Tabarca Island: Paradise Until the Pills Kicked In
Tabarca is the little island off the coast near Alicante – a short boat ride out to clear water, an old walled village, and the feel of somewhere time forgot. It started as close to a perfect day trip as you can get. Then a small personal mishap turned things sideways.
A walled island in the Med
Tabarca is the only inhabited island in the Valencian Community, ringed by a marine reserve and a set of eighteenth-century walls. It is tiny – you can walk it end to end in minutes – which makes it the kind of place you go to slow right down. Most of the day lived up to that; the rest you’ll have to watch for yourself.
Watch the full day above.
Related walks
If you enjoyed this one, you might like the rest of the Costa Blanca trip:
- Refusing to Be a Typical Tourist in Alicante — trying not to do the typical-tourist routine in Alicante.
- What’s in the Mountains Near Elche, Spain? — what’s hiding in the mountains behind Elche.
- Hitchhiking to Santa Pola’s Salt Hills — a hitchhike to the salt hills above the town.
- I Walked from Alicante Airport in the Dark (and Got Lost) — walking out of the airport in the dark — and getting lost.
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Patrick Ashton is a UK-based filmmaker walking the overlooked corners of Britain and Europe. More about Patrick →
