Towns of South-East Spain - Costa Blanca North

Calpe

Calpe is a coastal village, once an ancient fishing town in Costa Blanca North just south of Javea and north of Altea. It can be reached either by the A-7 highway or the N-332 coastal road and it takes about 35 minutes by car to reach Alicante airport, It’s famous for the huge rock of over 330 meters in height - Penon de Ifach. The summit of the rock is reached by a tunnel through the rock. From here, magnificent panoramic views can be had. On a clear day you can see Ibiza.

The church Senora de las Nieves is located in the center of Calpe and Calpe's archeological museum can be found just opposite the church at the plaza de la villa and alongside you find ruins of the Romans and the ruins of the bano de la reina, together with rests of an old tower, the torreon de la peca. There is a mixture of old Valencian culture and modern day tourism in the town with a lovely modern marina, a magnet for visitors.

Calpe has 4 good beaches in all. The 2 fine sandy beaches, the Cantal Roig and the Playa Arenal, and La fossa and the bay of Gasparet which also belongs to the city. This is great surfing territory and there are excellent water sports facilities all around and you can easily hire kayaks and catamarans. One of the best ways to view the coast is on the narrow gauge railway that runs from Denia Calpe then on to Alicante or you can take a day trip on the boat to Benidorm. It’s worth a trip to the tourist office in Calpe to find out about all that’s on offer.

There are some good golf courses around, in particular the golf resort at Muchamiel – Bonalba Golf. There is a good quality tennis club in Calpe and a swimming pool.

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