Calpe - Costa Blanca
Calpe is a place where famous writers such as Hemingway spent their summers in the thirties. Now, after more than seventy years, Calpe’s attractions makes the village an attractive spain real estate destination for home owners from all walks of life. You can experience the best views of the Costa Blanca from an enormous rock in Calpe known as the Peñón de Ifach rock. The summit of this limestone, recorded as the highest rock in the entire Mediterranean at 332 metres high, can be visited in organised groups.
The area surrounding the Peñón has many archaeological and historical qualities. Prehistoric, Iberian, Phoenician and Roman remains are reported to have been discovered here and on the piece of land which links it to the coast. At the foot of the Peñón is the site of a Roman ‘factory’ for the drying and salting of fish and is known as the ‘Baños de la Reina’, which translates ‘The Queen’s Baths’.
There are 11 kilometres of sandy beaches, such as the Levante and Arenal beaches, and coves like the one at La Manzanera where there are three buildings designed by Ricardo Bofill, and the Les Urques cove where scuba diving and fishing are possible.
