The Hotel Marries of the Governor guarantees a calm, original and comfortable stay in a place of unusual beauty, the island of declared Joint Historical Artistic Tabarca, Reservation(Reserve) Marinades of the Mediterranean and Good of Cultural Interest. She is placed, eleven miles to the south of the city of Alicante, in the prolongation of the End of Holy Pola.
With 1.800 m. Of length and a maximum width of 450 m., all his(her,your) walled enclosure was constructed between(among) 1760 and 1768 thanks to the initiative of the king Carlos III who colonized the island with 600 Genoese fishermen redeemed by the monarch of his(her,your) captivity in the port tunecino of Tabarka, of there the name of the Island and of that his(her,your) inhabitants possess Italian surnames. Doors, walls of the church of San Pedro and San Paul as well as the tower of outside of San Jose form the monumental set to which to add the former residence of the local Governor, the current hotel that preserves the crossbeam of his(her,your) round arches and his(her,your) interior cut stones, of the 18th century.
The lack of traffic rolled of vehicles, the numerous coves of crystalline waters, the skin-diving to discover a sea bed of great ecological value, the walk along the very old streets where it seems that it(he,she) stopped makes great the clock of the time and an exquisite gastronomy based on the products of the sea, where the cauldron tabarquino is his(her,your) more representative plate, they invite to enjoying a few unforgettable days in the only(unique) place in Spain since(as,like) it is Tabarca. For it nothing better that HOUSE OF THE GOVERNOR to lodge at the HOTEL, constructed in 1993, which has 14 double rooms with bath, telephone and conference to the sea, existing a polyvalent ideal lounge for meetings of work, seminars, etc. Inside a happy and luminous frame under a very Mediterranean decoration.
Tabarca's island is placed to 38 º 10 ' latitude North and 0 º 28 ' length West. Orientated in direction(address) NON-@ opposite to the from Alicante coast, his(her,your) climate is moderated, with an annual average of 17ºC. There are different the maritime lines that connect the continent with the island, from Alicante, Holy Pola, Guardamar and Torrevieja. Mini cruises that relizan changeable frequency according to the season.
The first weekend of September is in the habit of celebrating in the polyvalent lounge of the Hotel House of the Governor the " International Festival of TABARCA's Musical ISLAND 2006 " Meeting music that anually takes place under the centenary existing arches of cut stone in the establishment.
The Hotel Marries of the Governor also he is a member of the Nautical Station Alicante The Campello Santa Pola, tourist organization that offers the possibility of practising activities in the nature as: Scuba diving, Charter, Cruises, Excursions, Kayak - Oar, Kitesurf, Candle, Windsurfing, Snorkelling, Catamarán, Canoening, and Sports Fishing. All these options of active tourism in the sea are coordinated by specializing companies and can be reserved directly on the Nautical Station or across our hotel.