Located in Pilar de la Horadada (population 22,000), Alicante province, Spain. A coastal town that has recently experienced development thanks to tourism. Its name is due to two factors: first, the 16th-century watchtower; and second, the location of said tower: Punta de la Horadada (the "horadada" is due to the fact that this land projection into the sea has small caves made by the water, that is, it is perforated, or holed). La Torre de la Horadada has several beaches with blue flags. Among its beaches, Los Jesuitas, El Conde, El Puerto, and the unique and small Cala de la Lombriz with fine sand and crystal-clear waters stand out. Legend, only known by the locals, tells that the beaches and their inhabitants were the subject of frequent pirate attacks, and that thanks to the system of watchtowers and the use of seashells as a warning system, it was possible to end them. The pirate chief had his hand pierced with a red-hot iron, piercing his hand, and thus giving the area its name: La Torre de la mano Horadada, which later evolved to "La Torre de la Horadada," the current name. The watchtower belonged to the coastal surveillance system and was built in 1580 on top of a previous tower. It marked the traditional southern limit of the Kingdom of Valencia, and during the 19th century it was used to signal with the optical telegraph. It is very well connected to the airports of San Javier (15 km) and Alicante (60 km) via the A7, and has several shopping centers nearby, such as Zenia Boulevard or Dos Mares.