Calpe is a town which 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. Pepole looking for Calpe Property for Sale will find a mixture of high rise beachside buildings geared to the needs of the 21st century tourist and charming, narrow medieval streets bearing the hallmarks of a bygone age.
With small, rocky coves and wide, urban, fine sandy beaches, Calpe has a wide variety of attractive coastline where transparent waters are the order of the day. Its beautiful, peaceful coves include Les Bassetes, to the north - a natural shelter that provides perfect conditions for learning to sail and an interesting sea bed carpeted with underwater plants perfect for diving. Whlie looking Calpe Property for Sale stroll round the ancient town centre of Calpe and see the typical fishermans houses in the towns picturesque streets, then visit the fiestas museum and finally go to the hermitage of San Salvador on the hilltop. In the afternoon, wander down to the fishing port and watch the boats arrive with their daily catch.
The Rock of Ifach has been turned into a Nature Park and provides shelter for a variety of plants, such as the rockrose, tree germander and the Ifach campion. This immense rock, towering to 332m above Calpe, just out into the sea to the punta de Carallot. The summit can be reached via a pathway tunnelled through solid rock, from which you can enjoy a marvellous view of the coastline and also the island of Ibiza which is visible on a clear day.
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