Edition 1129 Monday 25th - Sunday 31st May 2026
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rihuela Costa’s last untouched kilometre of coastline is now on the brink of becoming a major tourist housing estate, as long-delayed urbanisation works at Cala Mosca enter their final phase. After years of protests, environmental battles and legal hurdles, the Alameda del Mar sector — now promoted under the name Las Vistas — is preparing for the arrival of its first 188 tourist homes, the opening phase of a much larger plan that could eventually see more than 2,000 properties built across the area. The land, long regarded by campaigners as the final undeveloped stretch of Orihuela’s coast, has been at the centre of one of the municipality’s most fiercely contested planning disputes. But with roads, services and basic infrastructure now close to completion, the battle to stop construction appears to be reaching its end. The developer, Gomendio Group, has already applied for the building licence for the first residential phase. That application has received a favourable report from the Alicante College of Architects through its Urban Planning Collaborating Entity, known as ECUV, a body recognised by the Generalitat Valenciana to assist and accelerate planning procedures. That means the licence is now considered close to approval.
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