If you like the urban environment but also want the benefits
of the beach then a new project in Madrid is for you.
Tourism feeds the Spanish capital during the winter and
spring, but in the summer months the heat makes it almost impossible to enjoy
the city, due to a lack of beaches. But now it appears that this gap is in the
process of being corrected. In the municipality of Alovera, province of
Guadalajara, the largest artificial beach in Europe is being built, and it is
only 50km from Madrid (about 30-40 minutes by car).
According to El Español, if the public tender for the
complex is approved, and follows the established deadlines, part of the project
will be operational in 2023.
The project has been interrupted on several occasions,
partly due to the high numbers it involves: there are 105,000 m2, of which
25,000 will constitute the water zone and will be surrounded by another 15,000
of sand. In addition, the complex will have several beach bars and areas for
water sports and sailing, slides, zip lines, beach volleyball courts, etc.
The initial budget for the work is €15.6 million.
I am sure this will have a definite ecological and environmental benefit?!
By Peter from Alentejo on 28 Jun 2022, 18:21
In the worst drought in a decade where country after country is cutting back in water usage and begging their citizens to "use less water", headlines screaming that rivers are drying up.... we have a whole new artifical lake popping up to bring in summer tourists. Where is the water for this "lake" coming from? The dried up rivers?
By Paul N from Algarve on 29 Jun 2022, 10:42