Calpe Costa Blanca Spain

Seafood

Calpe is a large resort, north of Benidorm, covering approx 5kms of coast. The resort spreads from the main town at the top end to the fishing port at the other. There is also another beach and promenade beyond the harbour area. Calpe also has many villas situated on the other side of the main N332 road so if we include these as part of Calpe, It is an extremely large resort. There are tower blocks of mostly holiday apartments lining the promenade from top to bottom. Calpe dates back to before Roman times and there are quite a few very well preserved Roman remains along the main promenade (the Paseo Maritimo). The salt lakes which are now a nature reserve, were once used by the Romans in the process of salting fish. Calpe's main feature is the Penyal d'Ifach a huge rock, which at over 300mtrs in height dominates the skyline. The rock has a fairly new walkway around the base which has very well maintained gardens. There are often mountain climbers dangling precariously from ropes high up on rocky outcrops.Another feature of Calpe well worth visiting, is the harbour area. Here you can run the gauntlet of the fish restaurant staff. There are many fish restaurants surrounding the harbour and every lunchtime each one has fantastic displays of seafood on ice. As you stroll past, the staff will try to tempt you into the restaurant with a glass of Sangria or a seafood morsel.

Seafood stall

One of the oldest seafood restaurants in Calpe, is the bar Baydal (or Barby doll as we call it), the bar Baydal relies not on displays but on it's reputation as one of the best seafood restaurants in the area. Don't go to the harbour area without sampling the sole menuire in the bar Baydal .

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Privately Owned Villas And Apartments

There are a number of privately owned villas and apartments to rent on this website, about forty in the Calpe area. As most are privately owned there are deals to be done if you don't mind being a bit cheeky. You can see what's available by clicking here.

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