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Calpe. A port and a country town at the same time and in the most popular tourist region of the Costa Blanca. The municipality of Calpe, with an area of 24.6 square kilometers, is situated in the south of a district called La Marina Alta, between the sea and the mountains.
Without doubt the most outstanding feature of Calpes 13 kilometre coastline is the Pinon de Ifach (Calpe rock) that towers from the sea to a height of 332 metres and has been declared a nature reserve by the Regional Government. To the northern side of the rock are the Fossa and Calalga beaches with the Arenal-Bol beach and some smaller coves on the southern side
A privileged enclave beside the calm blue waters of the Mediterranean, where outstanding natural beauty, gastronomy, culture, the sea and the mountains are part of the everyday life of its inhabitants all year round. The Old Town is beginning to attract more and more visitors because it is becoming a very interesting part of the town. There are Museums, picturesque little streets and squares and many bars and restaurants, most of them with a lively terrace, an ideal place to spend a pleasant summer evening. Go on a cruise through the bay of Calpe and around ‘the rock’.
Calpe will surprise you with its daring contrasts, where modern buildings and wide avenues harmonize with an ancient fishing village, where locals are proud of their past, yet welcome tourists and visitors with warm hearted hospitality.
Calpe is a town that is full of history and culture. Its strategic location on the coast has attracted many voyagers and settlers throughout history. Remains of Iberian tribes were discovered around the skirts of the Rock of Ifach. Later, the Romans founded a prosperous colony on the coastal plain whose main activity was commerce in dried salted fish. During the Medieval period, the farming population was spread out in a number of independent settlements. Christians and Moors lived peacefully for a time, but the local population suffered continual attacks by pirates during the 14th to the 17th centuries. Calpe entered a period of redevelopment during the 18th century, consolidating the town in the 19th century and laying the foundations for its current prosperity as a major attraction for both national and international tourism. In the ancient town center, next to the Moorish quarter (Arrabal) we can see the group of monuments comprising the Torreo de la peça, the Town Walls and the church known as the Iglesia Vieja, the sole surviving example of Mudejar-Gothic architecture in the land of Valencia. Further more there is the Moli Tower and the remains of an ancient Roman which have recently been found, once forming part of the fish factory known as the Queen's Bath (Banys de la Reina).
The nearby sea and the exceptional climate entice you to take part in various sports whatever the time of year, scuba diving, sailing, line and underwater fishing, windsurfing, paragliding and parapetting, mountain walks, mountain climbing etc. Further more there are jeep adventures, several safari parks, beautiful caves and many other places of interest. Visit other interesting places like Guadelest, this is the most visited village on the Costa Blanca. It was built on a mountain peak more than 700 m. high during the Moorish invasion in the thirteenth century. Don't forget your camera. Further more there is the rest of the region Marina Alta, Marina Baja, lovely villages like Altea, Denia, Javea, Finestrat, Villa Joyosa, Jalon (valley of wine) and of course Aitana, the highest point of the Costa Blanca. The city Elche is world famous for their palmers and tropical plants in the magnificent gardens of Elche.
Calpe in Spain: a very nice place holidays.
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