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The Councillors for Sports, Ximo Perles, and Education, Mariola Mulet, have jointly promoted the contracting of maintenance and repair services for sports facilities and educational centres. This is a new way of carrying out maintenance and repairs on these facilities, which often require minor work that cannot be delayed.

The contract covers sports areas and educational and social centres. It has an annual budget of €296,450 with the possibility of extension. The successful bidder, which has already started work, will carry out the tasks set by the council technicians, who have already drawn up an action plan.

This initiative will enable work to be carried out such as the conversion of the old bar in the Domingo Crespo Pavilion into a multi-purpose sports hall and a comprehensive refurbishment that includes the replacement of all the doors to the changing rooms and toilets, the replacement of the flooring, the replacement of the benches in the changing rooms and the refurbishment of the concierge area. The air conditioning will also be repaired.

In addition, the changing rooms in the Esplai Park and Benítez areas will be refurbished and a storage room will be created in the old toilets. As for the Ifac Pavilion, the roof and methacrylate panels in poor condition will be removed and leaking gutters will be replaced.

On the football pitch, the changing room doors will be replaced, the roof of the stands will be cleaned and painted, the public address system and scoreboard will be replaced, and damp will be repaired on the blue court.

The swimming pool will also be subject to these actions, as it is planned to replace the access door to the car park, repair damp ceiling shelves, replace the door to the biomass tank and carry out other repairs to floors, doors and lockers.

With regard to educational centres, this contract will enable the clearing of the Azorín and Gabriel Miró schools, the creation of a shaded area at the Mediterrani and Oltà schools, and the replacement of the fencing at the Silene de Ifac nursery school and the CEE Gargasindi school.

Other actions in the field of education include replacing the vinyl flooring in the classrooms of the Silene de Ifac nursery school, renovating the trees in the playground of the CEIP Mediterrani primary school and replacing the protective fabric on the internal fencing of this centre.

The fencing at the Gabriel Miró Primary School will also be replaced, the doorbell at the Oltà Primary School will be replaced and the mechanism for the blinds at the Mediterrani Primary School will be replaced. In addition, painting work is planned in all schools.

The Councillor for Sports, Ximo Perles, stated that ‘for many years, sports facilities have been neglected, and this summer we have launched this emergency plan so that when the school year begins in September, our children will have decent and dignified facilities’.

Calpe Town Council has announced the competition ‘The beach as a canvas’ with the aim of designing signage for accessible points on the beach.

This initiative is part of the campaign to promote Calpe as an accessible tourist destination within the Tourism Sustainability Plan (PSTD) under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR) funded by the European Union - Next Generation.

According to the rules, the theme of the competition is beaches, and the organisers are looking for an original, creative and inclusive design that reflects accessibility and diversity. 

To participate, you must fill in a form and send your design to turismo@ajCalpe.es by 29 June.

The proposal that receives the most ‘likes’ on the Tourism social media stories on 1 July will be the official image of the accessible point on the beach. The winner will be announced on 8 July.

The campaign to promote Calpe as an inclusive destination, of which this initiative is a part, will be carried out on social media and in both general and tourism-related online and offline media to raise awareness of the town as an accessible holiday destination.

A delegation of officials and citizens from Calpe took part this weekend in the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the charter of Oppenheim (Germany), a town with which Calpe is twinned and with which it has maintained links of cooperation for more than two decades.

The Calpe delegation, led by political representatives and members of various associations, was welcomed by the mayor of Oppenheim, Silke Rautenberg, and also had the opportunity to meet again with numerous personalities who have participated in this twinning over the years, including Erich Menger, the mayor who initiated this relationship.

The commemorative events included a historical retrospective of the municipality, various musical events with the participation of a big band and a children's choir, as well as meetings with local associations. There was also a gastronomic exchange with a local cooking group, with whom the Calpe delegation shared the preparation of a traditional paella.

Through this meeting, new contacts have been established to reactivate cultural exchanges and various German musical groups have been invited to give concerts in Calpe, as well as to discover the Moors and Christians festival and Calpe's culture. For their part, the German leaders reiterated their willingness to promote any activity related to these exchanges and invited Calpe to attend the Oppenheim Wine Festival in August, the main celebration of this municipality located on the banks of the Rhine, whose local economy is centred on wine growing.

The re-establishment of an association in Oppenheim specifically responsible for twinning has also been promoted, which will enable cultural exchanges to be deepened and access to both local and European funding to be gained.
The special delegate for Twinning, Marco Bittner, stressed that ‘the spirit of twinning must transcend the political sphere and spread throughout the citizenry, especially among community organisations’ and encouraged the population to participate in these exchanges through projects that will find in the Town Council ‘a reliable ally to make them possible’.

The Twinning Department is offering Calpe associations its collaboration in setting up joint projects with the twin municipalities. Musical groups and sports associations are particularly invited to contact the department to explore opportunities for exchanges, performances and international competitions that will enrich the cultural and sporting life of the municipality.

The twinning between Calpe and Oppenheim, which began at the start of the 21st century, is visible in both municipalities through public spaces dedicated to their sister city. In Calpe, Plaza Oppenheim, located near La Manzanera, symbolises this relationship, while in Oppenheim a street in the urban expansion area pays tribute to the Alicante municipality.

With the aim of reinforcing tourist information services and improving visitor services, Calpe is once again installing two tourist information points on the beaches. These points are located on Arenal-Bol beach and Fossa beach and are staffed by tourist guides who join the department's existing staff.

The beach information points are open Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm and from 6 pm to 9 pm, although their opening hours are extended in July and August. Both points are located on the seafront promenade, right next to the beach, which is why they have always been very well received.

The initiative helps to improve tourist assistance, offer better and more personalised complementary services and provide direct contact with visitors. These points join the existing offices, the Tourist Info Centre, located in the Plaza del Mosquit in the heart of the Old Town, and the Tourist Info Peñón, located opposite the salt flats, which are open all year round and whose main function is to provide specific information, especially on locations, and to publicise the complementary services available in Calpe.

The positive response this service has always received and, above all, the number of enquiries it has received each year make its installation a worthwhile investment.

The Calpe Local Police commanders have met with the Mayor, Juan Antonio Sánchez, and the Councillor for Public Safety, Guillermo Sendra, to prepare the security plan for the summer period.

At this coordination meeting, criteria and lines of action were established, and the human and material resources needed to deal with a period when the floating population can reach figures in excess of 140,000 inhabitants were specified. This substantial increase in the population makes it necessary to plan ahead for the organisation of events and the surveillance of beaches, residential areas and the town centre.

Over the coming weeks, the workforce will be reinforced to cope with the summer demand, and the Local Police will focus on combating illegal sales and monitoring the promenades and beaches.

‘This substantial increase in visitors during the summer requires hard work in terms of planning and organising the Local Police structure in order to maintain the high level of public safety that Calpe offers, and this meeting seeks to coordinate and adopt effective measures,’ said Guillermo Sendra, Councillor for Public Safety.

In addition to the increase in personnel planned for the summer period, measures will also be taken to put a semi-rigid boat into service for maritime surveillance, to incorporate police officers on bicycles along the promenades and to purchase four new motorcycles this week to reinforce the material resources of the Calpe Police.

Calpe's Red Wall has been one of the locations selected by Netflix to commemorate its tenth anniversary in Spain. The platform has included the town's landmark in its commemorative promotional video, highlighting its architectural value and international profile as a first-class audiovisual location.

This recognition reinforces Calpe's position as a strategic destination for film and television shoots. The Netflix recording was made possible thanks to the work carried out by the Calpe Film Office, an initiative of the Calpe Town Council's Department of International Promotion, which facilitates the management of permits, logistical coordination and support for production companies interested in filming in the municipality.

Since its launch, the Calpe Film Office has collaborated with various national and international platforms, attracting productions that generate a positive economic impact on the local economy and project the image of the municipality globally. An example of this was the institutional visit held in October last year with representatives from the sector, during which new opportunities for collaboration were explored.

The inclusion of Calpe in this promotional video is one of several initiatives aimed at consolidating its international profile as a film location. Initiatives of this kind help to spread tourism throughout the year, boost the local economy and position Calpe on the main circuits of the audiovisual industry.
 

Friday, 13:

•    Painting exhibition ‘A flor de piel’ by Noelia Lillo. Ajuntament Vell. Until 29 June.

Saturday, 14:

•    6.30 pm – Guided tour of the old town. Advance booking required at the tourist offices: 96 583 69 20/ 96 583 85 32/ 677912754 or by email turismo@ajcalp.es
•    Painting exhibition ‘A flor de piel’ by Noelia Lillo. Ajuntament Vell. Until 29 June.
•    5 pm - Maze challenge. Youth Club (Punt Jove - Plaça de la Constitució).
•    9 pm - Theatre ‘Paco y Maite a Calpe’. Auditorium (Casa Cultura, Av. Masnou, 1)

Sunday, 15:

•    5pm - Youth Club farewell (Punt Jove - Plaça de la Constitució).

Calpe Town Council wants to reward emerging talent from Calpe who have excelled in the fields of sport and culture. For this reason, the plenary session has given initial approval to the regulations for these awards, which will be presented at the Calpe Sports and Culture Gala to be held in September.

These are cash prizes, with a maximum of five awards in each field, each worth 1,000 euros. The awards will go to individuals who have excelled in various disciplines. Specifically, in sport, the awards will recognise the most outstanding player in the youth category, the most outstanding player in the senior category (i.e. athletes over the age of 18 during the corresponding season or year) and the most outstanding player with other abilities. In culture, the awards will go to those who excel in the performing arts, musical creation and dance, in the plastic arts and design - painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video art, cinema, etc. - and literary arts.

The spokesperson for the government team and Councillor for Sports, Ximo Perles, pointed out that these awards were created to recognise the effort and merits of emerging local athletes and artists, not those who already have an established career. ‘It is for athletes who do not belong to any club or local sports schools because they are minority sports such as karting, motor racing, inline skating... who do not receive any kind of support,’ he said, adding that very broad guidelines have been drawn up so that the jury, which will make the final decision on the awards, ‘has a very wide margin of discretion’.

These awards are aimed at people registered as residents in Calpe and nominations can be submitted in two ways: through local sports clubs or cultural associations, or by the athletes or artists themselves if they are not affiliated with any club or association.

The proposal was approved by the governing team (Somos Calpe, PSOE and Compromís) and Defendamos Calpe, with the PP abstaining.

Defendamos Calpe councillor Toni Tur said: ‘We like the approach of the proposal, which takes minority sports into account. It's great not to leave anyone behind.’ ‘We want the effort, dedication and adversity that athletes have to overcome to be taken into account, rather than just competitive success.’

For his part, the spokesperson for the Popular Party, Miguel Crespo, described the guidelines as ‘hasty’ and criticised the ‘financial reward system as being in need of improvement’. ‘The committee that will assess the merits of each applicant will have to assess and compare which discipline is more relevant, whether winning a regional inline skating, swimming or triathlon championship is more relevant, which has more weight within the same category and even between different categories; it is difficult to quantify this for the people who have to make the assessments.’ He suggested that the best way to promote sport and culture was to award grants.

The spokesperson for the socialist group, Guillermo Sendra, stressed that this was a ‘very important’ step forward in the promotion of sport and culture and pointed out that the jury would include representatives from each political group. He criticised the popular municipal group for not having implemented an initiative of this kind during its years in government.

The Councillor for Sports, Ximo Tur, pointed out that the scholarship system is highly regulated and that a model very similar to that of the Alicante Provincial Council has been chosen. ‘How can we compare a darts champion with a chess champion or a motorcycling champion? They are so different, which is why we opted for a jury and very broad criteria’.

The spokesperson for Somos Calpe, Juan Manuel del Pino, emphasised that these awards will mark ‘a turning point’ and ‘allow many children, young people and those who are not so young to be recognised and, in addition, receive financial support’. ‘It is a way of showing them that their efforts and art are worthwhile’.

At its regular plenary session this afternoon, Calpe Town Council will discuss initiating the process to amend the PGOU in order to prohibit the conversion of commercial premises into residential properties within the municipal area, except in La Fossa.

The aim is to respond to two problems: to prevent the increase in the price of commercial premises caused by this situation, which weakens the commercial fabric, and to prevent these establishments from being converted into tourist accommodation, as most of the applications registered in recent years were for this purpose.

The Calpe council is taking this step after suspending the processing and granting of this type of licence in June 2024 in order to study the modification of the urban planning regulations. It is now presenting the draft amendment to the PGOU (General Urban Development Plan) as well as an initial strategic document that determines that the prohibition of this change of use will affect the ground floors of multi-family dwellings (apartments, flats, etc.) throughout the municipal area, with the exception of La Fossa. It will also not affect single-family dwellings (detached houses, semi-detached houses, etc.).

The study analyses the ratio of square metres of commercial premises per dwelling in different areas of the municipality of Calpe with residential use, taking into account the Municipal Sustainability Indicator System of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda, which establishes a desirable ratio of between 12.5 and 17.5 m² of commercial space per dwelling. In the case of La Fossa, this ratio is higher, at 21.04, hence the exception.

In other areas such as the town centre, despite having a much higher index - 28.55 - the ban applies because it is considered that most of the dwellings are primary residences and where it has been observed that most commercial premises that change use end up being converted into tourist accommodation. In fact, it is in this area where the highest density of registered residents in the municipality is found and, therefore, where the presence of tourist accommodation can have the greatest impact.

In addition, this measure aims to promote the concept of a city equipped with primary services, where spaces for coexistence and socialisation among citizens are created. In this regard, the Councillor for Territory, Juan Manuel del Pino, pointed out that: ‘keeping commercial premises open to the street not only boosts the local economy, but also strengthens everyday life in neighbourhoods’.

This morning, the “Smoke-Free Beaches” flags were raised on Calpe's main beaches, symbolising the start of the new municipal by-law on the use and management of the coastline, which restricts smoking along the entire Calpe coast. The regulation, which came into force a few days ago, is in line with the Town Council's commitment to public health and environmental protection.

The measure restricts smoking on all beaches and coves within the municipal area, except for two designated areas on the busiest beaches: La Fossa, near Plaza Mediterrani, and Arenal-Bol, opposite Plaza Colón. Smoking is permitted in these areas, but the use of reusable ashtrays is compulsory. These will be distributed at tourist information points to prevent cigarette butts from ending up in the sand.

This initiative also aims to protect the environment from highly polluting waste such as cigarette butts. It should be remembered that 15% of the waste collected on beaches is cigarette butts, which not only pollute the environment but also pose a risk to marine wildlife.

The raising of the flags will serve to remind both residents and the thousands of people who visit us of the entry into force of the new regulations and reinforce the message of a Town Council committed to healthier and litter-free beaches.

The Calpe Town Council began this process last year when it joined the Smoke-Free Beaches Network of the Valencian Regional Government's Department of Health, creating smoke-free areas on the beaches of Arenal-Bol, La Fossa and Cantal Roig. Now, with the entry into force of the by-law, another step has been taken towards a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable coastline.

The Councillor for the Environment at Calpe Town Council, Pere Moll, pointed out that ‘cigarette butts are one of the main sources of pollution in our marine and coastal ecosystems, as a single cigarette butt pollutes 500 litres of sea water, so this measure will help to reduce their negative impact’.

For her part, the Councillor for Health Prevention, Itziar Doval, stressed that ‘this action not only seeks to reduce the environmental impact of cigarette butts, but also to protect the health of beach users. We want to have healthy environments where everyone can enjoy the surroundings without putting their health at risk’
 

Last week, Calpe Town Council began a new phase in the selection process to recruit new officers to the Local Police Force with the aim of strengthening the workforce and security in the municipality. The physical entrance tests were held from Monday to Wednesday with 340 candidates taking part, of whom 175 successfully passed.

The Council is offering 11 places on a first-come, first-served basis. The Town Council has welcomed the high number of participants in this phase of the process, which is now moving on to the second phase with theoretical and psychometric tests until the competitive examination process is complete.

According to Guillermo Sendra, Councillor for Public Safety, ‘this measure is part of the municipal government's commitment to increasing the human resources of the police force, with the aim of continuing to offer citizens and visitors more effective and closer attention in terms of safety and collaboration. This reinforcement of the workforce goes hand in hand with an increase and improvement in the material resources of this vital professional service’. This call for applications represents another step towards a safer Calpe, in line with the municipality's strategic security and prevention plans.

Calpe has been one of the destinations selected this year to host the ‘Travel Challenge’, an educational event in which 64 Dutch university students from the tourism sector have participated, allowing them to discover the culture, landscape and gastronomy of the municipality. The day was organised by the Foreign Tourist Office in The Hague (Turespaña), the Costa Blanca Tourist Board and Calpe Town Council.

The visit began at the Casa Nova with a working meeting focused on finding innovative solutions to reconcile the challenges of sustainability with tourism promotion. The group then moved on to the old town to enjoy a tasting of typical local dishes and ended the day with a visit to La Cometa.
This visit is part of a training programme that will visit other towns such as Benidorm and Alicante, so that future professionals in the Dutch tourism sector can get to know the Costa Blanca first-hand.

The Dutch market is a strategic market for tourism on the Costa Blanca, as in 2024 alone more than 1.5 million Dutch tourists arrived at Alicante airport, making it the second largest international market in terms of passenger volume.

In addition, Dutch tourists have high purchasing power and make multiple trips throughout the year, making them particularly interesting.

After its stop in Calpe, the “Travel Challenge 2025” will continue its tour until 6 June, visiting other towns with activities focused on innovation and digital promotion of the tourism sector. This year's edition aims to exceed the 1.3 million views on social media achieved by last year's edition in Fuerteventura.
 

Friday, 6th

•    Painting exhibition ‘A flor de piel’ by Noelia Lillo. Ajuntament Vell. Until 29th June.

Saturday, 7th

•    6.30 pm – Guided tour of the old town. Advance booking required at the tourist offices: 96 583 69 20/ 96 583 85 32/ 677912754 or by email at turismo@ajcalp.es

•    Painting exhibition ‘A flor de piel’ by Noelia Lillo. Ajuntament Vell. Until 29 June.

•    7 pm - Table tennis tournament. Youth Club (Punt Jove - Plaça de la Constitució).

•    7 pm - Graduation concert in string instruments by Cristian Vázquez Such. Casa Nova auditorium.

•    8 pm – Show ‘Rememorando’ by Solera Artística. Auditorium.

Sunday, 8:

•    5pm - Board games. Youth Club (Punt Jove - Plaça de la Constitució).

•    From 5.30pm to 8pm: Arenal-Bol beach clean-up day to mark World Oceans Day. Open Activity everyone with prior registration.

The SEPE (State Public Employment Service) has published the unemployment figures for April 2025, which in Calpe stand at 948 people, representing 8.34% of a population of 26,637. This figure is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in the municipality in recent years.

Of the total number of unemployed, 436 are men and 512 are women. The age groups most affected by unemployment for both men and women are those aged 45 and over. By sector, there are 5 unemployed in the agricultural sector, 28 in the industrial sector, 126 in the construction sector, 714 in services and 75 people who were previously unemployed.

The positive reading is that the downward trend in unemployment in Calpe continues, as in 2024 unemployment stood at 8.97%, i.e. 1,003 people, in 2023 at 9.19%, 995 people, in 2022 at 11.16%, with 1,125 unemployed, in 2021 with 15.15% unemployment with 1,509 people out of work, and in 2020 (the year of the pandemic) when an unemployment rate of 20.95% was recorded, equivalent to 2,093 people out of work in a population of 23,326.

The highest unemployment figure in the last 20 years was recorded in 2014, when the unemployment rate reached 23.28% with 2,055 unemployed out of a total population of 22,437.

The highest unemployment figure in the last 20 years was recorded in 2014, when the unemployment rate reached 23.28%, with 2,055 unemployed out of a total population of 22,437.

Calpe Town Council has awarded the contract for lifeguard services, first aid transport and supervised bathing assistance on beaches and the coastline to EULEN S.A. for €3,146,185. Following the signing of the contract, the service will begin on Monday 9 June.

The company will ensure the safety of bathers on Calpe's beaches for the next four years. Its tasks will consist of preventing possible incidents and rescuing those who find themselves in danger. To this end, it will carry out surveillance by land and sea, either on foot on the beach or from proximity chairs or from boats covering the 13 kilometres of the municipality's coastline.

The contract divides the service into low, medium and high seasons, with different resources at each time. The lifeguard and first aid service covers Cala de la Calalga, Playa de la Fossa, Cala del Racó del Port, Playa de Cantal Roig, Cala del Morelló, Playa del Arenal-Bol and Playa de Puerto Blanco. The boats and medical transport must cover the entire coastline. Supervised bathing will take place in the accessible beach areas of La Fossa and Arenal-Bol.

It is precisely in supervised bathing that new features are being introduced with the new contract, as a transfer service is now offered for people with disabilities or mobility problems to the adapted beach. To take advantage of this service, all you need to do is request it by telephone.

The service and staff are adapted to the needs of each season, so the number of lifeguards, beach managers, ambulance drivers, boat skippers, etc. varies depending on the season, reaching 32 people in high season. In this regard, EULEN's provision of a greater number of lifeguards with additional staff to those established in the specifications has been valued.

The ambulance service must be provided at all times, and the rescue boat must operate during the high season.

Calpe Town Council, through its Tourism Department, has launched a social media campaign to raise awareness of local companies that have been awarded the SICTED (Integrated System for Tourist Quality in Destinations) seal of quality.

This initiative, which was presented at the last meeting of the Tourism Council held on 26 March, has been endorsed by all its members, who welcomed its contribution to improving the image of the destination and recognising the efforts of the local tourism sector.

The SICTED seal, promoted by the Secretary of State for Tourism with the support of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP), certifies the commitment of establishments to the continuous improvement of their services.

The distinguished companies have passed a demanding process that includes training, external evaluations and the implementation of good practices aimed at excellence in visitor service.

This year, seven companies have been awarded this distinction, bringing the total number of businesses in Calpe with this recognition to 45.

The campaign has a dual objective: on the one hand, to recognise and raise awareness of the work of companies that have already been awarded this seal of quality; and on the other, to encourage other companies in the local tourism sector to join the SICTED programme and benefit from its advantages.

Active participation in the SICTED project is one of the essential requirements for Calpe to be recognised as a Tourist Municipality of the Valencian Community, a necessary condition for accessing the Municipal Cooperation Fund for Tourist Municipalities, an important source of funding managed by the Valencian Regional Government.

The campaign will be carried out through the official social media channels of the Tourism Department with scheduled posts highlighting the value of the SICTED distinction, as well as the profile, track record and good practices of the companies that have been awarded it.

The Calpe Town Council thus reaffirms its commitment to quality and competitiveness in tourism, promoting initiatives that reinforce the excellence of the destination and recognise the joint efforts of the local business sector.

From Thursday to Sunday, Casa Nova is hosting the Civil Protection Water Rescue Conference, part of the training programme organised by the National Civil Protection School and the National Association of Civil Protection Groups (ANAV).

Around thirty Civil Protection volunteers from across the Valencian Community are taking part in these eminently practical sessions. The conference was opened by José Oltra, ANAV's provincial delegate for Alicante and head of Civil Protection in El Verger, and Guillermo Sendra, Calpee's councillor for Public Safety, Civil Protection and Emergencies.

The aim of the conference is to improve the preparation of volunteers to act effectively and safely in aquatic environments, especially during the summer season. To this end, participants in the conference will take part in practical sessions in the swimming pool and on Arenal beach.

The head of the Calpe Civil Protection Group, Juan Carlos Rubio, highlighted the value of these training sessions, which will result in volunteers being better prepared to deal with extreme situations.

Friday, 30th:

• • • 8pm - 2nd Calp Piano Festival with performances by Natalia Kucháeva and Jorge Lechado. Auditorium. Free admission.
    • End-of-year exhibition by ADA (Friends of Art) students. Exhibition Hall at the Casa de Cultura. Until 30 May.
    • FIRACALP, in the Plaza Mayor. Programme for 30 May:
    • 12:00-13:00
    • Muscat wine toast with the Alicante Wine Route
    • 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monologue. Sponsored by La Puerta Falsa
    • 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Muscatel toast with the Alicante Wine Route
    • 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Flamenco class
    • 6:00 p.m. Foreign language reading workshop
    • 7:00 p.m. World line dancing
    • 8:00 p.m. Theatre show for children aged 5 to 12
    • 9:00 p.m. Face painting workshop. By Szianna, painter and tattoo artist.
    • 10:30 p.m. Performance by the La Metro orchestra

Saturday, 31

• • • 5pm - Introduction to the job market workshop. At El Punt Jove. Organised by the Youth Club.
    • 8pm - Concert by the artist ABRIL, in the Auditorium. Free admission.
    • FIRACALP, in the Plaza Mayor. Programme for 31 May:
    • 11am-12pm - Exercise class by SaluFit
    • 12:00-1:00 Wine tasting sponsored by Restaurante Safrá
    • 1:00-2:00 Hip Hop dance
    • 3:00-3:45 Book presentation: ‘Lucía siente empatía’ (Lucía feels empathy). A book that helps us reflect on the importance of empathy.
    • 4:00-4:45Natural Smoothie Health Workshop sponsored by Tango
    • 5:00-5:45 ZUMBA KIDS with Alba Pérez
    • 6:00-7:00 Musical entertainment for children aged 5 to 12
    • 7:00-7:45 Presentation: Motivating children to write and illustrate with the book ‘Peque Detectives un fin de semana en la escuela’ (Little Detectives: A Weekend at School).
    • 7:45-9:00 Face painting workshop. By Szianna, painter and tattoo artist.
    • 9:00-10:00Batucada
    • 10:30-1:00 Performance by Orquesta Mondragón and local DJs

Sunday, 1:

• • • FIRACALP, in the Plaza Mayor. Programme for 1 June:
• 11:00-13:00 Solidarity Court
• 12:00-13:00 Magic show for children aged 5-12 years old.
• 13:00-14: Competition: The best tapa at FiraCalp 2025.

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• 2:00pm Cocktail show sponsored by Rest. Chiringuito
• 2:30pm Calpe Salsea by Domi Montalvo
• 3:15 p.m. Youth band from the Unió Musical music association
• 4:15 p.m. Local DJ
• 6:15 p.m. ZUMBA with Alba Pérez (Plaza Fitness)

Calpe aspires to position itself as an accessible tourist destination and, for this reason, has launched a promotional campaign to encourage visitors with functional diversity and highlight the improvements made in terms of accessibility on beaches, in public spaces and tourist resources.

This initiative is part of the Strategic Plan for Accessible Tourism, approved in 2022, and is also part of the Tourism Sustainability Plan (PSTD) with the support of the Regional Ministry of Tourism of the Valencian Community - Turisme Comunitat Valenciana - and the State Secretariat for Tourism within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR) financed by the European Union - Next Generation.

The publicity campaign will be carried out on social media, as well as in both general and tourism-related online and offline media, to promote the town as an accessible holiday destination.

It will be held in Calpe's main tourist markets, both nationally and internationally. This is the case of the Valencian Community and the autonomous communities of Madrid, Castilla La Mancha, Castilla y León, Aragón, Navarra, La Rioja and the Basque Country. Abroad, the campaign will target France, Germany, Benelux and the Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland), which also have low-cost connections to Alicante and Valencia airports.

The campaign will also include inclusive events and activities, and associations and people with disabilities will be invited to discover and try out different accessible experiences in Calpe. In this regard, the Exploratory Walk was held this week, an event in which users of the Maite Boronat Occupational Centre and members of the Calpe Association of People with Disabilities took part and had the opportunity to try out the new adapted vehicles acquired by the Department of Tourism - an initiative that is also part of the PSTD financed with Next Generation funds -: an all-terrain Joëlette chair for travelling to places that are inaccessible with conventional wheelchairs; an OPair electric bicycle, a bicycle with a built-in wheelchair, and two tandem bicycles that allow a person with reduced mobility or visual impairment to share the experience of cycling with a companion.

This promotional campaign joins other initiatives aimed at consolidating inclusive tourism included in the PSTD. Talks and training courses are being held to raise awareness among local tourism companies and citizens of the importance of the town being an accessible tourist destination adapted to people with all kinds of functional diversity, in addition to the acquisition of adapted vehicles.

This week, Calpe Town Council has begun removing street furniture and other items from Las Salinas in compliance with the High Court ruling on the appeal lodged by the company Deborja S.A.

The company had previously lodged an appeal against the occupation of land in the Las Salinas area with the installation of elements such as signposts with explanatory signs, litter bins, benches, walkways and wooden screens to allow bird watching.

The ruling stated that the Town Council had to remove these items as they were installed on privately owned rural land, although it also rejected the claim that the Town Council had to pay Deborja S.A. €61,651,947 in compensation, as requested by the company.

The ruling considered in 2024 that there was occupation by the Calpe City Council of a wooden screen that hides birdwatchers from the lagoon, a vertical signpost, an explanatory sign, a litter bin, a bench and a hiding element, and a wooden walkway. It ordered the City Council to cease this activity and remove these elements. Now that the ruling is final, the City Council has proceeded to remove all the elements.

At the same time, the ruling dismissed the company's exorbitant claims for compensation and considered that there were no other types of occupation of the plots as claimed by Deborja, S.A.