Guardamar del Segura

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Guardamar del Segura is a municipality of the province of Alicante located at the mouth of the river Segura in southern Valencia (autonomous community) (Spain). It is a Mediterranean resort, with a large pine forest abutting an 11-km-long white sand beach.

Historically an area of fishermen and farmers, Guardamar del Segura is the southernmost point where the Valencian is spoken.

A Phoenician colony called Alonis was the first settlement, and later Arabs called the place Guald-a-amar (River of the Sand), likely the basis for its name today.

Guardamar hosts local fiestas like Moros i Cristians, L'Encantà, and Fogueres de Sant Joan, which commemorate its history (Iberic, Arab, and Christian). The local spirit is called Aigua de València (champagne, fresh orange, cointreau).

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Coordinates: 38°06′N, 0°39′W