Foto-Spot in Alicante & die Costa Blanca
Peñón de Ifach at Calpe
A limestone headland rising more than 300 metres straight out of the sea, with a beach on either side.
Über Peñón de Ifach at Calpe
Route anzeigenThe Peñón is the emblem of the Costa Blanca: a single mass of pale rock joined to Calpe by a low neck of land, with sand on both sides and a marina at its foot. It photographs best from a distance — from the promenade of Playa de la Fossa or from the salt flats behind town, where the rock is reflected in the water on a still morning.
The reflection is the frame most people miss. Las Salinas, a working salt lagoon in the middle of Calpe, holds flamingos for part of the year and gives a mirror of the Peñón without any crowd at all.
The headland itself is a nature reserve. There is a walking route to the summit through a tunnel, but access is limited and can be closed in bad weather or when the daily quota is full — check before counting on it. For a photoshoot the views towards the rock are the stronger picture anyway.
Beste Zeit zum Fotografieren
First light for the reflection at Las Salinas; sunset from the beaches
Tipps
Access to the summit route is capped and can be closed — check the current rules. The wind at the neck of the headland is stronger than it looks from town.
Weitere Orte in Alicante & die Costa Blanca
Santa Bárbara castle and the Barrio de Santa Cruz
A fortress on a bare rock 160 metres above the old town, and the painted lanes that climb towards it.
Explanada de España and the marina
A seafront promenade paved as a red, cream and black wave, under four rows of palms.
Altea old town and the blue-tiled dome
A whitewashed hill village half an hour up the coast, built around a church with two blue-and-white domes.
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Unser Concierge-Team wählt 2-3 Fotografen für Sie aus, die Peñón de Ifach at Calpe — kostenfrei.