Calpe Town

Set amongst mountains, besides the sea, The Town of Calpe with its beautiful beach and exceptional climate is an ideal place to spend a holiday.

Calpe has 13 kilometres of coastline ideal for bathing and water sports. There are two main sandy beaches both awarded a Blue Flag, and are situated either side of the Penon de Ifach (Calpe Rock). Arenal beach to the south of The Rock some 2000 m long situated in the town centre, and to the north, Levante beach also 2000 metres long.

The Old Town is well worth a visit too, with its beautiful narrow streets, church and many restaurants. During the summer a craft fair is held there every evening.

There are regular coach day trips from Calpe, bus and rail service. Visit one of the tourist offices in the town to find out more.

www.costablanca.org

Have a look at this link for live webcam.

http://webcam.comunitatvalenciana.com/webcamcostablanca-calpe1.htm?id_camara=67

The Penon de Ifach

Calpe is dominated by The Penon de Ifach, (Calpe Rock) 332 m high and declared a Nature Reserve in 1987 because of its rich wildlife.

There is a footpath to the top, though its not for the fainthearted ! The walk takes about 2 hours and is well worth the effort the views are incredible. We walked up on New Years Day, it was amazing. It is also a magnet for serious climbers who prefer to take the more difficult way up !

Restaurants

Calpe has many restaurants, those specialising in international food, and those offering typical dishes of the region, being a fishing port there is a wide range of seafood dishes and wonderful tapas bars. In the apartment we have a file in which we have tried to provide leaflets and information on various restaurants in the area. For those of you who prefer to eat at home there are plenty of places to shop providing Spanish produce and the more familiar English items.

Just a few of the many other attractions...............

Walk along the Arenal beach promenade towards The Penon and you reach The Port and the marina. A nice walk and you'll be ready for a drink or lunch in the bars and restaurants overlooking the sea.

In Calpe there is a street market every Saturday, and a rastro, (fleamarket) every Wednesday. Also on Saturday in nearby Jalon there is a wonderful rastro full of interesting bargains.

Explore the coast in Aquascope, a glass bottomed boat leaving from Calpe Port. Cruise around the coast as far Benidorm.

Various festivals are on throughout the year please visit Calpe tourist office or webpage for more info.

www.costablanca.org

Terra Mitica...

... is a wonderful theme park and it's just 20 minutes drive from the apartment. It is an enjoyable day for all the family.

www.terramiticapark.com

and adjacent to Terra Mitica is Terra Natura. Opened in 2005 a lot more than just a wild life park.

www.terranatura.com

Aqualandia

This is a fantastic water theme park. It has many different slides from the really scary to the more sedate kind that I prefer. Open till end of Oct.

Great place to take kids, ....... well for everybody ! www.aqualandia.net

Mundomar

Open all year and situated adjacent to Aqualandia this is a great day out, you can see sealions, dolphins, penguins, parrots, turtles, bats etc. There is a childrens playground and somewhere to eat.

A place I always take our visitors if they have children. www.mundomar.es

An old town inland and set on the uppermost part of the mountain peak, with houses perched into rock. Guadalest overlooks a beautiful deep valley with the turquose blue water of the river Quadalest. Well worth paying the few euros to go into the Museum which then allows you to walk above the town to the old cemetary, the view is incredible.

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Visit Marina Greenish at Altea Hills and enjoy a stroll around the exclusive Marina, home to some of the biggest luxury yachts on the Costa Blanca.

Enjoy a drink or meal at one of the bars in the Marina.

You can charter a boat from here and the diving excursion leaves from the Marina.