It is located in Pilar de la Horadada (pop. 22,000), province of Alicante in Spain. Coastal town that has seen its development through tourism in recent times. It owes its name to two factors: first, the XVI century watchtower; and second, the place where the tower is located: Punta de la Horadada (it is "pierced", meaning that there are small caves of water pierced from land to sea) La Torre de la Horadada has several blue flag beaches. The beaches include Los Jesuitas, El Conde, El Puerto and the single, small cove of Lombriz with fine sand and crystal clear water. Legend, known only among the locals, says that the beaches and its inhabitants often had attacks from pirates, and thanks to the watchtowers and the use of shells as a warning system, it was possible to fight them. The pirate's head was pierced with a hot iron and the area was given the name: "La Torre de la Horadada", current name. The watchtower was part of the coastal surveillance system and was built over the earlier tower in 1580. Noted the traditional, southern border of the Kingdom of Valencia and in the nineteenth century it was used for telegraph signs. It is very well connected to the airports of San Javier (15 km) and Alicante (60 km) via the A7 and has several shopping centres nearby such as Zenia Boulevard or Dos Mares.