It is now called Calpe, which means steep, rocky hill, but when it was settled by the Phoenicians, it was called Ifach, which simply means “north”. But by any name, this beautiful town is a perfect spot for a vacation on Spain’s Costa Brava on the Mediterranean Sea. Ideally situated between Altea and Benidorm to the south and Denia to the north, the town of Calpe recognized its prime location as far back as 1935, when its first resort hotel opened and hosted such notables as the author Hemingway.
The lovely town and beautiful soft sand beaches are a main attraction, to be sure, but one of the most interesting sites for most visitors to the area is the rocky crag called Penon de Ifach, that gave the town its original name. Penon de Ifach is actually a natural park in Spain, the smallest in the country along with Columbretes Islands in Castellon. The Spanish decided to name it a natural park in 1987 in order to protect its 300 species of vegetation and bird life which was being threatened by the urban sprawl that the originally small, quiet fishing village of Calpe was experiencing at that time. For nature lovers, the 35 hectares offer botanical...
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