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Calpe ( Alicante ) on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Calpe - a coastal town on the Costa Blanca

in the province of Alicante on the Mediterranean Sea. 

It is located 67 km from the city of Alicante. 

Calpe lies at the foot of the Peñón de Ifach, ( Ifach Rock ).

The economy of Calpe is based mainly  on tourism and fishing.

There are many Iberian, Roman and Arab

 
archeological sites in Calpe.




Calpe at the foot of the Peñón de Ifach, ( Ifach Rock ) on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Calpe

at the foot of the Peñón de Ifach, ( Ifach Rock ).




Peñón de Ifach, ( Ifach Rock ) at Calpe on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Peñón de Ifach ( Ifach Rock ) at Calpe.

Penyal d'Ifac is a massive limestone outcrop some 332 metres high.

It is home to rare plants, over 300 species of animals

and is a nesting site for colonies of sea birds.

The rock is a prominent landmark of the Mediterranean coastline.

 It was known as the Northern Rock

to distinguish it from the Rock of Gibraltar





Calpe and Peñón de Ifach ( Ifach Rock ) on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Calpe and Peñón de Ifach ( Ifach Rock ) 






Peñón de Ifach, ( Ifach Rock ) at Calpe on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Peñón de Ifach, ( Ifach Rock ) at Calpe





Calpe at the foot of the Peñón de Ifach, ( Ifach Rock ). on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Calpe

 at the foot of the Peñón de Ifach, ( Ifach Rock ).






Calpe beach on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Calpe beach

and the Peñón de Ifach, ( Ifach Rock ).






Map of the Costa Blanca in Spain

Map of the Costa Blanca

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