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4.5 km east of Santa Pola lies the only inhabited island of the Valencian coast. A base for the Barbary pirates back in the middle ages, it was fortified and populated with 600 Genoan fishermen in 1796 by Carlos III after an agreement with the King form the Tabarka peninsula (between Tunisia and Algeria). These ancestors account for the Italian surname of many of today's dwellers. The island is little more than a mile long, 437 yards wide and car free. There are many excursions to the Island from Alicante and Santa Pola taking a leisurely cruise taking approximately one hour and half an hour respectively.
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