once used.
Sports and Public Transport Route
Club de Tenis Torrevieja, in the Los Balcones urbanisation, combines intensive tennis training with fun leisure activities. Its facilities include uncovered pádel courts with hard surfaces and glass walls. These courts must be reserved. When planning, you can therefore distinguish between the club's training and leisure activities and the specific use of its pádel courts, which requires a reservation.
A public transport route connects Urb. Entrenaranjos, Centro de Salud Torremendo, Hospital Los Balcones, Ayuntamiento Playa Flamenca and Centro Comercial Zenia Bulevard. Check the timetable and route before travelling. If you plan to use public transport, compare your intended destinations with the route before deciding how to travel.
When looking for a holiday rental, it helps to first decide whether Los Balcones, with its parks, heritage and sports facilities, suits your interests.
Discover more destinations: La Zenia, Castillo De Don Juan, Cabo Roig, Dehesa De Campoamor, Punta Prima, Hurchillo, Torremendo, Playa Flamenca.
For the broader travel overview: Orihuela.
