The lagoons of La Mata and Torrevieja are made up a wetland of special interest for their botanical value and landscape of undoubted beauty as well as the socio-economic aspect, since we must not forget that inside the park there is the working of the salt lakes. among the most important in Europe.

More than a hundred species of birds live alongside some amphibians and many reptiles in the park that is made up of two lagoons separated by a strip of land. There is also a series of levels of vegetation around the lagoons, fundamentally determined by the salinity of the earth and the use that man makes of the land.

The building of this church on the site of former temples began in 188O. It holds the statue of the town’s patron saint, La Purisima Concepcion. This image arouses popular fervour in Torrevieja, especially on the two occasions a year that it is taken out for processions: December 8 and Easter Sunday.

As well as its high altar there are other notable sculptures such as the image of the body of Jesus, Christ Crucified, the Virgen del Carmen and others of unusual beauty.

The Eras de la Sal is a fine example of Spanish industrial architecture from the 18th century. It served as a storehouse and wharf for salt from 1777 until 1958.

Now it has become one of the most authentic landmarks in Torrevieja and is a prime example of the restoration project that has brought back its former splendour, reminding us of the hard work of so many generations of “Torrevejenses”. Inside we should highlight the recovery of the so-called “Caballete", the wooden platform from which the salt was loaded on ships after being brought from the factory next to the lagoon of Torrevieja on trolleys.