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The 31st International Youth Habanera Competition will be held on Saturday, April 18th, at the Municipal Theatre

02.04.2026
The 31st International Youth Habanera Competition will be held on Saturday, April 18th, at the Municipal Theatre
The competition includes the performance of a required piece, “REINA DE LA SAL” (Queen of Salt), with lyrics by Pilar Páez and music by Aurelio Martínez. This element ensures technical fairness among participants and raises the artistic level of the contest.

Torrevieja awards the contract for cleaning and maintaining beach restrooms for €947,286 for the next four years.

23.06.2025
Torrevieja awards the contract for cleaning and maintaining beach restrooms for €947,286 for the next four years.
This is a comprehensive service that guarantees the cleaning, maintenance and repair of the fixed wooden toilets and the new self-cleaning toilets installed along busy areas of the municipality. The Councilor for Beaches, Antonio Vidal, highlights the important reinforcement of public services on the coast with a more comprehensive, modern contract tailored to the real needs of Torrevieja.

The Spanish journey through Havana with Torrevieja and its contest, protagonists at the Instituto Cervantes in Madrid

18.05.2024
The Spanish journey through Havana with Torrevieja and its contest, protagonists at the Instituto Cervantes in Madrid
The main hall of the Cervantes Institute of Madrid was dressed up yesterday, Friday, May 17, to host an interesting proposal arising from the collaboration agreement between the Municipal Board of Habaneras of Torrevieja and the Cervantes Institute itself, around the genre of Havana.

The Department of Equality organizes talks-workshops on menstrual hygiene in the educational centers of Torrevieja

08.05.2024
The Department of Equality organizes talks-workshops on menstrual hygiene in the educational centers of Torrevieja
On Friday, May 24, at 7:00 p.m., in the conference room of the Multipurpose Building on Avenida de las Habaneras, a talk-workshop will be held for families "HOW TO ACCOMPANY AND TALK TO OUR MENSTRUATION DAUGHTERS." The goal is to provide a space for participatory dialogue to address menstruation with families.

847 applications submitted to object to aid for the elderly

09.04.2024
847 applications submitted to object to aid for the elderly
During the submission period, the City Council enabled a special service for people who were going to request them and obtain all the information and documentation at the San Pascual Senior Citizens' Home, No. 117, from Monday to Friday, until the last day of the deadline. .

Presented the project "Habaneras at your door", which will be developed by the Municipal Board of Habaneras through the association of Lyrical Voices of the Mediterranean

18.03.2024
Presented the project "Habaneras at your door", which will be developed by the Municipal Board of Habaneras through the association of Lyrical Voices of the Mediterranean
The Councilor for Culture of the Torrevieja City Council, Antonio Quesada, presented this morning together with Jesús García and Francisco Moreno, members of the Asociación Voces Líricas del Mediterráneo, the project called “Habaneras en tu puerta” that will be developed by the Municipal Habaneras Board of Trustees through this association.

Students of the COMINCREA Master's Degree from the UA visit Torrevieja to prepare the exhibition for the 70th Anniversary of the International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest

26.02.2024
Students of the COMINCREA Master's Degree from the UA visit Torrevieja to prepare the exhibition for the 70th Anniversary of the International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest
Last Friday, February 23, a total of 18 Comincrea Master students, from Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, France and Spain, toured iconic and representative spaces of Havana in Torrevieja, with the aim to feed the conceptualization and design of the exhibition on which they have been working since last year.

The Local Government Board approves the modification of the Salt Eras project

02.02.2024
The Local Government Board approves the modification of the Salt Eras project
The Local Government Board (JGL) of the Torrevieja City Council has approved this morning the modification of the contract signed with the company PAREDES PEDROSA ARQUITECTOS SLP, winner of the contract for the provision of the drafting service for the Eras de la Salt, which includes the construction of the Museum of the Sea and Salt, the multipurpose venue with the main destination for the celebration of the International Habaneras and Polyphony Contest, as well as its complementary infrastructures and the surrounding urbanization.