The COLECTORS MUSEUM was inaugurated in September 1997 to house the private collections of the Marina Alta Collectors association. It provides tours of 18 sites of cultural and historical interest in Calpe, including architectural structures, churches, and museums. Some of the highlights mentioned are the Old Church, the Hermitage of San Salvador, and buildings designed by famous architect Ricardo Bofill.

1. COLECTORS MUSEUM
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It was inaugurated in
September 1997 to house the
private collections of the members of
the Marina Alta Collectors association.
FORAT DE LA MAR TORREÓ DE LA PEÇA PARISH CHURCH
This was part of an exterior wall that surrounded This is all that remains of the military EL PORTALET The church of "Nuestra Señora de las Nieves" is
Calpe, and in May 1813 it was attacked by a architecture of the inner town, dating from the Built on the site of "El located in the heart of the old town. It was built
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end of the XIV century or the beginning of the
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detachment of the French Army that opened up Portalet", the only access in 1973-1975, in a modern style that is
a gap in the wall in attempting to invade the town. XV century, reinforced in the XVIII century by g a te to t h e w a l l e d predominantly solid. Elements of special interest
order of Felipe III. In 1947 the Town hall knocked are stained glass and mosaic that was inaugurated
down the "peça" uncovering the "Torreó", the enclosure since the XIV
century. It was Knocked on 22nd of October 1997 and shows us different
existence of which was unknown. incidents from the Old and New Testaments, as
OLD CHURCH The base is a cone-like construction and the down in 1923; the present
building was constructed well as the images of the "Cristo del Sudor" and
upper part is cylindrical. Materials used for its
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The building (originally of the XV century) in 1926 where was "Virgen de las Nieves" which decorate the façade.
is rectangular with two naves: central and construction were stone and mortar. In 1981 the
"Torreó" and the walls were restored to their originally located the In front of it there is the La Villa square which was
lateral, separated by five pillars joined by arches. present form. Town Hall. rebuilt in 1996, and one of the prettiest squares
The main nave has four arched edged vaults. in Calpe, and an ideal place to have a rest before
It consists of two floors
In the lateral nave its vaults are different, one is and basement. The continuing the itinerary.
a half range with a drum and the other with principal façade is divided
edgings; the presbytery is part of the old town R TE in three parts, of vertical FESTIVAL MUSEUM
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undertaken that constitutes the actual inner featuring the running built at the end
quadrangle of the modern temple. balcony, the clock and the of the XIX
The belfry was constructed during different massive bell.
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levels over a surface area of 9.200 m2. whitewashed houses such as Pescadores, The interior is divided into three parts by means O
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note: The Auditorium, the Saló Blau, the public SENYORETA" Plaza display buttresses in the exterior of the façade.
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rehearsal and computer rooms and the open-air This museum Manuel M ASN
amphitheatre Teatro Odeón. was inaugurated Miró AV. In 1748 a new building was built on the site of
Plaza in April 2001. The COMIC AV
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sculpture, painting, drawing and the Salvador
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Dance School. It is the head office of several cultural
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Art, the Ifach Choir or the dance group. Amparo Llorca Martínez, a recently acquired by the
great patron of civic- Municipal Authorities and
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RICARDO BOFILL BUIILDINGS storeys of living area and an Mengual and José
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Along Mare de Déu del Carme attic, embrasures with
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González. There is a big
Street, up the street near the Arts Centre, lintels, a balcony above the space in the middle, top
we arrive at La Manzanera urbanization. In this main entrance door and lighting and a metal MARINERS SQUARE
Privileged panoramic spot is The original smaller windows in the attic. staircase that leads to the This was inaugurated on the 16th of July 1997,
residential complex Designed by the well know Cas a
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Architect Ricardo Bofill Comprising three P arc dels de upper floor. You can see the day of the "Virgen del Carmen", next to the
comic figures painted by
buildings Constructed between the sixties And Garrofers Cultura Elías Úrbez and small
fishermen's council building, in honour of the
eighties. seaworthy roots.
alabaster windows on the The aesthetic elements are the work of Elías
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9 Hermitage of San Salva 16 17 facade. Úrbez and Esteban Juárez. Element of special
interest is the façade work of J.M. Gomballést.

2. Buildings de Turisme
Regidoria
Ricardo Bofill de Calp
Ajuntament
Old Town and
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E-03710 Calp
Fax (00 34) 96 583 12 50 Fax (00 34) 96 583 85 31
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Puerto pesquero, s/n Avda. Ejércitos Españoles, 30 Plaza del Mosquit, s/n
TOURIST INFO LONJA TOURIST INFO PEÑÓN TOURIST INFO CENTRO
10:30 h. to 13:30 h.
18:00 h. to 22:00 h. Sundays
10:30 h. to 13:30 h. 17:00 h. to 20:00 h.
Monday to Sunday 10:30 h. to 13:30 h.
from 15/06 until 15/09 From Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 h. to 13:00 h.
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The plans for this building designed by the This building was constructed between 1983 This building was built between 1966 and 1968
famous architect were approved in 1968, and it and 1985. It is located at the top of the cliffs and based on a scale model, it belongs to the most
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was completed in 1972. enjoys splendid views out to sea and the Rock of fertile period of his work. Architecturally, it is an
Its shape resembles a fortified enclosure, which
del Ifach, and comprises a complex made up of 27 experimental prototype of the garden city in space,
blends in perfectly with the topography of the Garrofers luxury dwellings, a communal swimming pool and which is achieved with different levels and heights
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cliffs on which it is located. The configuration of various solariums shaped like a classical linked together by means of ramps and staircases,
the building is an avocation of the aesthetics of amphitheatre. The pool occupies the space used each with its own specific function.
architecture, going back to the Mediterranean C/ in Greek tradition as the "stage" and it extends The building takes the castle as a reference and
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tradition of the casbah: alleyways, terraces, M down to the cliffs, framing the scenery. its shape is inspired by the Rock of Ifach. It is
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another like an extension of the interior living JO surrounding the pool, two of them are straight make up each apartment, grouped around a
spaces. RR and rise up on both side of the latter, parallel to vertical axis formed by staircases.
The policy of applying a varied range of colours
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EDIFICIOS forms a private, enclosed central area. The internal The entire cubic shape is adorned with
to the building is to give a clear distinction to the
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it and to achieve a contrast with the land-scape, BOFILL opening finished off with pediments.
the sky and the natural light.