Costa Blanca Magic

Calpe

"An impressive, spacious and modern hotel, located close to unspoilt Calpe's attractive beachfront promenade"

Jonathan Plumridge,

Managing Director

Hotel description

Diamante Beach ****

4-star | Calpe

This impressive ultra-modern hotel is the recently constructed flagship property of Calpe’s leading hotel chain. Positioning itself as ‘a cut above’, the hotel was launched with a competition awarding diamonds as prizes. The décor of its bedrooms and bathrooms is delightfully chic and its spa centre offers a wide variety of interesting treatments. Located only a short distance from Calpe’s beautiful beach and its attractive beachfront promenade it also lies within easy reach of shops and a choice of restaurants and bars. Calpe’s old town can also be easily and cheaply visited, either by public bus service or by taxi.

Rooms: 283 elegantly appointed bedrooms with bath, shower and a balcony. All rooms also have telephone, air conditioning/heating, satellite TV, internet connection, mini-bar, hair dryer and safe.

Other Features: Buffet restaurant with show cooking, à la carte fine-dining restaurant, lobby bar, outdoor pool & sun lounging area, health spa (extra charges) and occasional evening entertainment.

Wi-Fi: Free of charge both in the hotel’s public areas and bedrooms.

Calpe

Calpe is a delightfully genteel and spacious resort offering an extremely amiable and low key ambience whilst at the same time presenting a full array of facilities. The resort area of the town is skirted by a beautiful beachfront promenade featuring a wide variety of bars and restaurants whilst the ancient, formerly fortified hilltop area houses a maze of enticing alleyways and small squares. Clearly visible for miles around, Calpe’s huge iconic Gibraltarian rock bisects its beach area, provides shelter for its port and connects directly to its old town, providing Calpe with both its backbone and an emblematic focal point.

The Costa Blanca

The name given to this area of Spain, the 'White Coast', or Costa Blanca, derives from its brilliant sunshine, which reflects as white light from the region's many vast sandy beaches. The Costa Blanca phenomenon, its rapid development and surge in popularity, began during the nineteen-sixties, when it became firmly established in the British popular imagination as 'the' place to escape to during the cold, wet and windy British winters. Many frequent winter visitors eventually stayed on, as a result of which English is widely spoken and a substantial ex-patriot community has formed.

Included Excursions

Medieval Valencia: Valencia was founded by the Romans in 138BC and has been one of Spain's major cities ever since, displaying impressive examples of architecture from many periods. A centre of Moorish civilisation for almost 400 years it is the capital of the province of Valencia, Spain's major citrus fruit producer. It is also the birthplace of paella and home to its own distinct dialect of the Spanish language, Valenciano.

Guadalest & The Aitana Mountains: Drive into the spectacular Aitana mountain range to enjoy a panoply of beautiful vistas and visit the enchanting Moorish citadel of Guadalest. Formerly the capital of a small independent Moorish kingdom, Guadalest is dramatically located on the crest of a precipitous rocky outcrop  within a high mountain valley.

Elche: Visit the largest palm forest in Europe, planted by Moors from North Africa in the 10^th century. Also included is a tour of the wonderful MAHE history museum and a tourist train exploration of the historic centre. A fun 'tapas' option will be organised for those wishing to lunch local style.