5 reasons why you shouldn’t spend your summer in Guardamar del Segura

This may be a long post, but bear with me. These are important things you should know in case you are planning to spend a summer in Guardamar. 

Prepare to know the truth!

1. There are no places to visit

There is no such thing as an antique castle where you can go to learn some history, take pictures and enjoy the view –it’s a lie.

A place called The Dunes? The one with the ever-changing landscape in which you can get lost easily but enjoy the serenity of the moment? The ones that house the ruins of the Rábita Califal? Never heard of it.

The port? The beach? Other spots of interest? Nope. Seriously, give up.

2. The food is terrible

The is not a single dish which will leave you open-mouthed

Nor a single mouth-watering bocadillo or granizado

Nor good ice-cream or delicious horchatas that you can share with friends.

3. No one is nice to you

There is no hope with the locals. No explains anything nor kindly gives you tours.

No one will give you a smile or offer you things that will make you extremely happy like boat rides or shawarma.

Photo by Alex Song

Photo by Alex Song

Especially this man below. BEWARE OF HIM. Giving you unlimited amounts of food, good conversations and jokes are not things he does. I mean, please, Vicente being nice? No one has heard about that before.

4. There is nothing entertaining to do

Absolutely nothing. You can’t go to the beach to have fun in the sand, enjoy the sea nor the scenery.

Photo by Cathleen Chiu

Photo by Joan Kang

You cannot go out for a game of pool or a drink with your friends. No parties either.

Nor you can go sailing and cool things like that.

Photo by Rondell Almodovar

The town does not have exciting events like the Día de San Juan where you can jump a fire and dance at the beach, nor Moros y Cristianos where the whole town comes together to make this big parade. No, it was probably just everyone’s imagination (a very creative one though).

5. There is simply nothing memorable about the place

You are not going to have any extraordinary experience nor will you meet people that will change you forever.

You are definitely not going to have one of the most unforgettable summers of your life. You will not miss the people nor cry every time you remember when you had to say goodbye to them. The memories will not bring a smile to your face each time you reminisce them.

Long story short: don’t spend your summer in Guardamar… unless you want it to be one of the best summers of your life :)

~MelanieMuñoz