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Date Published: 16/06/2023

Orihuela Costa beach bars unlikely to reopen this summer

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Beaches in the Alicante coastal resort have been without chiringuitos, toilets and sunbeds all year

Orihuela Costa beach bars unlikely to reopen this summer

There’s fresh disappointment for beachgoers in the Orihuela Costa as the recent government reshuffle means it’s extremely unlikely services will resume before the end of the summer. Popular resorts like La Zenia, Cabo Roig and Campoamor, which was this week paid a terrifying visit by a blue shark, have been without toilets, beach bars or chiringuitos, sun loungers, umbrellas and water sports since the beginning of the year.

This coming Saturday, June 17, the new City Council will be sworn in and the Costa will bid farewell to the current government, including Councillor for Beaches Antonio Sánchez, who was supposed to be responsible for getting the sorely-missed services back up and running.

The beach bars and other facilities were originally shut in January when the management company’s contract expired, and Sánchez promised that the red tape surrounding the new custodians would be cleared in time for Easter. But April has come and gone, and the local authorities have conceded that they’ll have to wait for the incoming government to tidy up the mess.

According to municipal sources, further delays have been caused by an appeal lodged by the previous management company for compensation for damage and losses due to storm Gloria and the coronavirus pandemic, and this has slowed down the acquisition of the new tender.

Although regular protests and countless complaints on social media would indicate otherwise, the council is of the mind that beachgoers are pleased with the “quieter and more natural” atmosphere created by the lack of bars and sports on the coast. What people certainly aren’t happy about is the missing bathrooms; the government promised last month that chemical toilets would be erected, but these have yet to materialise in most places. As a result, many locals and holidaymakers are flocking to neighbouring regions such as Murcia for a more comfortable day at their beach.

The upshot is that a new contract to open the chiringuitos will be the responsibility of the new mayor but even with the best will of the world, the council doesn’t see this happening until at least the end of August.

Now read: Shark spotted on Orihuela Costa beach washes up dead in Cabo Roig

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