Calpe

Solmar Villas are pleased to offer a selection of holiday villas in Calpe on the Costa Blanca. Calpe nestles next to the Rock of Ifach, a spectacular rock formation standing in a nature reserve of the same name and offering unique panoramas over the Alicante coastline. Calpe itself is a village steeped in maritime traditions and blessed with an extensive coast featuring fine, golden sand.

An exclusive resort...

Among the many options for enjoying a stay in this authentic tourist village are walks along a promenade on foot, it is full of lively terrace restaurants offering fresh fish and seafood dishes, plus all kinds of water sports and activities, or a visit to its quaint old historic centre on the Costa Blanca. Rent one of our Calpe villas and you too can enjoy everything that this lively resort has to offer.

Calpe is an exclusive resort and many Spanish like to visit, this makes the resort very Spanish-speaking, even though many British tourists come here.

Calpe is approximately 75km from Alicante (ALC) Airport and 145km from Valencia Airport. The town of Moraira is 17km from Calpe.

Markets in Calpe

There is a weekly Saturday market held in Calpe, half of it is devoted to fruit and vegetables, the other half sells everything from clothes, to household goods to furnishings, cloth, toys, music and most things that you might need. The market is very popular with locals and foreign residents alike and starts early on Saturday morning, finishing around 1.30pm. The local bars and restaurants are full of Saturday shoppers and there is not much parking space left in the north of the town.

Fiestas/Festivals in Calpe

• 5th January – The three kings
  End of February – German Carnival
• 19th March – Fallas (St. Joseph’s Day)
• 24th June - Hogueras de San Juan
• 16th July – Celebration of honour to patron saint of “la Virgen del Carmen”
• 5th August – Festival to honour “la Virgen de las Nieves”
• 9th – 12th October – Beer Festival
• End of October – Moors and Christians

Golf

While staying in one of our villas in Calpe you will be able to enjoy some excellent golf. There are 13 golf courses along Costa Blanca, all of which can be played all year round, due to the good weather. The one which is closest to Calpe is called Club de Golf Ifach, this is 9km from Calpe.

Things to Do

Our Calpe villas are close to many interesting sites and activities. If you are in shape and feeling fit it is highly recommended to hike to the top of the Peñon de Ifach.There are salt lakes at the foot of Peñon de Ifach. These formerly Roman salt plants are now the habitat for birds like flamingoes.

Calpe´s beach line consists of wide sandy beaches and small coves divided by cliffs. The most popular beaches are Arenal-Bol , La Fossa and La Calalga.

Besides a wide range of bars and restaurants the beachfront offers all types of water sports activities like scuba diving, windsurfing, water-skiing and sailing in the Calpe Nautical Club.

This place is perfect for scuba diving due to its clear waters. Trips to dive points from the Puerto Blanco diving centre. Around the Peñon de Ifach you will see morayeels, sea cat, barracuda and octopus. Glass bottomed boat trips are available if diving is not your thing!

Benidorm

Benidorm is just a 30 minute drive from Calpe, it is home to many great attractions, such as:

• Mundomar - www.mundomar.es/gbmundomar/sphome.asp a marine and exotic animal park.
• Aqualandia - www.aqualandia.net a water park with over 20 rides.
• Terra Mitica - www.terramiticapark.com this is a huge attraction park with a vast range of roller coasters and waterslides.
• Benidorm Palace - www.benidorm-palace.com A magnificent, spectacular, gloriously colourful, BIG show of international renown.
• Benidorm Centre – The centre of benidorm is full of shops, bars, restaurants and nightclubs. There are a range of shops for daytime shopping and an amazing nightlife. Benidorm's two beaches, the playa de poniente and the playa de levante are about 5 km long in total. Along most of the Playa de Poniente Beach, a main Benidorm road with heavy traffic passes by. So, if you are looking for a quiet and relaxing bath under Benidorm's sun, you should go for the Playa de Levante. There is a huge market in Benidorm on Wednesday and Sunday morning.

Getting around

If you do not want to hire a car, then this is a very good way to explore the surrounding areas of Calpe. There is a bus company which offers national and international long-distance transport, regional transport, city transport, private and tourist transport, http://www.alsa.es/VentaParticulares/contenidoHorarios.jsp . This link will take you to the website showing bus time tables, bus routes and prices. You can even book tickets online.

Solmar Villas in Calpe

All our Calpe villas have pools and are carefully chosen and approved by our staff. Our high standards ensure that we only select the very best villas in Calpe to rent for our clients.

We also offer properties in the Costa Blanca resort of Moriara.

We also have a full selection of holiday villas in Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and the Mainland Spain regions of Costa Brava and Costa del Sol.

Click here to see all our villas in Calpe