Festivities of Santa Pola Activity · Santa Pola, El Baix Vinalopó, Alicante Image of Santa Pola, not of the place itself. Santa Pola's patronal festival honours the Virgen de Loreto, patron saint of fishermen ever since 17th-century sailors from Elche installed her image in the local hermitage; it is held in August, with the main events around the 10th. Photo: Enrique Íñiguez Rodríguez (Qoan) (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Santa Pola