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Photos of Calpe, Costa Blanca. La Manzanera, Maryvilla In Spain
All these photos were taken in mid November and show you more of the fine beaches, harbour, old town and residential areas. Calpe combines quiet residential streets with private villas and beachfront and town centre apartments. Click on the link if you want to see a specific urbanization.
Arenal beach and Calpe port Levante beach, Basetes harbour, Manzanera and Puerto Blanco Calpe old town and Saturday market
Urbanizations: Las Adelfas, Borumbot, Calpe Park, La
Canuta Colina del Sol,
Cucarres, Estacion, Oltamar
La Manzanera, Maryvilla Rafol, Empedrola, La Cometa, Cuxarret
Gran Sol, Imperial
Park, Carrio, Costeres, Marisol Park La Vallesa, Colari, Los
Almendros, Ortenbach, Enchinent Basetes,
Casanova
 La Manzanera urbanization adjoins Calpe centre and runs down
to cliff tops overlooking the Peņon de Ifach and the sea. It comprises mostly luxury
villa properties and some new seafront apartments situated beside the architect Ricardo
Bofill's famous La Manzanera development. Calpe planning limits the height of villas
throughout the municipality to 7 metres or two storeys so most of Calpe has a low rise
look apart from the town centre and the beachfront apartments. enlarge |
 The typical
dry stone walls at the entrance to La Manzanera. The La Manzanera development was a
landmark design from the 1960's featured in architectural magazines and articles
throughout Europe. It was designed as a self contained village with some of the best
Mediterranean views and unique residential areas like the Amphitheatre, the Green Tower
and the Red Tower with rooftop swimming pools and village like esplanades and entrances
beside the living areas. It has all recently been renovated and is still a popular
location for holiday residences, particularly for visitors from Madrid who visit their
properties for extended weekends. enlarge |
 Ricardo
Bofill's Torre Rojo ( Red Tower ) on the Manzanera cliffs with Urbanization Maryvilla
properties in the background. enlarge |
 A panorama
view of La Manzanera, Arenal beach and Calpe Rock. enlarge |
 Maryvilla
urbanization going down to the sea by Oscar's restaurant with it's swimming pool and
tennis courts. Oscar has been running this restaurant with his family for many years and
it has become a focal point of the urbanization with it's extensive pool terrace that is
ideal for an evening drink. Next door you can also find the excellent Restaurant Maryvilla
with it's German / International cuisine. Maryvilla is Calpe's largest urbanization, reaching from the sea to the N332. On the sea side the quickest access is from the Puerto Blanco harbour and on the Altea side the properties have a direct access to the main road before the Altea tunnels. enlarge |
 The
Maryvilla cliff top with a path leading down to the sea. The urbanization is situated on
the Sierra de Toix that divides Altea municipality from Calpe. A road leads up to a
weather station on the top which is a favourite scenic spot and is popular with para
gliders who take advantage of the afternoon thermal currents. Climbers also visit the rock
face in the centre of the picture as an alternative to the famous Peņon de Ifach
climbs. enlarge |
 A typical
Maryvilla street with the spacious "tower style" property that you find here.
Most of them have a pool and BBQ and a complete separate apartment on the lower floor with
its own covered terrace. The sea views are often fantastic. The urbanization is divided into sectors with G, H and F on the highest streets running from the sea cliffs round to Altea and A and B in the lower valleys beside La Canuta and Puerto Blanco harbour. Calpe property in Maryvilla can be particularly good value and many villas are being updated to include lifts. Half the villas have access at street level and half have entrances with flights of stairs. The urbanization has been a traditionally German and Swiss area although now every nationality owns properties here. enlarge |
 Urbanization
Maryvilla has some of the finest panoramic views over the Mediterranean and the Peņon de
Ifach. The photo shows a typical view from one of the upper streets. In the foreground you
can see La Canuta and Tosal urbanizations and in the background the Punto de Moraira. enlarge |
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