Calp – Old Town

Wednesday 27th December 2023

We spent part of the morning at what described as a flea/bric a brac market but in reality the majority of stalls were just selling second hand clothes, from there we used the hire car to go to a larger supermarket to stock up with a few bits and pieces including meat for `Layla.

After lunch Alison and Peter opted to go for a bike ride that also turned into a walk up Calp rock, we decided to explore an area of Calpe that we hadn’t explored before. We walked southwards along the sea front where eventually the path ran out and we had to climb a series of steep steps followed by and even steeper road to a footpath that ran along the cliffs above the beach.

Eventually the path ran out at an area of private housing so we headed back towards the town centre and made our way to the old quarter.

Calp originally consisted of a fishing village with a walled old town surrounding the church.

The parish church of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves is located in the heart of the old town, this attractive building was built in 1975 with a mixture of modern and traditional design.

There were lots of buildings with marvellous decorations.

We know there were other streets well worthy of exploring but the afternoon was drawing in and legs were tired so we headed back covering a distance of 3.5 miles. If time allows we will go back before we depart.