Address:

Calpe Holidays Apartado de correos nº590 Calpe 03710 Alicante Spain

Telephone:

00 (34)

(96 583 6826)

Calpe Area

Calpe's fishing port comes alive with hustle and bustle as the afternoon fish auction draws near. Restaurant terraces fill up with lively crowds anxious to try some of the fresh local shellfish. The town centre preserves the remains of a small fort from the 16th century, called the Torreon de la Peca. There is also a Gothic-style parochial church worth visiting, with Mudejar additions. From the chapels of Cometa and Salvador there is an attractive view.

Calpe old town: Ample evidence of Calpe's rich history in murals, monuments and museums. Picturesque narrow streets with cafes, restaurants and bars tucked away.
For some years running in the summer, the Arts and Crafts Fair is held in the Old Town centre of Calpe every day except Mondays. During June to September, the Calle José Antonio and the Plaza de Espana will present a lively scene in the evening, not only artists and craftsmen by putting up their stands but there are also workshops and live entertainment as well as an art exhibition.
Festivities

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Calpe is one of the liveliest tourist destinations on the Costa Blanca.

Its cultural variety is evident in the wide range of festivals it offers throughout the year, which reflect its history, its tradition and the feeling of its people. From the arrival of the Three Kings in the month of January through the Moors and Christians in October, different periods of Festival are centred in Calpe religious, popular and traditional in character They are extrovert, open and for participation, made to be celebrated in the open air under the Mediterranean sun. Light, fire, gunpowder, colour, festive music, originality and the grandeur of their decoration are common elements of all the festivals in Calpe and manifestations of the Valencia Community

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February: Carnival festival
19 march: Fallas huge wooden art models are brunt
1st March: Cruz de Mayo (May Cross)
24th June Sant Juan hogueras (bonfires)
16th july The fishermen's saint Carmen festival.
5th of August festivities in honour of the patron calpe saint "Virgen de las nieves"
German beer festival 22nd of October: Patronal festivities and moor and Christians

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Activities in the harbour (Port) Climbing up the Rock of Ifach, dropping in at the Nature Study Centre and contemplating the magnificent panoramic views. Sailing round the bay of Calpe, skirting the Rock of Ifach on board a pleasure craft in the summer season. Visiting the Yacht Club and its facilities, where one can learn different sports such as sailing, rowing, etc.
Walking around the Rock of Ifach beside the sea along the "Prince of Asturias" promenade .Enjoying a swim or scuba diving in the nearby coves of "Cantal Roig" or El Raco". Savoring the delicious specialties of the bay of Calpe -fish and seafood-, in the different restaurants.

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Browsing around the traditional craft work stalls, where you can buy a souvenir of Calpe.

Things to do when in Calpe

You can chose between the sea and the mountain. In the fishing port you will find the installations of the, Nautical Club of Calpe and also outstanding are the marinas of Puerto Blanco and les Bassetes. Where you can try underwater sports, windsurfing, water skiing, swimming and sailing in general and you can also attend the courses that are given at different schools. Climbing, walking, trekking, Para pending, bungee jumping are just a few or the activities that you can do on the near by mountains

For those who just want to take it easy

A walk through the old-town with typical streets of a seaboard town and paintings in
fresco, a visit to the museum fester, the , archaeological museum, the museum of collections and the town's squares and finally climb the hill to the chapel of

San Salvador. Climb up the Penon de Ifach in order to contemplate the splendid panoramic view and a walk along the ecological promenade Principe de Asturias that borders on the sea, In the afternoons watch the arrival of the fishing boats and the auctioning of the fish afterwards from the lookout of the commodity exchange