Pilar de la Horadada (22,000 inhabitants), province of Alicante Spain. Coastal town, which has recently experienced its development thanks to tourism. It owes its name to two factors: the first, the 16th century watchtower; and the second, the place where said tower is located: the Punta de la Horadada (the "horadada" is due to the fact that this protrusion of land to the sea has small caves made by water, that is, it is pierced, that is , holey) La Torre de la Horadada consists of several beaches that have a blue flag. Among its beaches, it is worth highlighting Los Jesuitas, El Conde, El Puerto and the unique and small Cala de la Lombriz with fine sand and crystal clear waters. The legend, only known to the inhabitants of the area, says 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 sea shells as a warning system, it was possible to put an end to them. . The head of the pirates had his hand pierced with an incandescent iron, piercing his hand, and thus giving the area a name: La Torre de la mano Horadada, which later evolved into "La Torre de la Horadada", a name current.The Watch Tower belonged to the coastal surveillance system, and was built in the year 1580 on another previous tower. It marked the traditional southern limit of the Kingdom of Valencia, and during the 19th century it was used to make signals with the optical telegraph. It is very well connected to the airports of San Javier (15 km) and Alicante (60 km) by the A7, and It has several shopping centers nearby, such as Zenia Boulevard or Dos Mares.