Calpe is preparing to celebrate its patron saint's feasts in honour of the Virgen de las Nieves, one of the city's most traditional and warmest. Musical performances, evening events and orchestras in the Plaza Mayor and, above all, "els bous al carrer" (bulls in the street) are the most characteristic acts of these festivities, which will take place from 31 July to 11 August. Moreover, this year is the first time that these festivals and the Castell a la Mar fireworks take place, after it has been declared a festival of tourist interest of the province.
The City Council has decided, at the proposal of the Mayoress, to ask the regional government to adjust the parking lot next to access to the Peñón de Ifach Natural Park.
This is an area of the Generalitat Valenciana (regional government) that has been used for years as a parking area for visitors to the park. This is where the pedestrian route begins. However, it has significantly deteriorated the terrain and requires some measures to improve accessibility and facilitate visits.
Ana Sala, Mayor of Calpe, and Juan Manuel del Pino, City Councillor for Urban Planning, yesterday announced the last urban development measure to be proposed to the plenary next Friday: the provisional suspension of the building permit for the Morello, PP 1, Ifach (PP2), La Fossa (PP3) and Saladar (PP4) subdivisions.
Get to know the best corners of Calpe in an original and entertaining way. To this end, the city has produced an interactive guide that can be downloaded via an app and consists of a video game that guides you through the streets of Calpe.
This virtual game called "The Lost Hat" allows the user to visit the municipality accompanied by Don Pedro de Berenguer, an 18th century sailor who has travelled through time and shows you the most emblematic places in Calpe. All this with audiovisual and augmented reality content - texts, photos, videos and 360º images.
Calpe has received two grants for social services from the Diputación Provincial. These are a grant of 24,876 € for the SAD and a second grant of 22,716 € for individual emergency situations.
The primary objective of SAD is to improve the quality of life of older people or people with limited personal autonomy and to promote their life in their own home or familiar environment. This is a family care service that responds to situations of personal, psychological and social disadvantage.
The next Muslim and Christians celebration of Calpe already has a herald. The Associació de moros i cristians Santíssim Crist de la Suor has proposed to Juan José Olcina Navarro, President of the Associació de Sant Jordi de Alcoy, to announce the beginning of the celebrations as a person closely associated with these celebrations.
Calpe City Council members and citizens observed this morning a minute's silence outside the doors of the Town Hall to express their rejection of what is probably the last case of gender-based violence in the city.
The Mayor of Calpe, Ana Sala, has expressed her "repulsion and condemnation" for the alleged murder of a woman by her partner, both of Belgian nationality, who had been registered in the municipality only four months earlier.
The OAC - Oficina de Atención al Ciudadano- Citizens´ Office of the Calpe City Council is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The office was founded in June 2009 with five clerks and one manager as the first point of contact for the citizens.
Today, ten years later, 9 clerks and one manager are already working at the OAC. The office has just reached 97% in terms of citizen satisfaction. The office has extended opening hours, even on Saturdays, to facilitate citizens' contact with the city administration.