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Torotoro National Park

Torotoro National Park is a small national park in the Potosí department of Bolivia among the eastern mountain ranges of the South American Andes cordilleras. It is accessible from the city of Cochabamba.

Understand
Torotoro National Park is in the Northern Potosí department, 140 km south of Cochabamba. It takes around 3 hours to get there.

The park is one of the major attractions for visitors to Cochabamba, and is most famous for its remnants of dinosaurs, i.e. dinosaur bone fragments and more than 2,500 dinosaur footprints, of biped and quadruped dinosaurs, theropods and sauropods from the cretaceous period 120 million years ago.

Landscape
Torotoro National Park covers 165 km² and is in a semi-arid landscape at altitudes between 2000 and 3500 m above sea level, with canyons as deep as 300 m. The park features caves, Paleozoic and Cretaceous calcitic deposits with fossils, and panoramic landscapes eroded by glaciers, wind and waters.

Flora and fauna
The Torotoro National Park offers scrubby woodland with wildlife like flocks of parakeets and the red-fronted macaw.

Climate
Sub-Andean climate has a cold winter from June to August, and a rainy season from December to March.

By bus
Minibuses (Bs. 35/25) leave hourly or when full (06:00-18:00, +591 70786818) from the Torotoro "Bus Station" in the south of Cochabamba. The trip takes 5.5 hours with the bus, and 4.5 hours with the minibus, in dry season, although this may have improved to 3 hours now as the roads are being upgraded. According to the bus companies, these transportation options are available in rainy season, but can take considerably longer. There are only one or two buses a day, usually at 06:00 and 12:00.

The bus takes longer but is cheaper and has more space for you to stretch once in a while (whereas in the minibus you'll likely be stuffed in like sardines).

For the return trip to Cochabamba minibuses leave equally often between 03:00-18:00. Buses are at 06:00 from the center, or at 13:00 (only Sundays?) from the Choclo Hotel. Also, minibuses will go from these two places. If you take a bus, get the front upper window seat if you are up for a roller coaster ride and do not suffer from vertigo.

On foot
There are some picturesque trekking opportunities on your way into the national park and the village.

 * – In dry season, you can try trekking up this river from the valley/road where the minibus passes by. After a while you will hit the Circuito Vergel tour trail, which you can use to get into Torotoro. Though shorter, this should be done as an overnight hike due to the steepness of the canyon and the lack of defined trails.

By tour
Torotoro is at least 4 hours away from the capital city of Cochabamba when the roads are in good condition. During the rainy season especially around February, the road to Torotoro can become completely impassible. A trip by 4WD to the park often comes with any arranged tour package.

By plane
It is possible to charter a small airplane to take up to 5 passengers from Cochabamba airport to Toro Toro. Prices range around US$140, and the flight takes about half an hour. Call +591 4 4227042 or +591 4 4246289 for details.

Fees and permits
To take one of the tours with guide, you need to purchase entry ticket for '''Bs. 100''' at the park information center and carry it with you during the tours. The ticket is valid for 4 days and will get stamped at the back at the El Vergel Canyon and the Caverna de Umajalanta, but not at the other sights.

By tour
There are multiple options for tour operators in Torotoro that can be booked at the park office or even from a propably more expensive agency in Cochabamaba.

On foot and navigation
Cuidad de Ittas, Caverna de Umajalanta and El Vergel Canyon are well frequented, so you will always need a guide. Chiflon Qaqa and the trial southwest from Torotoro has few visitors and many days none, and the other ones even less. Hence, you can even do them without a guide without any problems, if you have a good map—just have your ticket ready.

Outside of town, there are many interesting hiking trails, even with camp grounds. For reliable trails and GPS navigation in this region, consult OpenStreetMap, which is used by many mobile Apps like OsmAnd or Mapy.cz.

See
You will need to get a guide to see anything outside of Torotoro village. Car transportation (if required) is included. The price of the tour is divided by the number of people (up to 6). So, either you already have a group sorted out beforehand in the bus or in town, or you turn up at the park office at 07:00 and wait until they have formed a sufficiently large group, which often takes 30-60 min. The following (two) are the most popular tours on offer:

 * If you just want to see some dinosaur footprints, check out and . There are even more (accessible ones) marked on OpenStreetMap. Some good ones are  (for the tours), but you get the sauropoda and raptor footprints for free with the other sites. Also, check out the recognition chart in front of the fence.
 * If you just want to see some dinosaur footprints, check out and . There are even more (accessible ones) marked on OpenStreetMap. Some good ones are  (for the tours), but you get the sauropoda and raptor footprints for free with the other sites. Also, check out the recognition chart in front of the fence.
 * If you just want to see some dinosaur footprints, check out and . There are even more (accessible ones) marked on OpenStreetMap. Some good ones are  (for the tours), but you get the sauropoda and raptor footprints for free with the other sites. Also, check out the recognition chart in front of the fence.
 * If you just want to see some dinosaur footprints, check out and . There are even more (accessible ones) marked on OpenStreetMap. Some good ones are  (for the tours), but you get the sauropoda and raptor footprints for free with the other sites. Also, check out the recognition chart in front of the fence.

Do

 * Only 2 days are needed to visit the major attractions, even if the tourist companies tell you otherwise. However, always go for the early ones, this way you can leave after the second night already taking the 13:00 option without missing out on the most popular sights.
 * Bus ride – On the way out, take the 13:00 Choclo Hotel bus (if it is available) and get the front upper seats. This is an awesome panoramic ride back to Cochabamba, especially later when the sun sets down. Put in some music and enjoy the driver's skills. You should not suffer from vertigo though.

Buy
Torotoro has couple of groceries shops to buy basic supplies.

Sleep
The cheapest accommodations in Torotoro go for Bs. 40, for both dorm beds and single rooms—shop around.

Camping is also be possible along the trails.

Cope
If you just need a ticket for the untouristy sites, ask one of the Westerners leaving town with a (mini)bus for theirs. It will be invalid for Caverna de Umajalanta and El Vergel Canyon, because this is what most people do, but good for the other less frequented trails. The tickets are valid for 4 days.

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Torquay

Torquay (pronounced "Tor-kee") is a town on the coast of the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. Since the 19th century, it has been a fashionable seaside resort in the English Riviera. The town sits on the shore of the English Channel, on the southern edge of Torbay, an east facing bay that is part of the larger Lyme Bay.

Understand
Torquay's advantages as a seaside resort and destination are obvious, with 9 sandy beaches and extremely high standards of water quality (holder of 3 European Blue Flags, more than any other English resort). Torbay enjoys a warm micro-climate that allows palm-like trees to grow readily, though these are not true palms but rather Cordyline australis - Cabbage Tree.

Torquay is infamous as the setting of Fawlty Towers, the hotel owned by Basil and Sybil Fawlty in the classic 1970s British television comedy. The TV show was inspired by the now closed Gleneagles Hotel which the cast stayed at while filming Monty Python's Flying Circus.

The coastal area of Torbay which includes Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, was given the nickname 'English Riviera' because of the large amount of sandy beaches and the relatively warm climate compared to the rest of the country. Officially known as Torbay, it is almost completely made up of tourist resorts and small fishing communities. It is in a natural east-facing harbour.

In 2011, it was home to 65,000 people.

Torquay is also known for being the place where explorer Percy Fawcett was born.

Visitor information

 * English Riviera visitor information

By plane
Exeter is the closest airport, but seldom the most convenient as it's lost its flights to London.

By road
Torquay is connected to the UK motorway network by the A380, which traces the outskirts of the town as Hellevoetsluis Way and Hamelin Way, leading to the A38 and then on to the M5 at Exeter. The A3022 branches from the A380, leading into Torquay as Riviera Way, to the seafront as Newton Road and then Avenue Road, and then on to Paignton as Torbay Road. The A379 runs past the harbour to the Babbacombe and St Marychurch areas of Torquay, and then north along the coast to Teignmouth.

By train
Torquay is on the scenic Riviera Line. Trains run every 30 min from Exmouth, looping round the estuary and taking 55 min from Exeter (3 stations) via Starcross, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton Abbot and Torre, and continuing from Torquay to Paignton. There's occasionally a through-service but usually you change at Exeter for Bristol, West Midlands, Manchester Piccadilly and London Paddington.

is on the coast near Torre Abbey. There's a staffed ticket office, machines and a coffee shop. Plusbus tickets are available.

is one mile north along the road to Newton Abbot. The frequent Exmouth-Exeter-Paignton trains stop here but not the long-distance services.

By bus
Torquay is the terminus of the Gold service which runs from Plymouth, Totnes, and Paignton, and terminates at the harbour. This can be a useful way to reach Torquay from the west since it means you do not need to change trains at Newton Abbot.

Get around
Two bus routes operated by Stagecoach Devon pass through Torquay — the 'Bayline' number 12 service between Newton Abbot and Brixham, and the X46 service between Exeter and Paignton — while other routes operate within the town.

See

Do

 * Football: Torquay United were relegated in 2023 and now play soccer in the National League South, the sixth tier. Their home ground is Plainmoor, capacity 6200 with half seated, a mile north of the seafront.
 * Football: Torquay United were relegated in 2023 and now play soccer in the National League South, the sixth tier. Their home ground is Plainmoor, capacity 6200 with half seated, a mile north of the seafront.
 * Football: Torquay United were relegated in 2023 and now play soccer in the National League South, the sixth tier. Their home ground is Plainmoor, capacity 6200 with half seated, a mile north of the seafront.

Beaches
Torquay is also set along a coastline renowned for its 9 main beaches. The high standards of water quality and beach facilities mean that many carry coveted awards. Torquay's beaches and coves are stretched out along the palm-lined coast:

Buy
Union Square and Fleet Walk shopping centres are near to the Harbour. They offer a wide range of high street shops, ranging from independent boutiques to large chain stores.

The Willows, a few miles from the centre, offers a retail park with a large Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury's, Next and electronics stores.

Eat
Chefs in the area are spoilt for choice when it comes to locally sourced seafood and meat. The cuisine has a distinctive West Country flavour. Adventurous diners can take a culinary journey around the world, sampling everything from French, Italian and Spanish, to Indian, Thai, Moroccan, Mexican and Lebanese cuisine.

Accolades like AA Rosettes, Michelin Stars and Les Routiers can be found, while even several of the fish and chip shops are award-winning. From restaurants with stunning views across the emerald bay to country pubs offering hearty fare, Torquay has it covered.

Drink
There are numerous pubs, clubs and bars close to the harbourside, ranging from traditional English pubs to classy wine bars.

Sleep
Torquay is well supplied with bed and breakfast (B&B) and self-catered accommodation. The Tourist Information Centre is a good source of quality information about accommodation and Torquay in general.

Connect
As of Sep 2023, Torquay and its approach roads have 4G from EE and O2, and 5G from Three and Vodafone.

Go next

 * Paignton – A coastal town which has lots of tourist attractions.
 * Brixham – A small fishing town, reachable by ferry.
 * Totnes – A small market town.

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Torquay (disambiguation)

There is more than one place called Torquay:

Australia

 * a beachside village in Hervey Bay, Queensland
 * Torquay (Victoria), surf city at the start of the Great Ocean Road

United Kingdom

 * Torquay - a seaside town in the England.

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Torquay (Victoria)

Torquay is a city in Victoria, Australia. Renowned for its beaches, it is a popular seaside destination along the Great Ocean Road and a must-see for any avid surfer or any traveller looking for a beachside getaway.

Understand
Located at the eastern end of the Great Ocean Road, Torquay is a famous surfing spot, with Quiksilver and Rip Curl headquartered here and Bells Beach just around the corner.

Get in
Torquay is 97 km south of Melbourne, 22 km south of Geelong and 253 km east of Warrnambool at the other end of the Great Ocean Road.

Torquay is serviced by the V/Line coach between Geelong and Apollo Bay, which runs four times a day each direction on weekdays and two times on weekends, connecting to rail services from Melbourne at Geelong Station. Alternatively, Route 50 (map) and 51 (map) operate between Geelong Station and Jan Juc, a suburb in the south of Torquay, via Marshall Station in Geelong's south. These services operate more frequently, about every hour, although stop more frequently so have a slightly longer travel time.

Get around
Routes 50 and 51 between Geelong and Jan Juc form the town's only public transport, as an extension of Geelong's bus network (map). Both routes largely follow the same route down the Surf Coast Highway, although Route 50 diverts to serve the north-eastern area of Torquay, including The Sands Resort. A map is available on the PTV website.

Connect
Torquay has mobile phone coverage from all major Australian providers on the 4G network. Internet access is available from PCs at

Go next

 * Geelong is Victoria's second largest city and the gateway to the Bellarine Peninsula with a wide range of options for activities.
 * Warrnambool is located at the end of the Great Ocean Road and has a rich maritime history. It's Australia's largest coastal city not on the Port Phillip Bay.

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Torrance

Torrance is a city in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, in Southern California. Even though it is one of the larger suburbs of Los Angeles (147,000 residents in 2020), it is overlooked by the throngs of tourists that visit LA. Torrance is often called "Japan's 48th Prefecture" due to its large Japanese population, and large Korean and other immigrant populations give the city a very global feel. Visitors wanting a quieter Los Angeles experience will do well to visit Torrance.

Get in
Torrance is just a couple of miles south of Los Angeles International Airport on Interstate 405 (San Diego Freeway). Take the 42A exit and go south on State Route 107 (Hawthorne Boulevard). While traveling south on SR 107/Hawthorne Blvd., look for the Del Amo Fashion Center (see "Buy" below) on the left. In terms of public transit, Line 8 of Torrance Transit offers service from the airport.

Torrance is also accessible from several other exits from the 405, including Redondo Beach Blvd., Artesia Blvd., Crenshaw Blvd., and Western Blvd. From the 110 south of the 405, heading west on Torrance Blvd., Carson St., 223rd St., Sepulveda Blvd., or Pacific Coast Highway will also land you in Torrance.

If you have a personal airplane or helicopter, you can land at. It is a public airport open to private aircraft (no commercial flights). Call ahead to schedule a landing and to rent a hangar or other dock.

Get around
Torrance is served by LA Metro, Torrance Transit, and GTrans, all of which are integrated with the TAP card payment system. See metro.net's South Bay and Gateway Cities map. However, public transportation is uncommon in Torrance. Better ways to travel would be ridesharing, such as Uber or Lyft, or car rental.

Stay safe
Torrance is a safe city with a low crime rate. Del Amo Mall has experienced some violent crime, but you are unlikely to be assaulted, as long as you don't make anyone mad. Eastern Torrance is not as safe as the rest of Torrance, but again, you are unlikely to fall victim to any crime. Be careful on the Anza Ave. and Halison St. intersection. Accidents involving students from nearby middle school happen once or twice a year. Accidents are also fairly frequent on Hawthorne Boulevard, but are usually collisions with cars, and pedestrians are rarely if not never hit.

Generally, crime in Torrance is related to property, and usually is either in the form of shoplifting or break-ins.

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Torreón

Torreón is a city of 735,000 people (2021) in Coahuila state in Mexico. It forms the Comarca Lagunera - known as the Cradle of the Mexican Revolution - with the neighboring cities of Gómez Palacios, Lerdo, Matamoros and several municipalities of Coahuila and Durango. It is also part of the La Laguna metropolitan area. The city is known as La Perla de la Laguna ("the pearl of La Laguna").

Understand
Torreón is the center of the largest metropolitan area in the state of Coahuila, and it is one of Mexico's most important economic and industrial centers, focusing on textiles, clothing and metals processing.

History
In 1911, Torreon was the site of a vicious race riot in which 300 Asian immigrants were murdered.

During the Mexican Revolution, Torreon was a hotbed of unrest. The Federal Army presence made it a target for Pancho Villa's Division del Norte and there were three major battles fought over Torreon during the war. The first battle was in September 1913 when Pancho Villa attacked Federal troops loyal to Victoriano Huerta. The revolutionaries trounced the federal troops, capturing much needed supplies. Huerta's troops weren't too smart and they came back a few months later, only to get a second can of whoop ass opened up on them. This time, Villa's men not only captured military supplies, they found that the Terraza family (Huerta loyalists) were hiding a cache over 600,000 pesos. Villa accepted their kind contribution to his war effort and used the money to buy a small airplane and hire a gringo to pilot it.

A Third Battle of Torreon took place in 1916 when 16,000 troops had reinforced the city of Chihuahua. Figuring that meant Torreon was left with a token defense force, Villa moved into nearby Gómez Palacio and bombarded the city. The defending troops knew that Villa preferred to attack at night, so they figured they'd stay in the city as day broke and would move out in the afternoon. Villa's cavalry attacked at 8am, taking the city and capturing hundreds of prisoners. Switching tactics, Villa decided to let the prisoners join his army instead of facing a firing squad. Ironically, one of the spared prisoners would participate in Villa's assassination 7 years later.

Climate
The city has a desert climate. Rainfall is scarce but more prominent in the summer, whilst temperatures are very hot by day and cool at night, although the urban heat island effect causes temperatures on summer nights to be considerably warmer than nearby areas.

By train
There is no passenger train service to Torreón.

By car
You can access to Torreón by several federal and state highways. Some of the most important are:
 * México 30 Carretera federal mex 30.svg Known as the Carretera Torreón-San Pedro (Torreon-San Pedro Highway) connects with San Pedro de las Colonias and Monclova.
 * México 40 Carretera federal mex 40.svg Known as El Periférico (The Peripheral). It connects with Saltillo (to the East); and Gomez Palacio and Lerdo in the State of Durango (to the West)
 * México 40D Carretera federal mex 40D.svg Known as Libramineto Laguna Norte (North Laguna Beltway). It is a toll highway that surrounds the city. It connects with the same cities as the Mexico 40 but it is much faster and safer.

Get around
There are several taxis and buses across the city, but the best way to move around is by car, there are several car rental agencies and they are easy to get in the hotels and in the airport. Another good way to get around is by bicycle. Torreon is in a semi-desert area and it may be hot, so it is recommended to do it in the evening or early in the morning.

In the center of the city it is common to walk to avoid traffic and finding parking spaces.

See

Among other attractions and museums.
 * The Pearl Channel (El Canal de la Perla): This channel was built in the late 19th century as an irrigation canal bypassing the waters of Nazas river to irrigate the south east of the city. It is used as an underpass by the population in addition to temporary art exhibitions and demonstrations art.
 * The Historic Center (Centro Histórico)
 * Ignacio Zaragoza Grove (Alameda Ignacio Zaragoza)
 * Ignacio Zaragoza Grove (Alameda Ignacio Zaragoza)
 * Door of Torreon (Puerta de Torreón)
 * Founders Park (Parque Fundadores)
 * Urban Forest (Bosque Urbano)
 * Urban Forest (Bosque Urbano)

Do

 * Local football (soccer) team Club Santos Laguna play their matches at the Corona Stadium north of the city between Federal 30 and Coahuila 60 highways.
 * The Jefes Fuerza Lagunera basketball team have their matches at the Municipal Auditorium in Ampliación Colón, Luis Echeverría Álvarez, where other events such as concerts, local sporting events, recreational events and summer courses are also held.

Events

 * Cotton Fair. In the month of September, the traditional Cotton Fair takes place, where cultural and musical events, installation of mechanical games, are held.
 * Lala Marathon. Between the months of February and March, the Lala Marathon is commemorated in the Venustiano Carranza Forest, a regional sporting event, in which residents of the Lagunera Region and even nationals and foreigners have participated.

Budget
You can find cheap and delicious food all around the city in many tacos or gorditas stalls

Mid-range
Mid-range restaurants are mainly located in the Independence Boulevard (Bulevar Independencia), but you can find them in many places of the city. Some popular restaurants are:
 * Los Farolitos (The Little Lanterns): It is a local franchise which serves tacos, flautas and tostadas among other Mexican dishes. You can find it in different parts of the city.
 * El Pueblito (The Little Village): Also known as the "OK Maguey" is a restaurant decorated as a Mexican village, which also has traditional Mexican food among different cuts of beef. This restaurant is on the Constitution Boulevard (Bulevar Constitución)
 * El Pinabete (The Pinabete, a "pinabete" is a kind of tree that grows on the region): This restaurant serves mainly fish and seafood. It is on the Independence Boulevard in front of a Wal-Mart.
 * Encomenderos (doesn't has a translation, it is a word game that mixes the words comer which means "eat" and encomendar which means "entrust"): This is a restaurant mainly dedicated to serve tacos.
 * El Tacotote (The Big Taco): in the Independence Boulevard, it is a restaurant which serves big tacos.

Splurge
If you like gourmet food, Torreon is also for you. Torreon has a great variety of gourmet restaurants. Most of this restaurants are located in the Feliciano Cobian Avenue. Some of them are:
 * Capricciosas Gourmet Pizzas
 * Il Monasterio
 * Rincón del Bife
 * Oriental Grill
 * Bistro Garden

Budget
Most budget hotels are in the Historical Center of the city; some of them are famous for having hosted prominent figures of the history of Mexico. We can include:
 * Hotel Calvete
 * Hotel Río Nazas (Nazas River Hotel)

Mid-range
Most mid-range hotels are located in the Independence Boulevard. They are mostly hotels belonging to hotel chains:
 * Fiesta Inn: next to the Galerías Laguna Mall
 * El Fresno Galerías
 * Holiday Inn Express

Stay safe
Most of the city is considered safe although precautions should be taken and the most marginalized areas avoided. Avoid carrying a lot of money and valuables and at night you should avoid remote areas or with poor lighting.

Go next

 * Gómez Palacio
 * Parras de la Fuente
 * Saltillo
 * Monterrey
 * Durango

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Torremolinos

Torremolinos is a tourist sandy beach town on the Costa del Sol in southern Spain. It appeals to domestic tourists, Northern Europeans, families and LGBT people (and probably LGBT families, too). It is approximately 12 km south of Malaga between Malaga Bay and the Mijas Mountains.

Understand
Torremolinos was a fishing village back in the 1920s, but has been rapidly overtaken by tourism. Its nominal population is around 43,000 but this can rise to 250,000 during the tourist season.

Tourists will be most familiar with the beaches of Torremolinos and the pedestrian-only Calle San Miguel, which is lined with shops, and runs from the centre of town down to the beach. The lower half is a winding stair-stepped path, and is fun to descend and fortifying to climb!

Beginning in the late 1980s, Torremolinos developed a well-deserved reputation among tourists as being the armpit of the Costa del Sol. An angry, tourism-dependent community affected some changes at Town Hall, and new priorities were put in place. Today, Torremolinos is once again an attractive, clean, safe haven for northern Europeans escaping the fiercer climes for the sunniest spot in Europe. It is also one of the most popular resorts for Spanish tourists, with some of the districts (especially La Carihuela) having as much of a Spanish feel as an international tourist one. Torremolinos is made up of several distinct districts stretching either side of the Town Centre: El Bajondillo is the beach area closest to the town, east of here are the commercial tourist area of Playamar (home of the infamous high-rise hotels from the 1960s and 70s) and then the pleasant beach-side district of Los Alamos. West of the Town Centre lie La Carihuela - the old fishing village, of which some architecture survives, and then Montemar which adjoins the neighbouring municipality of Benalmádena.

La Carihuela is famous throughout Spain as a major centre of Andalucian cuisine, with the emphasis being heavily on seafood of all kinds. The old fishing village has been pedestrianised and runs parallel to one of the best beaches on the Costa del Sol. It is in La Carihuela that the tourist boom began in the 1950s with the arrival of the jet set, including Frank Sinatra and friends.

While summer is the peak season for visiting, winters here are also mild by European standards, with temperatures rarely falling below 10 °C. For those who want peace and quiet, winter is a good time to visit as Torremolinos turns into a ghost town, but with temperatures comfortable enough to offer respite from the bitter winters in the rest of Europe.

Gay life
Since the beginning of its tourism surge in the late 1950s, Torremolinos has been a safe haven for Europe's gay and lesbian holiday makers. Even under Franco, while gay people elsewhere in Spain were being brutalized, imprisoned and executed, the value of the solid currencies that the so-called vacationing "deviants" brought into Spain's faltering economy trumped whatever personal feelings Franco had about same-sex relationships and kept Torremolinos a gay Mecca, long before the word "gay" evolved into common usage.

Today, gay life in Torremolinos centres on the Nogalera complex in the very centre of town where there is a gay bar to suit just about every taste one can imagine. The complex is very mixed, with gay and family restaurants, bars and shops, all jumbled together, making for a nice, comfortable ambiance. Given the "macho" reputation of Spanish culture, many first-time lgbt visitors are surprised to discover the general indifference of the locals to sexual orientation.

Get in
The train service connecting Torremolinos to Malaga and the Airport to the East and West to Fuengirola, runs every 20 minutes from the early morning to late evening. Contactless and rechargeable tickets are bought at the vending machines in train stations. The journey to Malaga takes about 20 minutes and the airport 10 minutes. There are 5 stations in the Torremolinos area. An interactive map of this train line is available at the Renfe Web site:

Get around
Torremolinos has 5 wheelchair accessible railway stations and the airport is just 10 minutes away. Trains run every 20 minutes in each direction. There is a regular local bus service that serves most of Torremolinos allowing you to get to the town centre from the outlying parts which can be up to 2 km away. Buses are approximately every 40 minutes and cost around €1.25. The Portillo Bus Company operates routes out of the Torremolinos Bus Station that connect to just about anywhere you'd want to go on the Costa del Sol. Detailed schedules are available here:. Car rentals are widely available.

See

Do

 * Aqualand - A water park claims to be the biggest in Andalucia. It is located about 10 min from the town centre.
 * Windsurfing
 * Kitesurfing
 * Water skiing
 * Pedal boats
 * Boat trips - These can include dolphin watching and tend to depart from Benalmádena marina

Events and festivals

 * Semana Santa (Holy Week) the week before Easter Sunday. Processions through Torremolinos on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Torremolinos is a good base for visiting the spectacular daily Semana Santa processions in nearby Málaga (the largest outside Seville) as the frequent train service means avoiding the traffic-chaos in central Málaga.
 * Fried Fish Day (Dia del Pescaito) takes place every year on the first Thursday in June. It takes place on La Carihuela Beach on the south western side of the resort.
 * Festival of the Virgen del Carmen de La Carihuela on July 16 every year. The climax to the Feria de La Carihuela this includes the procession of the image of the Virgen from the small church in La Carihuela through the streets and down to the seafront, from where she tours the other beaches of Torremolinos.
 * Festival of San Miguel Arcángel. Last week in September, culminating on St Michael's Day, September 29. A very busy week-long festival of processions, parades and events. San Miguel is the patron saint of Torremolinos.

Buy
The revitalized Torremolinos Town Centre is now home to many national and international chain stores as well as the usual tourist shops. Its increasing popularity with Spanish tourists means that many of the old 'tat-shops' have now been replaced with designer boutiques. A surprisingly good variety of shopping is available if you explore the little side streets and alleys off Calle San Miguel, the main shopping street. The "upper" part of town for shopping and eating only has a few places with steep staircases that allow you to get to the "lower" beach area.

Eat

 * There are hundreds of restaurants, especially in the La Carihuela district. Just walk along the coastal Maritimo street.  You will find every type of food.  Local seafood (Mediterranean), Italian, Indian, Greek, British, Scandinavian, etc.
 * Outdoor Sardine barbeques are common in many of the seaside restaurants. Eat the heads and all.
 * Fresh pescaíto frito stands can be found along the beaches

Drink
As a major Spanish and international tourist destination Torremolinos has cafés, bars and café-bars to suit all tastes. It is also the home of the famous 'chiringuitos' - beach café-bars which offer beach-side drinks and meals throughout the year. The best of these are to be found in the district of La Carihuela.

Sample the local vino de Málaga, a fortified wine similar to sherry.

Sleep
A major 10-year programme of hotel upgrading funded by the EU, the Junta de Andalucía and Torremolinos Council is nearing completion. This was designed to rid Torremolinos of its old 'cheap package' image and its success can be seen by the fact that Torremolinos now has one of the highest hotel occupancy rates in Europe (well over 80%) and the highest on the Costa del Sol.

There are a wide range of hotels available on all the usual websites. Torremolinos also has many small hostal/pensions and a wide range of self-catering apartments and houses available to rent, many of them owned by British or Dutch ex-pats.

Go next
Torremolinos is well-placed as a base for visiting the various sights of Andalucía, connected by efficient public transport to much of the Costa de Sol. There are many excursion shops offering 'all-in' day trips too.

 * The mountain village of Mijas — famous for its white-washed houses.
 * The city of Málaga with its Moorish Castle, Picasso Museum, etc.
 * Marbella with its famous Old Town and chic shopping.
 * The marina at Benalmádena with yacht-hire, fishing trips etc.
 * Seville, Granada, and Córdoba are all easily reached by connecting train from Málaga
 * Modern Castle complex, built as tribute to Columbus is about half hour drive away. Castillo_de_Colomares - Wikipedia
 * The Alhambra in Granada, the huge mediaeval Moorish Palace is less than 2 hours away is well worth a day trip visit.

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Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine is a national park in Chilean Patagonia. It is in the southern tiers of the Andes and features mountains, lakes, and glaciers. The rocky Torres del Paine (meaning "Blue Towers" in a mixture of Spanish and local indigenous languages) give the park its name. Other attractions include the Cuernos del Paine mountains, Grey Glacier, Lago Grey, Lago Pehoé, Lago Nordenskjöld, and Lago Sarmiento.

Geology
The towers are eroded remains of an uplifted region, this created by granite plutons that uplifted overlaying sedimentary layers of which the lowest is a dark red shale. On the southern side the overlying materials have been completely eroded, leaving only several tall, rounded granitic towers - these are the actual towers of the park. On the northern side, some of the original materials remain and as these have different slope and color, form the tips of the "horns" seen in the image above. At times in the distant past the area was extensively glaciated; some glaciers remain on the eastern side of the uplift (to the left in the image) and form icebergs that flow some distance into the large and scenic Lake Pehoé.

History
According to the studies made to the Paleo-Indian artifacts found in the surroundings of the park, the area must have been inhabited some 12,000 years ago. The Tehuelche Indians, descendants of the Paleo-Indians gave the name of Paine to the Massif, which meant "blue" in their language.

Lady Florence Dixie, in her book published in 1880, gave one of the first descriptions of the area and referred to the three towers as Cleopatra's Needles. She and her party are sometimes credited as being the first "foreign tourists" to visit the area that is now called Torres del Paine National Park.

Several European scientists and explorers visited the area in the following decades, including Otto Nordenskiöld, Carl Skottsberg, and Alberto María de Agostini.

The park was established in 1959 as Parque Nacional de Turismo Lago Grey (Grey Lake National Tourism Park) and was given its present name in 1970.

In 1976, British mountaineer John Gardner and two Torres del Paine rangers, Pepe Alarcon, and Oscar Guineo pioneered the Circuit trail which circles the Paine massif.

In 1977, Guido Monzino donated 12,000 hectares (30,000 acres) to the Chilean Government when its definitive limits were established. The park was designated a World Biosphere Reserve by the UNESCO in 1978.

Fires
In 1985, a tourist started a fire that burned about 150 sqkm of the park. The blaze affected the areas east and south around Lake Pehoé.

In February 2005, an accidental fire started by a Czech backpacker, which lasted for about ten days, destroyed 155 sqkm of the park, including about 2 km² of native forest. The Czech government offered aid after the fire and donated US$ 1 million to reforestation efforts.

In late December 2011 through January 2012, a fire blamed on an Israeli backpacker burned about 176 sqkm of the reserve, destroying about 36 km² of native forest and affecting most of the areas around Lake Pehoé and the western areas around Lake Sarmiento, but moving away from the Cordillera del Paine, the park's centerpiece. The Israeli government sent reforestation experts to the zone, and has committed to donate trees to replant the affected areas.

Nevertheless, paleoenvironmental studies performed within the park indicates that fire have been a frequent phenomena at least during the last 12,800 years.

Landscape
Beside the astonishing Paine massif and its beautiful peaks, azure lakes, trails that meander though emerald forests, roaring rivers you are to cross on rickety bridges and radiant blue glaciers, not to mention the vast openness of the steppe to rugged mountain terrain topped by looming peaks.

Flora and fauna
Fauna include abundant guanacos, flamingos, pumas, ñandu, gray fox and andean condors.

Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification, the park lies in the “temperate climate of cold rain without a dry season." The meteorological conditions of the park are variable due to the complex orography. But you have to be prepared for harsh weather. Wind and strong sun are also issues, and the weather can go through a full four seasons in the course of a day, as locals say.

Temperatures
The zone is characterized by cool summers, with temperatures lower than 16 °C (61 °F) during the warmest month (January). Winter is relatively cold, with an average high temperature in July of 5 °C (41 °F), and an average low of −3 °C (27 °F).

Precipitation
The rainiest months are March and April, with a monthly average rainfall of 80 mm. This represents double the July–October (winter) rainfall, which are the drier months. A study of the exact chemical components of the precipitation in the park has been carried out.

By car
Warning: The nearest guaranteed gas/petrol stations are in.

There are four main entrances (porterías) to the park.
 * Ruta Y-156: – The main entrance to the park, located closest to the Las Torres complex.
 * Ruta Y-150: – The least visited entrance located near the banks of Lago Sarmiento.
 * Ruta Y-160: – The northernmost entrance to the park, mostly used by those renting horses for the trails located nearby.
 * Ruta Y-290: – The most direct route to Puerto Natales (approximately 90 kilometers, 1.5 hours, only partially asphalted) and the closest to administration building and visitor center.

It is also possible to enter the park via Ruta Y-180/Portería Laguna Verde. However, the road ends here and it is only possible to further enter into the park on foot or on horse. This entrance is more an option for those reentering the park on an already paid pass, as entrance fees are not collected at Laguna Verde.

By bus
Buses run daily from Puerto Natales (two hours), the main connection to civilization. All normal buses pass through Laguna Amarga, where entrance fees are collected and official Conaf maps are given out, before continuing to Pudeto which is the departure point for the catamaran to Paine Grande. At Pudeto those wishing to continue on to the administration building/visitors' center will change to a different bus, regardless of bus company.

The following bus companies in Puerto Natales make twice daily trips to the park in the high season, and all follow the same schedule. Note that all buses leave from the bus terminal in Puerto Natales (at the corner Avenida Santiago Bueras and España). Tickets can be purchased either at the bus terminal or at the addresses listed below. Tickets may include an open return, so don't lose the return ticket stub.

 * Buses Pacheco, Eleuterio Ramírez 224, +56 61 41480.
 * Buses Fernandez, Armando Sanhueza 745, +56 61 242313.
 * Buses Gomez, Arturo Prat 234, +56 61 415700.
 * Buses María José, Av. España 1455, +56 61 2 410951.
 * JBA Patagonia, Arturo Prat 258, +56 61 410242.

In the shoulder seasons (April and September) there is only one departure and return daily (07:30 departure from Puerto Natales and the 1PM return from the administration building), and the public buses do not run in the low season (May–August). It is avisable to confirm with the bus companies ahead of time.

From the park there are no direct buses for El Calafate but many tour operators offer them, in particular Chalten Travel. It is thus possible to go directly from El Calafate to the park and even return another day, although this is expensive (US$80 return, US$40 when returning another day).

Fees and permits
There was a significant raise of the fees in 2020. No reduced low seasons fees are available anymore and an extra longterm fee (>3 days) was established. Foreigners have to pay 25,000 pesos (35,000 pesos >3 days) and Chilean citizens and residents 7,000 pesos ((10,000 pesos >3 days). If you are in Chile as an exchange student or working for a period of time, just show your Cédula de Identidad (Identity card given by the Civil Registry and Identification Service (Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación)) to pay the resident entry fee.

Get around
Trail status can be accessed via the informe diario (Spanish only) on the official park website. The main trails at lower elevations are generally open year-round. However, the backside of the Paine Massif Circuit (between Laguna Amarga and Refugio Grey, counter-clockwise) is closed in the wintertime (May–October) due to the absence of park rangers and the difficulty of the terrain. Parts of the W trek (the Francés Valley, the Base of the Towers lookout, for example) are regularly closed in the wintertime due to snow accumulation, even if it is not snowing in other sectors of the park. It is advisable to check the website for the most up to date information.

Generally, most visitors to the park access the main trails (that comprise the "W" trek and the Paine Massif Circuit) either by catamaran from Pudeto to Paine Grande or on foot/by shuttle to Hotel Las Torres from the Laguna Amarga entrance. The main trails can also be accessed from the administration/visitor center on foot to Paine Grande, passing Campamento Las Carretas on the way (colloquially called the "Q" trek).

The catamaran Hielos Patagónicos operated by Hipsur runs between Pudeto and Refugio Paine Grande. One-way and tickets cost 23,000 pesos for Chilean citizens and US$35 for foreign citizens respectively, backpack and luggage transport costs an additional 4,000 pesos and must not exceed 50 kilograms. From Laguna Amarga a van runs to and from Hotel Las Torres four times a day in order to connect the Las Torres to the main bus route. The price is 3,000 pesos one way. The shuttle typically leaves at 14:00 to get passengers back to their buses by 14:30 to return to Puerto Natales. Backpackers can wait at the Refugio Central and get a hot lunch or relax while waiting.

The Grey II runs between Hostería Lago Grey and Refugio Grey and must be booked in advance (70,000 pesos single ticket for adults in high season).

The rest must be done by foot.

Day trips

 * Drop off at Administration, Mirador Condor, Salto Grande, Mirador Cuernos, Mirador del Nordenskjold. Catch the bus at Laguna Amarga.
 * Drop off at Laguna Amarga, shuttle to Hosteria Las Torres, hike to Campamento Torres and Mirador Torres and back (10 km). Shuttle to Laguna Amarga.
 * Drop off at Pudeto, by catamaran to Refugio Paine Grande, return by the same catamaran.
 * Sightseeing tour by boat on Lago Grey to the Grey glacier.

Guided tours
Although it is possible to follow the well-marked trails through the park without assistance, the experience is greatly enhanced by joining a guided tour. The guide will point out and name flora and fauna along the way, as well as making side detours to points of interest that the casual traveler might miss. The biggest advantage is that all equipment, such as tents, sleeping bags, mattresses, crampons for walking on ice and luggage transfers, are all provided by the tour companies.

Most companies run longer tours into the park and these are generally between five and seven days duration. Many companies run comprehensive tours with local knowledgeable guides, many of them following the famous "W" trek, and including a cruise up the Serrano River or along one of the fjords.

Depending on the tour, accommodations are provided in tents (either in pay campsites with all facilities, including hot showers, or in the free Conaf campsites with pit latrines), in the park's refugios listed above, or in lodges or remote mountain inns.

Other activities offered on guided tours include fly-fishing, kayaking through the fjords and channels, or ice hiking.

Buy
In the park, Hotel Las Torres has a gift shop. There is another one at Pehoé Camping, 30 minutes walk south of the Pudeto bay on the shores of Pehoé lake.

Eat
Refugio Paine Grande has the only combination bar/restaurant on the W trek. Provisions can be expensively restocked at Refugio Grey, Refugio Chileno, and Refugio Los Cuernos. There is a small kiosk at Hotel Las Torres at the beginning of the trek to Las Torres. At Pudeto a small cafeteria is available and convenient to those awaiting the catamaran departure.

Drink
All of the refugios along the trek have at least a selection of local beer, wine, and pisco sours for sale to both guests of the refugio and passing hikers.

Sleep
In October 2016, the park implemented a rule requiring reservations for lodging at both private and public CONAF campsites and refugios. This is not at all necessary to enter the park, but rangers will check your reservations when passing ranger stations between campsite and get you turned around if you have no reservation. However, if you arrive after 21:00 to a CONAF campsite that's far from other campsites, the rangers will generally let you stay.

You can make the free reservations for the CONAF campsites at the Torres Del Paine Official Park Website.

Lodges
There are several basic lodges in the park called refugios. Make reservations well in advance if you plan on staying in these. The cost for a dorm bed is about 85,000 pesos.

Reservation agencies

FantasticoSur and Vertice will ask for credit card information and charge it two weeks before arrival. There appears to be no cancellation penalty before that. Usually the two companies do not answer email and the best is to arrange bookings with the at their office in Puerto Natales.

Camping
There are several campsites. Camping near a refugio costs 6,000 pesos or 10,000 pesos the other campsites run by CONAF (called campamentos) are free but reservation in advance is mandatory. All campsites have at least basic toilet facilities (bring your own toilet paper) and refugios have hot showers. Travelers are supposed to be restricted to camping for only one night at each CONAF campsite, but this seems to be relatively unenforced.

Backcountry
Hiking and camping outside of designated areas is forbidden, and will result in immediate expulsion from the park if caught.

Stay safe
Foxes have been known to steal food and belongings, and to bite people, particularly small children. Even among the normally temperamental weather typical in Patagonia, the weather in the John Gardner Pass can be particularly tricky.

Go next

 * Bernardo O'Higgins National Park - just west and northwest of Torres del Paine, it's remote, big (about the size of Taiwan), and accessible by boat or helicopter. You will have to backtrack through Puerto Natales.
 * Los Glaciares National Park - just north, on the Argentinian side and not far away as the crow flies. In practice this entails a drive of several hundred kms; you have to backtrack through Puerto Natales, cross the border, drive or ride a bus along Ruta 40 to El Calafate (or fly from Puerto Natales) and enter from there.
 * Punta Arenas - Chile's and one of the world's southernmost proper cities and an access point to far southern Patagonia and Antarctica.

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Torres Strait Islands

The Torres Strait Islands are a group of islands to the north of the Australian mainland, stretching nearly as far as Papua New Guinea. There are 14 inhabited islands, but only the two neighbouring islands of Thursday Island and Horn Island have developed visitor facilities. These two islands are the most visited and have regular scheduled air and ferry connections. The other islands are left to the more intrepid voyager or those with business with the indigenous communities. To visit as a tourist, plan ahead, including gaining permission from the island Chairman. Scheduled light aircraft, helicopters, water taxis, barges, and private boats allow access to all inhabited islands or even the possibility of spending a day or night on an entirely uninhabited island.

Many of these islands are however remote – some so remote that they are closer to Papua New Guinea than any other part of Australia, and some are about as far away as from the mainland. These islands are the only place in internationally recognised Australia where it is possible to see another sovereign country.

Inner islands

 * Thursday Island is the main population and administrative centre.
 * Horn Island host the primary airport a 10 minute ferry ride from Thursday Island.

Other inhabited islands in this group, are Prince of Wales, Friday Island, Goodes Island and Hammond Island. Possession Island is an uninhabited National Park in this group. These islands are a ferry/water taxi away from Thursday Island, or even Seisia on the mainland.

Outer islands
These islands are less visited, due to their being even more remote than the Inner Islands. Some require permits.

 * Western islands - Saibai, Duaun and Boigu
 * Central islands - Badu, Moa, Mabuiag and Yam
 * Eastern islands - Warraber, Coconut, Yorke, Stephen, Darnley and Murray

History
The Torres Strait Islanders were the first Indigenous Australians to gain legal recognition of their ownership of the land. Traditionally they were fierce headhunters until the arrival of the missionaries (celebrated yearly throughout the Islands on July 1st as "The Coming of the Light".) Islanders are often very generous and keen to share their culture.

Residents of most of the islands are still Indigenous Australians (with the ratio of around 6 to 1). Non-indigenous residents are primarily on Horn and Thursday islands, and are often temporary, employed in education and health, policing and military, or hospitality.

Torres Strait Islander peoples have a distinct culture, history and lands and do not identify as Aboriginal. In fact, they are more ethnically Melanesian than their southern neighbours, although they were subject to the same kinds of discrimination under British colonialism. Unlike their southern neighbours though, their languages are still spoken today.

Geography
Thursday Island is the main administrative centre, with a population of around 4000 people on an island only 3.5 km2. It has a permanently manned military barracks. Neighbouring Horn Island has the main airport, with air links to Cairns and light aircraft links to several other inhabited islands. It has a smaller population of around 600, but a much larger land mass of 60 km2. Most residents of Horn commute to Thursday for work and education, and there is a regular ferry service between the two.

Talk
On Horn and Thursday Island, English is universally spoken, with Torres Strait Creole considered the local language of the indigenous residents. You can find translations available in local shops, or online. It is in many respects similar to Tok Pisin spoken in Papua New Guinea

There are two main indigenous languages in the islands: Meriam Mir in the Eastern islands, and Kala Lagaw Ya in the rest. Most people on the other islands also speak English, although with a great deal of local slang included.

Learning a few words of Torres Strait Creole may make you quite popular with the locals. Wikivoyage also has a Torres Strait Creole phrasebook.
 * Thank you = Esso
 * Food = kaikai
 * Goodbye = Yawo

By plane
Qantaslink has daily flights from Cairns to Horn Island. The two ferry companies that transfer to TI both meet every Cairns flight arrival, with transfers to the wharf, and connecting services to TI. From TI you can arrange a boat to some other islands. For some you'll need to get permission from the land council before you travel. The ferry costs $9 for the McDonalds ferry $10 for the Rebel ferry. The bus transfer to the airport costs more than the ferry, around $12-$13 each way.

By ferry
Peddell's Ferries provides twice daily passenger transport by boat to Thursday Island from Seisia, on the mainland at Cape York. The services operate 3 days a week during the wet, and six days a week in the dry season. Check their website for up-to-date timetables and fares. Tickets can be booked online. Seisia itself is usually completely isolated by road during the wet season.

By boat
Sea Swift operate two freighters to many of the Torres Strait islands from Cairns and down the Cape as far as Weipa. The freighters carry up to eight passengers.

Those intent on a road trip can get a barge from Seisia on Cape York.

You can also get in from Papua New Guinea if you have your own boat. If you do so, you will need to check in with the department of immigration once you land.

By car
Your car can be taken all the way up to Cape York on the mainland, but after that, you'll need to find some other way of getting to those islands. Note that while on a Mercador map the Torres Strait Islands might seem very close to Cairns, it's about 1100km from Cairns, which is greater than the distance between Barcelona and Zurich, or on an Australian perspective, Sydney and Brisbane.

Do mind that most of these roads aren't paved, and most of them are closed during the wet season. Going in dry season is the best time to take your car.

By plane
West Wing has scheduled flights to Murray Island, Darnley Island, Yorke Island, Boigu Island, Saibai Island, Badu Island, Kubin Village, Warraber Island, Coconut Island, Yam Island, and Mabuiag Island. These flights work around the Qantaslink flights out to Cairns.

If you have 4 or more people travelling, compare the price of a charter before booking the scheduled service.

By helicopter
The islands without airstrips usually still have helicopter landing pads. GBR helicopters operate charters from Horn Island, and between islands.

By ferry
Scheduled ferries only between Horn and Thursday Island. These ferries also have bus connections to all points on both islands.

By water taxi
Water taxis are the easiest way to travel from Thursday Island to the neighbouring Inner Islands. Hammond, Prince of Wales, and Friday Island. You can also visit the unpopulated Possession Island and Wednesday Island.

See
You can see WWII history on both Thursday and Horn Islands, with old military installations dating back to the early 20th century. The Green Hill fort on Thursday Island has a museum in the old tunnels. Horn Island has a private museum of documented history and relics maintained by a local enthusiast.

You can see cemetery on Thursday Island, including the graves of the pearlers buried down the bottom of the hill, with the island aristocracy at the top.

Friday island has a pearl farm, and has a sushi restaurant and a shop.

 * Goods Island
 * Goods Island

Possession Island National Park
This island is locally known as Bedanug and Bedhan Lag. In 2001 the Kaurareg people successfully claimed native title rights over the island, and other nearby islands.

Here Captain Cook claimed possession of the entire east coast he had explored for Britain, on 22 August 1770. Endeavour had reached the northernmost tip of the coast and, without disembarking, Cook named the last seen mainland Cape York. Leaving the Australian east coast, the battered ship turned west and nursed his way through the dangerously shallow waters of Torres Strait. Searching for a vantage point, Cook saw a steep hill on a nearby island, from the top of which he hoped to see "a passage into the Indian Seas". He disembarked, named the island "Possession Island", and claimed the entire coastline that he had just explored as British territory.

In his journal, he wrote: "I now once more hoisted English Coulers and in the Name of His Majesty King George the Third took possession of the whole Eastern Coast...by the name New South Wales, together with all the Bays, Harbours Rivers and Islands situate upon the said coast".

Today, it's the centre of a National Park, an area of 5.10 km2 (1.97 sq mi), established as a Protected Area in 1977, and managed by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.

Do
The fishing is absolutely amazing in the crystal clear waters of the Torres Strait. Although quarantine regulations control what can be taken back to mainland Australia, freshly caught fish in ice boxes are permitted.

Snorkelling on the reefs is pretty good too, but caution is required as some reefs house sharks and crocodiles.

Eat
General stores are found on all the inhabited Islands, and there are also several restaurants on Thursday island, mainly along Douglas Street. Try "Island Rooster" for nice roast chicken. Behind one of the pubs you can purchase superb "kilogram burgers".

Most of the food available to other Torres Strait islanders is seafood. On Prince of Wales island feral deer can be hunted. If you have made friends with the islanders, you may be invited to join in feasts which include traditional foods such as turtle and dugong. Although it is considered rude to refuse an invitation in Torres Strait Culture, be aware that dugongs are an endangered species. It is illegal to hunt these animals if you are not an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Turtles are also protected and may not be hunted.

Buy
Amazing linocut artworks. Although based on traditional carving methods, this style of art is actually a relatively recent invention. Can be purchased from the Gab Titui culture centre. Cheap pearls. Pearls are farmed on Friday Island, so be sure to take advantage of the low cost, high quality pearls. In Saranealis House (its the big pink building on Douglas street, Thursday Island). They cost about a third of what you would find in Cairns and around a quarter of what you would expect in other major Australian cities.

Sleep
Developed accommodation is available on Thursday Island and Horn Island, and at Seisia on the mainland.

Stay healthy
Dengue fever occasionally occurs, but shouldn't be much of a problem (there has only been one death in Australia due to dengue in the last 50 years). Just make sure you use insect repellent. Malaria rarely occurs on the islands closest to PNG. Be aware of the tropical climate. It can get very hot and muggy so wear loose clothing and drink lots of water.

Thursday Island has a 32 bed modern hospital, including 24-hour emergency facilities and operating theatre. There are some medical supplies held on the other islands. For serious medical conditions transfer to Thursday Island, or the further 4 hour transfer to Cairns may be required.

Respect
Make sure you are very respectful of Islander culture by not going to ceremonies without invitation. Also be aware that the indigenous people here do not identify as "Aboriginal"; just stick to the term "Torres Strait Islander" instead as they are more ethnically Melanesian than Aboriginal. If you are unsure, then just say "indigenous".

Stay safe
Do not go out alone on Friday night. Late on a Friday night you will encounter intoxicated locals. They are usually very friendly, but always exercise caution - plan your return journey home ahead. Most pubs are within walking distance to accommodation but to be absolutely safe, get a cab unless you are walking with a group — including locals if possible.

If you wish to go swimming make sure you go with locals who know where they're going. While snorkelling on the reefs is beautiful, some have resident sharks and/or crocodiles. The locals know which reefs to avoid. Also beware of strong tides and currents.

Go next
The easiest way to leave is by plane from Horn Island to Cairns domestic airport. There are some restrictions on what items you can take due to Australia's Quarantine laws.

Peddell's Ferries provides passenger transport by boat from Thursday Island to Seisia, Cape York. Check their website for up-to-date timetables and fares. Tickets can be booked online. Again, Australian Quarantine laws apply.

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Torrevieja

Torrevieja (Valencian: Torrevella) is a coastal town and center of tourism in the south of Alicante province in Costa Blanca, Spain. It is situated within the district of Vega Baja and has a population of 90,000 inhabitants. Torrevieja is 41 km away from Alicante to the north, 23 km from Elche to the northwest, and 53 km from Murcia in the southeast.

Understand
The name Torrevieja literally means 'old tower'. Torrevieja as a town dates from the early 18th century when it was a fishing village built around one of the watchtowers that flanks the Costa Blanca coastline. Today it's one of the fastest growing cities in Spain due to tourism. Many Spanish and other European citizens have a holiday home in the city.

By plane
El Altet airport, about 40 km north in Alicante, and San Javier airport, some 25 km south in Murcia, are the closest airports to Torrevieja.

By train
The nearest Renfe train station is in Orihuela, with connections to Murcia, Elche, and Alicante. From any of these cities you'll have to take the bus.

By car
National mainroad 332 Alicante-Cartagena, Levante motorway Madrid-Alicante, Mediterranean motorway Alicante-Murcia, A-37 motorway Alicante-Cartagena, regional mainroad CV-90, provincial road 3321.

By boat
Torrevieja has a large harbour for private yachts and small sight-seeing boats offer cruises around the coastline and to the nearby island of Tabarca, but there are no passenger ships which sail to Torrevieja. The nearest passenger port is in Alicante.

Get around
Due to its small size it's easy to walk around the city. Costa Azul operates few bus lines connecting most important parts of Torrevieja. Taxis are plentiful and also plentiful are car rentals, alltough during peak tourist season it might be very difficult to find free parking places anywhere close to center.

Beaches
Torrevieja has a protected Natural Park with two salt lakes, and 20 km of coastline containing six large beaches - La Mata, Cabo Cervera, Los Locos, El Cura, Los Náufragos and Ferris - and about 20 coves with an abundance of cliffs.

Work
Jobs are mostly available in summer due to the city's huge surge of tourists. However, smaller towns around Torrevieja such as La Zenia and Playa Flamenca both have an abundance of jobs in both the bar and restaurant industries and accept English speaking applicants.

Buy
Torrevieja offers a wide range of shopping opportunities. It contains about 2,500 shops dedicating to fashion, furniture, accessories, the home, buying and sale of property, textile, leather, interior design, electronics and gifts. The main national and international brand names in fashion, design and electronic technology are well established in Torrevieja. Opening times range between 10:00-22:00 from Monday to Saturday, although a number of shops are open every day of the week.

Stay safe
The Friday Market (like most crowded places) abounds with very clever pickpockets. Make sure that any valuables you have with you are absolutely unreachable by anyone but yourself. If you are unlucky, you will need to report it to the Guardia Civil and not the Policia Local. Keep a copy of the report (la denunciación), as you will need the incident number for any insurance claim or for a replacement driving licence (if that was stolen too). The thieves often work in pairs. One will shield the other from view while the other is dipping into your bag or pocket.

Cope
There are many English-language newspapers including The Leader, RTN (formerly Round Town News), Euro Weekly News and the regional Costa Blanca News, all with online editions. There are also numerous magazines, several radio stations and even a TV station.

Go next

 * Murcia is a nice city half hours drive away.
 * Cartagena is an old city a short motorway drive away.

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Torricella Sicura

Torricella Sicura is a commune in the Province of Teramo in the Abruzzo Region of Italy.

Get in
Take the pullman bus directly from Rome to nearby Teramo. It is also possible to reach Teramo by train from Rome but this trip actually takes a great deal more time.

Get around
Best to have a car if possible in order to see the sights. It is possible to walk to Teramo but the trip will take you the better part of an hour.

See
A private Ethnographic (Folklore) Museum located right in the middle of the old downtown.

Eat

 * Minestrone e Pecora alla Callara - festival of soup and lamb in the summer sun. Culinary event and celebration which takes place each July
 * Sagra del Formaggio Fritto (Festival of Fried Cheese) in Villa Popolo - gala of delicacies and local food items early June each year
 * Al Tizzone (The Charcoal) - Via Mario Capuani 1, 64010 (TE) +39 0861 554171
 * La Pineta - Seriously good food at an excellent price. Not to miss!!

Sleep

 * In the town of Teramo or in nearby Valle San Giovanni

Go next

 * Frondarola
 * Valle San Giovanni

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Torridon

Torridon (Gaelic Toirbheartan) is an area on the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands. The settlement straggles along the shores of Loch Torridon and takes in Torridon village (also known as Fasaig), Inveralligin and Diabaig to the north of the loch, Annat to the south-east, Shieldaig to the west, and Kinlochewe to the east. It's backed to the north by steep mountains, including several Munros, and the main reason to visit is for hill-walking and climbing. This page also includes the Applecross peninsula further south. In 2011 the entire area had a combined population of 410.

Understand
Torridon is a tiny village in a big, big landscape. It gives its name to the Torridon sandstone which forms this section of coast plus Sleat the lowland part of Skye, and stretches up to Durness at the northwest tip of Scotland. The sandstone was laid down 1200 to 1000 million years ago in the Mesoproterozoic Era, those heady days when sexual reproduction was invented. (The continents then were roughly in their present shape, but far from their present arrangement.) The sandstone sits "unconformably" on Lewisian gneiss — that means a break in the time sequence, one helluva break as the gneiss is 3000 million years old — three billion. In several areas to the north the gneiss predominates, and it makes up almost all of Lewis (hence the term "Lewisian") and the Uists. The two rock systems have weathered very differently so Torridon has a landscape of stark scenery, with jagged peaks you can climb or at least photograph. As it's remote with difficult transport, it's unspoiled by quarrying or other industry. In 2004 this region became a, the North West Highlands Geopark.

Visitor information

 * Visit Torridon website

Get in
By car, follow A835 north-west from Inverness towards Ullapool. Turn onto A832 after Garve, then onto A896 at Kinlochewe. The road from Kinlochewe down Glen Torridon is scenic, but narrow with passing places.

Four trains run M-Sa from Inverness via Achnasheen, Achnashellach and Strathcarron, continuing via Plockton to Kyle of Lochalsh, for buses to Skye.

DMK Motors Bus 702 runs between Torridon and Strathcarron to connect with these trains. In good weather you could also hike or mountain-bike the 8-mile trail from Achnashellach over to Torridon: what will you do if it's pelting down and dropping dusk when your train gets there?

Westerbus 705 is just a school bus, once on schooldays, leaving Torridon at 07:30 for Gairloch and returning at 3:30PM.

Get around
You need your own wheels to get anywhere in this scattered district.

Bealach na Bà is the crest at 2054 ft (626 m) on the Applecross Pass road from Lochcarron to Applecross village. The road is narrow with tight bends and 1-in-8 gradients, and not suitable for caravans or other large vehicles. These must stay on A896 to Kinloch Sheildaig, where you can either continue into Torridon village, or reach Applecross by a coast road that is also narrow and winding but avoids the gradients.

See

 * Am Ploc the Open Air Church is a little amphitheatre by the shore half a mile north of the Deer Museum, and accessible 24 hours. It's a product of the Great Disruption of 1843, when the Church of Scotland sundered over state and landlord patronage of clerical appointments. 450 "Free" Ministers walked away in a righteous huff from their churches, residences and salaries, taking much of the congregation with them. In many places they eventually built their own churches, but in areas suffering poverty and depopulation they had makeshift or open-air places to deliver their lengthy hellfire sermons. Ardour undamped by the driving rain, in Torridon they were checked by the twice-daily spray of the incoming tide. The national schism lasted until a reconciliation in 1929.
 * is the peaceful inlet and settlement at the end of the lane south from Applecross village. The wooden pier has fallen into the sea, taking with it the sign saying it was unsafe. Until the low level road was built in the 1970s, the main way in and out of Applecross was by ferry from Kyle of Lochalsh to Toscaig, as the road over the Pass was often blocked in winter and unsuitable for trucks at any time.
 * See Gairloch for Inverewe Gardens.
 * is the peaceful inlet and settlement at the end of the lane south from Applecross village. The wooden pier has fallen into the sea, taking with it the sign saying it was unsafe. Until the low level road was built in the 1970s, the main way in and out of Applecross was by ferry from Kyle of Lochalsh to Toscaig, as the road over the Pass was often blocked in winter and unsuitable for trucks at any time.
 * See Gairloch for Inverewe Gardens.

Do
Walking and climbing are the main reason to come to Torridon. There are several Munros - mountains over 3000 feet (914 m). The highest are north of Loch Torridon, steep and rocky with some scrambling involved.
 * (3235 ft, 986 m) is a curved ridge, including the Horns of Alligin. It's usually climbed from the lane to Inveralligin: there's a car park at the foot of the path.
 * (3461 ft, 1055 m) is a very steep rocky ridge, and a serious challenge in winter. It's climbed from the A896 in Glen Torridon.
 * (3310 ft, 1010 m) is a large complex mountain, with multiple summits, spurs and corries. It can be climbed from Glen Torridon or from Kinlochewe.
 * (2999 ft, 913 m) misses out on Munro status by less than a metre, so it is much less climbed than its neighbours. Use the same start point as for Beinn Alligin.

Hills south of the loch are not quite as high, but give great views across the loch to the mountains beyond. The main peaks are Ben Shieldaig, Beinn Damh and Beinn na h-Eaglaise.

Some lower level walks:
 * Follow the path along the north side of Loch Torridon, past Inveralligin, Diabaig and around the coast to Craig bothy. This links to the end of the road at Red Point.
 * From the Torridon Hotel, take the old road and track along the south side of Loch Torridon, to Badan Mhugaidh and Balgy.
 * Lots on the rugged Applecross peninsula to the west.

Shieldaig Adventures organise sea-kayaking and other activitities. Shieldaig is at the junction of A896 with the Applecross coast road.

'''[https://cxtri.com/ Celtman! Triathlon]''' is an extreme endurance event held in Torridon in mid-June. Swim 3.4 km in a cold Atlantic where the jellyfish hunt in packs, cycle an on-road loop of 200 km, then run 42 km summiting two Munroes - what's not to enjoy? The winning time is under 11 hours.

Buy

 * Torridon Stores are well provisioned and have a café. They're open May-Oct: M-Sa, Nov-Apr: W-Sa, 10AM-5PM.
 * Loch Torridon Smokehouse prepare excellent smoked salmon. They're in Sheildaig and open M-F 11AM-4:30PM.

Eat

 * Torridon Hotel has fine dining in their 1887 Restaurant, and pub grub at the Inn. In 2022 this is only available to residents.

Drink

 * Beinn Bar within Torridon Hotel is open to non-residents.
 * Arcturus Gin is concocted at a micro-distillery within Torridon Hotel.

Sleep

 * There's a moderate supply of B&B and self-catering accommodation. Try also in Kinlochewe, 10 miles east at the junction of A896 and A832.

Connect
As of July 2022, Torridon and its approach roads have 4G from Vodafone, but no signal from other carriers. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

 * The road south winds around Loch Carron to Plockton, Dornie and Kyle of Lochalsh, where you cross the bridge to Skye.
 * Or go east via Kinlochewe and Loch Maree to Gairloch.
 * North Coast 500 is a motoring itinerary through this region and eventually back to Inverness.

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Torrington

There is more than one place called Torrington:

Canada

 * Torrington (Alberta) - A town in the province of Alberta.

United States of America

 * Torrington (Connecticut) - A town in Connecticut.
 * Torrington (Wyoming) - A town in Wyoming.

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Torrington (Connecticut)

Torrington is a town in Connecticut.

Get in
The closest major airport is Bradley International. It is in Windsor Locks, a town in between Hartford and Springfield, MA.

Do
There are wonderful things to do in and around Torrington. There are hiking trails in the wonderful state parks in the area. You can visit the Torrington Historical Society or the Torrington Library - both are rich with the towns interesting history. There are two public golf courses with great restaurants.

Buy

 * Torrington Plaza, 1 S Main St: 99, Tommy's Bicycles, Maurices, Fashion Bug, Payless Shoes, TJ Maxx, Coldstone Creamery, Dress Barn, FYE, and others.
 * Former Kmart Plaza, 681 Main St: Planet Fitness, The Hallmark Store, Town Fair Tire, Price Rite.
 * Stop & Shop Plaza: Stop & Shop, JCPenney, Subway, Taco Bell, China Star, and others.
 * Wal-Mart Plaza, 970 Torringford St: Wal-Mart, Petco, Price Chopper, McDonalds.
 * Target Plaza, 1922 E Main St: Target, Famous Footwear, Bed Bath and Beyond, Panera Bread, Gamestop, Sleepy's.

Downtown features a variety of unique shops selling specialty goods such as Toy Jam, Laraia's, Scents and Sensibility, Remember When, Ida's Bridal, Brazen Betties, and many more.

Eat
There are a lot of great restaurants all over town including Dicks, Bachis, The Venetian, Dos Amigos, Pizza Palace, Scarpelli's, Tony's, Nicholas Pizza, Bogey's, The Brew Pub, The Berkshire and many, many more.

Sleep
Yankee Peddler Inn is a beautiful hometown hotel located within walking distance from the famous Warner Theatre.

Go next
Right outside Torrington's boundaries are woods to be explored and times to be had. Various state parks litter Litchfield County and they beg to be conquered. Campbell Falls, Kent Falls, Haystack Mountain, Black Rock Forest, etc. Visit the CT State Parks website for more info.

Right across the border into MA is the Berkshire Theater Festival, a fantastic theater company located in Stockbridge, MA. You can spend the day shopping for antiques in Great Barrington or the outlets in Lee and finish it with a show done by equity actors.

Torrington is 2.5 hours from New York City and 3 from Boston.

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Torrington (Wyoming)

Torrington is a town of over 6,700 people in Goshen County.

Understand
Straddling a line (geographically speaking) that is equidistant between Scottsbluff and Wheatland, Torrington finds itself stuck between two clienteles and cultures. When you enter town, you will find vertical traffic signals juxtaposed with the horizontal style of Nebraska, and yet no one will say why. The town was founded in 1889 by William G. Curtis, with help by various South Torrington residents, and the Burlington Railroad. It's this mixed culture that makes Torrington a unique place to visit.

Get in
Your best bet is by car, although a taxi is not out of the question.

Get around
Downtown Torrington is very walk-able, it a trip to the store will likely require a car or good bike.

 * By foot: Oddly, the numbering grid does not start in downtown. 1st street is well south of city, much like Cheyenne. The downtown area is mainly 20th to 25th streets. Vertical streets are lettered, and has directions as to help the traveler. As an example, "East A Street" is one street east of Main. Sidewalks are easy enough to find, but may be less than maintained in winter.

 * By car: For places outside of downtown, a vehicle is easier to work with. Torrington and other neighboring towns are easily navigated and can be a wonderful way to explore.

Eat
Torrington has a strong Chinese association and history, and the food reflects the same. The first two restaurants on the list are next to each other.

Sleep
While there is a selection of the usual national brands, such as Travelodge, Holiday Inn, and Cobblestone, the town maintains its own brand of hospitality.

Go next
Explore some of Torrington's neighboring towns, like
 * Lusk with a population of 1,000, but it was once ten times that. Even today, the magic still exists at this Niobrara county town, especially around rodeo season.
 * Lingle: The town motto is "Small but Proud", and really summarizes this stopping point between Torrington and Guernsey.

 * Fort Laramie and Guernsey is home to a military base for the west. In order to keep the peace between Native Americans and the Settlers, a treaty was infamously signed here in 1851, and again in 1868. Now the fort is mainly closed off, however one can still arrange tours to see the nostalgic buildings of another era. In Guernsey, it's a great place to fuel up, and possibly go fishing.

 * Hartville is a tiny town of just 62 that is nearly gone, but is a charm because of the sign, the mountains, and friendly citizens. Neighboring Sunrise is indefinitely blocked off because of the mine at risk of collapsing. The coal mine in Sunrise has made both Hartville and Sunrise into a national sensation.

 * Morrill and Mitchell are a pair of towns outside of Scottsbluff that have unique small town qualities, and big lakes. Each of these communities were larger, and with that comes tales of the golden age of these towns.

Additionally, there are some nearby cities that are worth checking out:
 * Scottsbluff, Gering, and Terrytown form a tri-city region in the Nebraska Panhandle just north of the Wildcats, and east of the namesake Scottsbluff National Monument. Scottsbluff is just over 30 miles away, and is a local hub to start an adventure into Western Nebraska or Eastern Wyoming.
 * Casper is effectively the quintessential city of Central Wyoming with 59,000 people, a planetarium, a college, a sports park, and is a shopping center with people traveling far to go to the Eastridge Mall.
 * Cheyenne: Capital city of Wyoming where the hustle and bustle of modern life meets an alive western culture that is laid-back. At 67,000 people, Cheyenne serves as the hub for any travel within Southeast Wyoming, so any day is good to start the adventure.

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Torroella de Montgrí

Torroella de Montgrí is a city in Catalonia, Spain.

Understand
The town was originally the Royal Port for the Kings of Aragon before a new port was founded at Palamós. It still bears a regal centrality in the region and sits at the crossroads to many smaller towns around. While the town is pleasant and typical of the region, it is the Montgrí Castle, an unfinished 13th century fortress that looms above the town on the hill and provides the main tourist attraction.

By plane
The closest airport is in Girona almost exclusively served by Ryanair and marketed somewhat misleadingly as "Barcelona"-Girona or more accurately as Girona Costa Brava. During the summer season a lot of campsites in the area run shuttle buses.

By bus
Buses to/from Girona and other towns in the region are run by AMPSA and a single trip costs around with slightly higher rates on weekends and holidays.

By train
Torroella itself does not have a train station, but Girona is served by the AVE high speed train and other towns in the area see some regional train service.

Get around
You should be able to easily walk everywhere. Biking is also a good way to get around and many campsites rent bikes.

See
Make the hike up to Montgrí Castle. The hike up will take around 1–2 hours. The most common route on the town side of the mountain is the faster in terms sheer distance. The less common route on the back site of the mountain is an easier walk. It is definitely a workout with a rise from 0 to 300m above sea level in short time and strong athletic shoes or hiking boots are recommended. It's also recommended to take care on the town side trail as while the path is marked, it is easy to get lost at points and the mountain is very sheer and dangerous in spots. Also bring plenty of water as there are no facilities along the way.

Music festival
Torroella de Montgrí Music Festival: The festival started in 1980 and has always maintained Western classical music as the central axis of its programming. Over time, it has introduced extra musical elements and showcased other types of music and cultures. Late July to mid-August.

Hiking
There are many paths in the Montgrí, Medes Islands and Baix Ter Natural Park.

The GR 92 long-distance walking route cross the city.

Cycling
The Pirinexus and the EuroVelo EV8 long distance bike routes cross the city.

Eat
There is a special bread made in the town which looks like a series of muffins stuck together. It's an excellent bread and well worth buying all or part of any found on offer.

Connect
As of Jan 2024, Torroella de Montgrí has 5G from all Spanish carriers, with 4G / 5G on its approach highways.

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Torrox

Torrox is a city of 16,000 people (2018) in Malaga, Spain. Torrox is the village with the best climate of Europe, according to a study done in 2008.

Understand
With an average temperature of and just 54 days of rain per year. The city is sheltered from the mainland and sunshine all year round on the Costa del Sol. You can also spend the winter here. Offers for this are also available.

It is 30 minutes from Malaga Airport with easy access from the A7. Torrox has 9 km of clean and attractive beaches, where its bathers will find many facilities such as the hire of sunbeds and parasols.

Torrox is a town of many festivals and traditions which are celebrated throughout the year. From the austere and moving Semana Santa in April-May to the very famous Fiesta de las Migas which is celebrated on the Sunday before Christmas day.

It is divided into two districts, namely Torrox-Costa, the district directly on the coast, which is the home of holidaymakers, and Torrox Pueblo, the actual village where you can enjoy the original life can still feel a little here on the coast.

By plane
The nearest airport is Málaga Airport. which can be reached by car in about half an hour. A bus line also connects the airport with Torrox.

By train
The nearest long-distance train station is in Malaga. A connection to the suburban train network of Malaga is planned, but should be put on hold due to the economic difficulties in this region. The long-distance train station in Malaga can be reached by bus, as Malaga's central bus station is also located here.

By bus
The bus goes to Malaga and in the other direction to Nerja. The central bus station is in the Torrox-Costa district on the N-340a. The two city lines from Torrox also stop here:

 * Line 1: Torrox Pueblo - Torrox Costa - El Morche
 * Line 2: Torrox Pueblo - Torrox Costa - El Morche - Torrox Park - Torrox Costa - Torrox

By car
Torrox is on the Autopista del Mediterráneo A-7 ( Symbol: AS km 285). On it you can comfortably drive to Malaga and east towards Nerja. The MA-7207 leads north to the Sierras de Tejeda Natural Park.

Get around
Torrox is not very big. The districts can be easily explored on foot. Two local bus lines (lines 1 and 2) connect the two districts and El Morche with each other. The times indicated on the boards are the departure time at the start of the bus and not the departure time at the bus stop where you are standing. There is a connection to the higher-level bus network at the central bus station.

See

 * The most important sight is the very long beach promenade. It stretches over the entire length of the beach and offers everything a beach promenade has to offer. You can find everything here, from mini supermarkets to snack bars and restaurants.
 * To the east of Torrox there is a lighthouse and a viewing platform. From here you have a beautiful view over the entire coast around the city.
 * To the east of Torrox there is a lighthouse and a viewing platform. From here you have a beautiful view over the entire coast around the city.

Eat
The restaurants have adjusted themselves very much to the guests of the city and therefore offer all kinds of national cuisine in addition to local cuisine. Whether Italian, Chinese or Greek, you can find everything you can expect in a holiday resort. It is a bit more original in Torrox-Pueblo, but here too the cuisine has already adapted to the many holidaymakers. On the beach promenade there are a few restaurants that grill sardines on skewers over an open fire. You shouldn't miss it.

Connect

 * Tourist Office +34 952530225, +34 952532155
 * Emergency Health Centre +34 952538271
 * Taxis +34 952530352
 * Fire Brigade +34 952500991
 * Guardia Civil +34 952538008
 * Local Torrox Police +34 952539828, +34 666506966
 * The post office in Torrox-Publo is on Calle Calzada, and in Torrox Costa on Avenida de Andalucía (N-340a) 4th

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