Torrevieja altar servers spend all of August 2026 by the sea

Today's essentials (5 key points)

• The Sagrado Corazón parish in Torrevieja ran a special summer programme for its young altar servers throughout August 2026, blending faith, formation and seaside activities.
• Aemet has issued a warning of 'very adverse' weather, with temperatures close to 43 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday across Alicante province.
• A flight from Rotterdam to Alicante declared a medical emergency on board this Sunday and was handled by air traffic control, according to Informacion.
• The town of Parcent, in the Marina Alta, is asking residents to cut their water use after storms left its main reservoir and pumping station almost empty.
• Benidorm Pride 2026 will run from 1 to 6 September, and Benidorm also hosted the ninth stage of La Vuelta a España on Sunday.

Today's essentials

Torrevieja altar servers spend all of August 2026 by the sea. The Sagrado Corazón parish in Torrevieja ran a month-long summer programme for its altar servers throughout August 2026, pairing prayer and formation with sailing outings and a look at the town's salt-making heritage, according to El Periódico.

Weather today

A calm, warm Monday along the Costa Blanca. Open-Meteo puts Alicante city between 19 and 29 degrees today, Monday 31 August 2026, under a partly cloudy sky with no rain (0%) and a light breeze of up to 13 km/h.

Inland around Villena the swing is wider, from a fresher 15 degrees at night to 32 by mid-afternoon under a mostly clear sky, with wind reaching 20 km/h, while the southern coast at Benidorm stays mild between 20 and 29 degrees with barely a cloud and no rain, Open-Meteo indicates. It is an easy beach morning; carry water and light cover if you head into the interior later in the day, and keep in mind the sharper heat forecast for midweek.

Transport & traffic

• Alicante-Elche, a heavyweight for European hops. AlicanteOut looks back at a milestone that shows the airport's weight: in 2016, Alicante-Elche welcomed its twelve millionth passenger of the year. That scale is not just a number: it is what sustains the dense web of low-cost routes across Europe that makes weekend trips cheap and frequent from the Costa Blanca. For a resident here, it means more direct connections, more competition on fares and fewer forced connections through Madrid or Barcelona when you fly home or plan a break.
• Rotterdam flight lands in emergency over a medical case. A flight from Rotterdam bound for Alicante declared an emergency this Sunday over a serious medical problem on board, with the crew coordinating with the area control centre, Informacion reports. Medical diversions and priority landings are routine enough that Alicante-Elche is equipped to handle them, with ground medical teams meeting the aircraft on arrival. For passengers, it can mean a short delay while the situation is resolved, but the airport's capacity to absorb these cases without wider disruption is precisely why they rarely make the day harder for anyone else on the schedule.

What's changing for you

• Parcent asks residents to save water now. If you live in Parcent, in the Marina Alta, the town hall is asking residents to cut back on water use straight away. Recent storms left both the head reservoir and the Coll de Rates pumping station almost empty, and current consumption is running higher than the system can replenish, according to La Marina Plaza. Until levels recover, the practical move is to hold off on filling pools, watering the garden or washing the car, and to keep everyday use tight, so the supply stretches while repairs are carried out.
• Xàbia's 'baret dels bous' reopens an old debate. Xàbia's traditional 'baret dels bous', in which bulls are driven into the sea, has started again, and with it the yearly controversy over animal welfare, according to La Marina Plaza.

Local news to know

• Reaching the Mediterranean by boat from Alicante. One perk of living in or visiting Alicante is the chance to set off by boat to nearby Mediterranean spots, a reminder posted by AlicanteOut.
• Benidorm Pride 2026 runs 1 to 6 September. Benidorm Pride 2026 takes place from 1 to 6 September, with a Pool Party, the Ñ Divas Disco, a White Party, the parade and a Main Stage After-Party, according to Life in Benidorm.
• La Vuelta lights up Benidorm. Benidorm hosted the ninth stage of La Vuelta a España on Sunday, which set off at 12.30 from La Vila Joiosa, drawing hundreds of fans along the route and thousands to the fan zone, elperiodic reports.
• Aemet warns of 43-degree heat midweek. Spain's state weather agency Aemet has warned of 'very adverse' conditions with temperatures near 43 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday across Alicante province, although the Olive Press notes the extreme heat should ease afterwards.

Tonight and tomorrow, the Costa Blanca

• Benidorm closes August, Pride opens the week. Benidorm wrapped up August with a busy final weekend, including the Benidorm Beach Festival at the Gran Hotel Bali and closing parties, according to Life in Benidorm, with the baton now passing to Benidorm Pride from 1 September.

See the full agenda, tonight and tomorrow