Calpe | Ray and Shelley's Retirement Adventures

We were walking down some of the old streets of Calpe and came across a small outdoor classroom called “Placa de mestre D Francisco Llopis”

Small outdoor classroom in the old streets of Calpe

We decided to go in and take a look at the classroom, It was very unique with tiled walls and benches.

Each of the three tiled benches had a different table design. Each one was a specific board game layout.

ceramic tiled benches with a centre table with board game design

In addition to the tables, there was a chalkboard and a map of Spain displayed on the wall.

Map of Spain and Blackboard in the outdoor classroom

The map of Spain was made with painted ceramic tile and was detailed with images of the mountains and rivers.

Ceramic painted tiles of the Map of Spain with mountain ridges and rivers

It was a great classroom where students could enjoy the outdoor breeze and the shade on a hot Spanish day. It was neat spot and we are glad we stopped to check it out.

“Adios y que tenga un gran dia”

We took a walk along the sea front walkway in Calpe exploring the coastline. The scenery along the walkway was beautiful with stunning views of the sea and mountains.

Walkway along the Sea in Calpe with a view of Benidorm in the distance

We walked along the walkway and came across the remains of a Roman fish holding system.

They captured fish in this area by the use of controlled water flow with a dam type system, letting water in and out as needed.

Ray took a walk down to the base of the fish holding area to take a closer look.

Ray on the stairs leading to the Roman fish holding area

We continued walking towards the rock of Calpe, known as “Peñón de Ifach” It is a stunning 332 meter high limestone outcrop that is the iconic symbol of Calpe and the area.

We eventually reached the port of Calpe with fishing boats docked there. We went to explore the port area.

Shelley at the port of Calpe near one of the fishing boats.

We could see fishermen unloading their catch of the day. We went over to take a closer look at some of the different fish and crustaceans.

Fishermen unloading their boat with the catch of the day

They had different containers with fish and crustaceans which they were unloading. We watched each container as they loaded them onto a pallet.

Carefully loading containers of the day’s catch onto the pallet

The containers were carefully sorted and the fish were placed in rows. This is in order for the buyer to get a good perspective of the quality and quantity of fish in the container.

Fish carefully placed and sorted in the container

There were containers of interesting crustaceans being loaded onto the pallet.

Containers of crustaceans loaded onto the pallet.

After watching them load the pallet we went into the fish auction area to check it out.

A pallet of assorted fish and crustaceans going to the fish auction in Calpe

There were bleachers with buyers from restaurants and businesses who could see the containers of fish for auction. They would bid and buy a selected container.

After looking around the port and the fish auction we headed out to the boardwalk. We could see different store fronts with displays of fish for sale. One in particular caught our attention, it was called Canadá, which translates to mean a narrow valley in Spanish.