The V Benissa Gastronomic Festival will take place from 2 to 4 March at the Taller d’Ivars art centre, with innovative as well as classic tapas, a diverse agenda of wine tastings along with local sausages, cocktail shows and more. The festival is organised by Benissa’s Town Hall, together with the Commerce and Tourism offices.
Friday 2 March at 19:30 h: Opening of the V Benissa Gastronomic Festival, withsamplers for tasting, from 20:00 h to 23:00 h.
Saturday, 3 March:
Food tastings from 12:00 h to 16:00 h and from 19:00 h to 23:00 h. Tastings.
The Department of Tourism of the town of Calpe is organizing a Sand Castle and Sculpture Contest for the next Easter holidays. The contest will take place from 4 to 8 April in the beaches of Arenal and Fossa, and the enrollment can be made at the Office of Citizen affairs of the City of Calpe, (indicating name, address, ID number, category which you want to compete in and phone number), from today until 28 March. The contest has two categories: children and adults.
Check below is a list the program organized by the Calpe Casa de Andalucía Association (Andalusia Club) to celebrate the Andalusia Day Festival; two days of music, dancing and good food in Calpe.
Sunday 26 February
10:00 h. Opening of the venue and reception of dishes and pastries.
11:00 h. Exhibition of the couture students works.
The Department of Tourism of Calpe Town organizes guided tours for the next few days to the area of the Vall de Pop in a activity called “Almond Blossom Route”
These activities are scheduled for 24, 25 and 26 February and will start with a bus trip to the Vall de Pop (about 8 km from Calpe) to reach a valley where attendants can contemplate the beauty of the landscape, marked by the flowering of the almond trees this time of year. The meeting point for the departure to these activities will be at L’Esport Street, next to the Repsol petrol station.
Manos Unidas´ Street Market of Calpe aimed to raise funds to fight against world hunger. This charity market will take place at Fora street every Thursday afternoon from 23 February until Thursday 1 March at 16:00 h.
In this market you can taste Chocolate and Doughnuts on Thursday, 23 February (opening day) and 29 February and help with a good cause at the same time you enjoy the local sweets.




