In short
Calpe (officially Calp) is recognisable from afar by the Peñón de Ifach rock rising straight out of the sea. The key thing for a newcomer: for healthcare Calp no longer belongs to Marina Baixa like Benidorm and Altea, but to the Dénia health department. On the plus side, the town’s health centre is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Padrón registration is by appointment only and free.
Padrón: appointment, documents, renewal
All padrón procedures in Calp are free and done in person at the OAC (Oficina de Atención al Ciudadano): Avenida de Ifach, 12, ground floor; tel. 965 833 600; estadistica@ajcalp.es. You will not be seen without an appointment: book it on the council website, and you can deal with up to three matters per visit. Print your ticket in the waiting room no earlier than 10 minutes before your slot, using the QR code from the email or your ID number. Online, via the e-office (calp.sedelectronica.es), you can only get registration certificates, with a digital certificate or DNIe.
- Identity document — original and valid (passport, NIE/TIE). For a child, the libro de familia or birth certificate and, if the other parent is not registered with the child, that parent’s written consent.
- Proof of address, one of: the escritura; a nota simple no older than 3 months; the latest IBI bill; a rental contract plus the paid receipt for the current month and a copy of the landlord’s ID; without a contract, the owner’s authorisation on the council form. The document must show the cadastral reference (Referencia Catastral).
- If someone else goes for you, they need the “Autorización – Padrón de Habitantes” form.
- Renewal: EU citizens and long-term card holders confirm their registration every 2 years (passport or national ID) or every 5 years (green NIE certificate). Non-EU nationals with a passport or temporary card renew every 2 years. Spanish nationals do not renew.
| When | OAC hours |
|---|---|
| 1 September–30 June | Mon–Thu 8:00–17:00, Fri 8:00–14:00, Sat 10:00–13:00 |
| 1 July–31 August | Mon–Fri 8:00–14:00 |
Healthcare: everything goes through the Dénia department
- The C.S.I. also has two satellite clinics, Casa del Mar and La Fossa; ask which one serves your area when you book.
- In a life-threatening emergency call 112. If you moved from Benidorm or Altea, update your address at the health centre: the SIP card is tied to the department for where you live.
| Centre | Address and phone | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| C.S.I. Calp (integrated health centre) | Carrer Comte d’Altea, 03710 Calp; general and appointments 966 870 450, urgent care 966 870 451 | 24 hours, every day of the year; GP, nursing, vaccinations, dentistry, physiotherapy, tests, X-ray, urgent care |
| Hospital de Dénia (the department’s public hospital) | Partida de Beniadlà, s/n, 03700 Dénia | emergency department 24 hours |
Beaches and the Peñón de Ifach
In 2026 five Calp beaches received the Blue Flag (ADEAC): Cantal Roig, La Fossa, L’Arenal-Bol and, for the first time, Puerto Blanco and Racó. Arenal-Bol is the main town beach, 1,200 metres of fine sand; La Fossa (Levante) runs 950 metres north of the rock; Cantal Roig is small and calm, by the fishing port. Calp has 14 beaches and coves along 13 km of coast.
Assisted bathing points for people with reduced mobility (amphibious chair and crutches, adapted showers and toilets) operate at Arenal-Bol and La Fossa (C/ Llevant) from 1 July to 30 September, 11:00–19:00, by appointment only: 687 255 974. Climbing the Peñón de Ifach (a natural park since 1987) requires advance booking; the route takes about 2.5 hours. We found no dog beach on Calp’s tourism website; according to Benidorm’s tourist office, the nearest official one is L’Olla in Altea.
Markets
| Where | When | What |
|---|---|---|
| C/ Petit and Avda. Rumanía car parks | every Saturday, 8:00–13:30 | 169 stalls: 33 food, 136 clothes and goods |
| Rastro flea market, Avda. del País Valencià | every Wednesday, 8:30–13:30 | 38 stalls |
| Summer craft fairs: Plaza del Mediterráneo and Paseo Infanta Elena | June–30 September, daily 18:00–24:00 | handicrafts |
Transport and useful contacts
- TRAM d’Alacant Line 9 (Benidorm–Dénia) stops at Calp station. Benidorm and Altea are direct; for Alicante change to Line 1 in Benidorm.
- Alicante airport is 70 km away. The council says ALSA runs a direct bus from the airport to Calp or with a change in Benidorm; the Calp–Alicante–Aeropuerto timetable is posted on calp.es. ALSA: 902 422 242.
- City buses — Autobuses Ifach (lines 1, 2 and 3; line 3 has summer and winter timetables).
- Town hall: Av. Ifach, 12, tel. 965 833 600. “Línea 900” for minor street faults (potholes, street lights): 900 204 050, linea900@ajcalp.es. Tourism department: 965 836 920, turismo@ajcalp.es.
- Calp has no separate police foreigners’ office in the booking system. The nearest are OEX Altea (C/ San Isidro Labrador, 1), two offices in Benidorm and CNP Dénia (Avda. Marquesado, 53).