Paseo Del Mar Leisure Development - Torrevieja Port

[Carl]

Unconnected to this video, a Torrevieja Facebook page has the opening as being approximately 10/11 June 2026, with the fairground back in the port area by end of June. If it is on Facebook it might be true, but then again ....

[Carl]

Good, and bad news.

The Paseo del Mar leisure centre will open on 11 June, but the Council are now non-committal on a date for the return of the fairground, and the tender for the new 'hippy' stalls/booths has still to be issued.

https://www.informacion.es/vega-baja/20 ... 52231.html

Google translate, minus videos and images:

The leisure centre on Paseo del Mar in the Port of Torrevieja confirms its opening for June 11th

The commercial space, granted by the Generalitat and in which a group of private investors has invested 61 million euros, begins its journey after four years of construction.

The Paseo del Mar shopping centre in the Port of Torrevieja will open its doors on Thursday, June 11, according to announcements made on the new official social media channels launched by the concessionaire just a few days ago. It won't be a traditional opening ceremony, which will take place later, once the Torrevieja City Council's urban redevelopment projects, which are significantly behind schedule, are fully completed. However, the centre will be fully operational after four and a half years of construction — including the periods for demolition and construction of the fish market and the renovation of the Customs House. It will feature nearly 30 restaurants and two retail outlets, occupying 8,000 square meters on a 20,000-square-meter plot , which includes a 600-space underground parking garage that opened just over a year ago. In addition, it will offer a multiplex cinema, located in the heart of the city centre and operated by the NeoCine chain, and a bowling alley run by Ozone. The same announcement anticipates a "weekend" to celebrate the opening.

The final investment of €61 million, according to the concessionaire - the initial estimate was around €20 million - is being led by Empresas del Sol, owned by businessman Enrique Riquelme de La Torre, followed by the participation of several construction companies and developers of tourist accommodations from the Vega Baja region. The Valencian regional government, under the leadership of Ximo Puig, awarded the 50-year concession for Torrevieja's main port area, located next to the bay, with the support of Torrevieja's mayor, Eduardo Dolón, who pledged to redevelop the port area, for which €40 million worth of works have been awarded.

The restaurant sector is comprised of major fast-food franchises and specialty themed restaurants. Many of these are currently absent from Torrevieja, while others are ubiquitous in any medium-sized Spanish city. Among the major franchise brands in the restaurant sector, it will feature Lateral, Casa Carmen, La Rollerie, Sibuya, Santa Gloria, Heladería Amorino, Brasa y Leña, Saona, McDonald's, KFC, Foster's Hollywood, Taco Bell, and Cien Montaditos, among others.

Construction began in early 2022 with the building of a new fish market and the renovation of the Generalitat Customs building, two requirements set by the regional government for awarding the concession. Months later, the old fish market buildings and fishermen's sheds were demolished, and in early 2023, work began on the foundations of the new commercial space, including the construction of an underground parking garage and the installation of more than 500 piles - twice the number originally planned—to reinforce the structure on reclaimed land with the water table less than one meter deep. This undertaking required the concessionaire to allocate more than 17 million euros of the budget.

Now that the opening is imminent, the surrounding works being carried out by the City Council, which has invested another 40 million euros in these renovation projects, have accelerated at an unprecedented pace compared to previous months. However, the esplanade that occupies the demolished Paseo de La Libertad is still unfinished—the remaining two-lane road will also be pedestrianized. The promenade along the bay's edge, the redevelopment of the area around the Customs building, and the rehabilitation of the Mínguez dock also need to be completed.

The funfair is expected to return to its traditional location, now with facilities prepared and renovated for this activity, also this June – although the City Council is no longer willing to set a specific date. The funfair has been temporarily relocated to Antonio Soria Park for almost four years. Around 150 hippie stalls are also expected to return, although in this case gradually; however, the tender for their supply – with an estimated cost of €30,000 per stall – has yet to be issued.

[Brandyboy]

When we first moved here twenty six years we used to enjoy our twentyfive minute walk into town. Plenty of bars and restaurants on the way and fresh fish in the port. In the evening there was the Hippy market where I bought many a genuine Rolex and maybe some Morrocan black.

You had the fun fare and and amazing choice of good restaurants and music bars.

The only time I go into town now is to go to the bank or the adminisratos office in Calle La Paz.

[Brandyboy]

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[Carl]

Live webcam images of Paseo de Mar still shows it resembling a building site ahead of its opening at 21:30 tonight.

Website is now live - https://paseodelmartorrevieja.com/

Did wonder what was scheduled to be showing at the cinemas in the coming days, but the cinema page has no listings - may be an indication that the cinemas have yet to be fitted-out ?

[Bee]

My favourite bit is going to be the Dique de Levante when it gets finished. I can't see the progress on the webcam as it is out of view. A lot done and a lot more to go but it will make a huge difference to the Port area.

Bee

[Carl]

My favourite bit is going to be the Dique de Levante when it gets finished.

Bee

From 13:55.

[Bee]

Looking on the webcam it has been opened. A lot of people milling about.

https://www.youtube.com/live/0gEMYdzAk2 ... 3Gjaqp7ALu

Bee

[Carl]

Video posted by the Mayor this morning:

Drone display from last night:

[Carl]

Looking on the webcam it has been opened. A lot of people milling about.

https://www.youtube.com/live/0gEMYdzAk2 ... 3Gjaqp7ALu

Bee

Agree. From the webcam there did seem to be alot of people around at the opening, but by 22:15-ish it seemed like alot of people were already leaving before the drone display at 11pm.

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