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Gandia
| Oliva
| Dénia
| Jávea
| Moraira
| Calple
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Altea
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L'
Alfas del Pi |
Benidorm
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Alicante
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Torrevieja
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Punta
Prima |
La
Zenia |
Cap
Roig |
Campoamor
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Platja
Flamenca |
Platja
De Orihuela |
Villamartin
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La
Manga |
Mar
Menor
Calpe
Calpe (about 10 km away) at the foot of the
Peñon de Ifach, a rock jutting, out from the sea and
classified as a nature park today. The Peñon (or rock),
joined to the mainland by a narrow isthmus, is one of the
most characteristic views of the Costa Blanca. On both sides,
there are two small coves with highly recommended beaches.
Calpe, the artist's town. A port, and a country town at the
same time. An oasis in the most popular tourist region of
the Costa Blanca. Calpe is the town of connoisseurs, the town
chosen by the whole of Europe as its summer retreat.
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.
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 centre, 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.
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