Attractive villa for sale in Calpe, Costa Blanca, Spain
Calpe and the neighbourhood
On this page, you can find something out about Calpe, on the Costa Blanca. Also about La Cometa III, the zone on the edge of which the villa stands.
Calpe
Calpe is a seaside town on the Costa Blanca, between Altea and Moraira.
It is an hour's drive from Alicante (and its airport) and an hour and a half's drive from Valencia (and its airport). About 30,000 people live here, of whom 6,000 plus are British.
For anyone who knows Calpe, 3 things stand out about the town: its beauty, its warmth and its friendliness.
Its beauty lies in its setting on a series of hills between the blue Mediterranean and the extraordinary mountains, which culminate in the striking Peñon d'Ifach. Looked at against the mountains, even Calpe's beach-hugging high-rise blocks are in keeping. And in how many towns does the main shopping street fall steeply from the town hall to the sea, with a peninsular mountain coming slowly into view?
Its warmth comes not only from the Spanish sun, but from the welcome you get from the people.
It is a family-friendly seaside resort, with plenty for children to do. But its friendliness goes further—into the restaurants, clubs and bars which crowd it, and which make for a varied and exciting night-life.
Buying a house in Calpe
May 2010
This is the time to buy. You can find many properties which are cheaper than they would have been a couple of years ago—especially if you don’t go through an estate agent, but opt for a private sale.
Feel free to make an offer lower than the asking price. People who want to sell may well be prepared to accept a bit less than the recommended market offer.
However, do not expect to be successful with a very low offer. Properties have been so heavily discounted already that an offer much lower than the asking price is likely to be turned down.
La Cometa III
La Cometa III is not (as you might expect) a single urbanisation: it is a zone, or area, on a hillside with wonderful views of the Peñon and the two long golden beaches—the Playa La Fossa and the Playa Arenal.
The villa is on the Calpe side of La Cometa III. Since it is so near to the Avenida Casanova and the Avenida Merced, it is just 3 kilometres from the centre of town, and less than that from the nearer (La Fossa) beach.
Do you like the idea of a property here?
Telephone Liz now on (The owner's telephone number was here), so she can show you round the house. Liz speaks both English and French. For enquiries in German, please telephone Christa.