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COSTA BLANCA... A PARADISE Costa Blanca takes up the stretch of Mediterranean coast that corresponds to the province of Alicante, a great example of what is known as Mediterranean landscape. The traveller can choose any part of this coastline, from the liveliest, most cosmopolitan stretch to areas that still maintain a rural feel. Wherever you decide to go, try to visit the neighbouring regions where you can discover the beautiful Mediterranean landscape. The horizons of the Costa Blanca feature many different types of attractions ranging from the valleys, where the memory of its Moorish past is kept alive in its terraced vegetable gardens, to the palm trees. The climate is also variable. The temperature is generally mild – the annual average being slightly higher than 17ºC – with little rainfall, and in the northern mountains in the area, the rainfall is logically higher than that registered in the lowland surrounding Elche and Orihuela. The combination of almond tree fields, vineyards, orchards and magnificent palm trees creates a type of vegetation that is unique in Europe. The tourist town Calpe is situated on the North area of Alicante province, in the Marina Alta, on middle place enter Benissa & Altea. Her surface is from 22,9 km2, on 20m over the sea level. In Calpe, you can find three different style of live: the centre, the beach and urbanisation, each have a specific construction style , a different distribution of the free space and local people. The Peñon de Ifach is the geographical element more characteristic & emblematic of Calpe. He make this town different of all other tourists destination on the Mediterranean, a big rock of 332 m high, going into the sea along 1 km and dividing the littoral in two large bay making the two more important beaches of Calpe; La Fossa at North & Arenal -Bol at South. The magnitude of its dimension and its exceptional beauty give it the nick name of "Symbol of the Costa Blanca" and in 1987, it was declared Natural Park for its important scientific value. Over the Peñon de Ifach & Las Salinas stand out beaches and calas on 13 km long, making up the basic tourist product of holidays "sun & beach". The layout of the accommodation offer began around the '60, with the impetus in the second residence , asking for attracted foreigners about our climate and the factor social -economic. Constructors and promoters tacked advantage of this opportunity and marked that at present, we find in the accommodation offer, two different sorts : -Residential tourism : formed from propertie 's owners coming from Centre of Europe. They stay all the year in Calpe, without in summer when they return in them country , renting them property. - Holiday tourism : new families, fifty years old people coming from Spain and centre of Europe to visit Calpe mainly during the summer. Other face of the big entertainment in this area is "Terra Mitica", one of the biggest thematic park in Europe, located only on half our fare from Calpe, and the 5 golf course in the outskirts of the area. Calpe have its nautical club, full equipped to realise all water sports. Distance: Airport :75 km. Alicante: 65 km Valencia: 100 km. Madrid: 460 km Barcelona: 460 km. Access: Motorway: autopista A - 7, Ctra. Nacional 332. Bus : excellent communication enter all village of the coast and inside Railway: Lemon-express entre Alicante y Denia. Airport: Alicante y Valencia.