ALICANTE SPAIN (ALTEA & CALPE) Daytrip on the Tram up Costa Blanca to Benidorm, Altea and Calpe

[@zzyzxy1]

Love love love Spain My favorite country in Europe by far! ❤❤

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thank you so much for watching!! Cheers!!🍻

[@MAKAKA2024-b7y]

Love watching

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thank you Adrian! We really appreciate it. Cheers 🍻

[@bruceketcheson4877]

Having spent 7-8 years traveling (mostly around the mediterranean) but months in each country looking for a place where we could live long term. There are so many great areas, but in the end you find a place that resonates with you, for what ever reason. When you find it you know. Our long term stay place is Altea, close to many great other areas for day trips, and each time heading back it just feels like home. Don't regret buying there at all. Calpe is less than 15 minutes, Altea city center less than 15 minutes, 5 minutes to the beach and sailing club. People are great and if you are ever back Brian and Carrie gives us a shout and could trade some fun traveling stories. And during off season it's actually a nice break from high season, actually seems like a completely (quiet) different place. Quick note on the tram, they are standardizing track and finishing a bridge near Benissa, but eventually it will be a single, modern high speed tram.

[@BrianandCarrie]

We really enjoyed the area from Alicante all the way up the coast. We could easily live there! We may be back someday and would love to talk travel over a pint!! Cheers!!🍻

[@bobr3984]

Thanks for your input and advice.We always enjoy your videos and plan on going to Alicante this fall for a month and was looking for day trips to take. You look like a great couple that are enjoying life to its fullest.

[@BrianandCarrie]

There are a lot of things to do outside of Alicante. That is one of the most appealing things to us in the area. Thank you for watching and the kind words! ❤️

[@clairewayand2448]

planning to work in Spain for three weeks this year and was looking into Alicante, this is super helpful!

[@BrianandCarrie]

We love Alicante! Taking the tram up the coast is easy and affordable. Thank you for watching and safe travels. Cheers!!🍻

[@jameslarue4190]

Hope you had the chance to get your cold drink. Fun to watch cities we want to see next time we go to spain

[@BrianandCarrie]

YES, we always take the opportunity for a cold beverage. Thank you for watching! Cheers

[@grojas904]

Great job, showing and explaining. Great information.Thank you

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thank you! We want to bring as much information as we can. Hopefully we can make it fun and easy for anyone else planning the same trip. That's our goal anyway. Cheers!!! 🍻

[@florvalencia3649]

Awesome thanks

[@marykancer1982]

Enjoyed watching this. I hope you make it back to Calpe as the views from the top of Peñon d'Ifach (Calpe Rock) are spectacular.

[@BrianandCarrie]

I'm sure we will be back someday! Thank you for the recommendation 😊 Cheers 🍻

[@adelibraheem1584]

thank you for this video .. I'm sharing this with my family & friends. lots of useful info ... keep it up

[@BrianandCarrie]

Adel, thank you so much for your support. We really appreciate you sharing our content. Cheers 🍻

[@jiggyjean9081]

That church was amazing!!!! And palm trees ON THE BEACH!!!! Cool stuff! :)

[@BrianandCarrie]

YES!! You would LOVE Calpe!!

[@EverythingIsBoffo]

Greetings from SoCal! Beautiful video! Still can’t sleep 🤪

[@BrianandCarrie]

HAHA!! Thank you!!

[@noellehilgesen612]

Love it!

[@therobshox]

Thanks guys, great vid!

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thank you!!! 🍻

[@BlessoPL]

Enjoy your trip. Greetings from Poland.

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thank you! We are thinking maybe Prague next fall. Anything in Poland we should consider? Cheers 🍻

[@BlessoPL]

@@BrianandCarrie Prague is a "high-end tourist destination". There is a direct connection from Prague to Krakow (train - 8h ~ 10-15€) 3 days of sightseeing - around Kraków city : 1_Wieliczka Salt Mine ( a must) 2 _Auschwitz-Birkenau 3_Kraków Poland is a cheap country (there is now a good currency converter ) Kind regards

[@BrianandCarrie]

That's the feedback we're looking for! Great tip! Thank you. Cheers 🍻

[@vivoentierra]

Notice you guys smile more often and cute, especially Brian. Seems have adapted to the traveling life. ；）

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thank you, Aiwu.We have a lot to smile about, this is something that we can get used to. 🙂Thank you for watching! Cheers!!!🍻

[@christinegardin1264]

thank you Brian and Carrie!

[@BrianandCarrie]

Our pleasure! Thank you for watching!! CHEERS!!

[@Robert-k9q6k]

Doesn't seem you gave Calpe much of a chance. If all you saw and experienced was what you show on your short video, you really missed out. There's another mile and half of seaside walk you missed on the opposite side of the Peñón de Ifach (The Rock). The Peñón has some spectacular views with some great hiking trails (be careful though). There's also a gorgeous walk way around the east side of the Peñón. You might had gone during the off season, but Calpe has some fantastic restaurants and pubs/bars. Thanks for the video!

[@BrianandCarrie]

We agree, it was a quick day trip. More time would have been great 😃. Thanks so much for watching

[@trevorhedges]

Calpe is the best place, Moraira, Denia all nice places.

[@richardmilazzo4037]

Altea boardwalk is great, you should try to get back sometime (they are doing a big update so the boardwalk will be more like a park with no cars). We will be back to our Cap Negret apartment at the end of the the year. New Years is great in the old town (bring your grapes for good luck (eat one per chime of the old clock tower). Try Maná restaurant near the port and Alte Art in old town. If you want a great hike try Sierra de Bernia. I think the locals say Altea with a long a sound in the name instead of a long e sound. Cheers and we will buy you a beer next time you come back. Rich and Deb from Buffalo NY.

[@BrianandCarrie]

Sounds really nice! We are confident that we will be back someday and take you up on that beer!! Thank you for the insights and your support! CHEERS!!

[@patriziamallory6751]

Visit Puglia in south of Italy, my family is from there you will love it

[@BrianandCarrie]

Hi Patrizia! We will look it up. We plan on spending 3 months in Italy in the fall of 2023 or spring of 2024. Sounds like a long way off, we will be in Asia this time next year and want to get to South America as well. Sooooo many places!!! Cheers!!!🍻

[@camca33]

The "Calpe Rock" is called "Peñon de Ifach". Although many people call it "Peñon de Calpe", that's not the real name. And if you think to do some hiking you can go on the top, but it is quite dangerous (slippery rocks because of so many people passing). You should be experienced, go up in the morning and go back in time (with daylight!) and wear closed shoes. Take enough water with you. In the middle you will have to pass a dark tunnel.

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thank you, and great advice! Cheers!!! 🍻

[@tc2425]

We were hoping you would push North East a bit more into Moraira as we have Friends there ...Awesome video

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thank you! We decided to head southwest to Sevilla! So many places we want to go. Wish we had more time. Cheers 🍻

[@shellyjaros9462]

Hi Brian and Carrie! I've been loving watching your travel videos this summer! We are heading to Valencia to visit our son who will be living in Valencia for the upcoming year while in college there. We plan to have about 10 days total and are wondering if you could suggest a small itinerary of your favorite places to visit during our time. Would you suggest we head to Alicante and also Altea and Cape while we are in the area? Thanks for any input you can offer to us. I think we will have our own rental vehicle. Thanks!

[@BrianandCarrie]

If you have a vehicle, it would be easy to take a day or two and explore the coast. We very much enjoyed both Altea and Calpe as well as Villajoyosa. All three of these towns had something to offer. And of course, Alicante! So to answer your question, yes, we loved the area!! Have fun and safe travels!! Cheers!!🍻

[@shellyjaros9462]

Thank-you!! @@BrianandCarrie

[@anacasanova7350]

Deben ir a Guadalest, Alicante, pueblo castillo fortaleza, paisaje, historia, museo.💞🇪🇸

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thank you Ana! We are researching this now. Trying to figure out the best way to get get there. Cheers 🍻

[@steinarbrevikknudsen1546]

Calp...is good if you like to spend time on the beach, Altea is has everything else ...

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thank you! We feel the same way, old town in Altea and the beach in Calpe. CHEERS

[@peterlbaldwin511]

The "rock" you referred to at "CAPLE" is correctly called the "Penon d' Ifach". Apparently for mariners, it is the second most recognizable landmark on the Spanish coast, after Gibraltar..!!

[@sherrirobinson3266]

I live watching the videos in rainy, soon to be snowy E WA. My husband found your site. I think a big tip about Spanish would be to pronounce every syllable. J has an H sound. ll is y. La Jolla is Lah Hoy ya. The letter i is long e. I think Kelp is actually Cal peh. Como se dice is Coh Moh Say Dee Say. Pointing gets you far. Hasta Leugo! (Ahs tah Lou eggo go)

[@BrianandCarrie]

Hi Sherri! Thank you, we are starting to pick up the language, slowly but it's coming. We are actually from the Seattle area! Love the entire region of the PNW. However, we are NOT going to miss the rain. Thanks again and thanks for watching. CHEERS!!

[@BaconKongen]

you should have visited Benidorm, its greate:)

[@BrianandCarrie]

We should have!! It is really easy to get to from Alicante on the tram also. One of the reasons we like Alicante so much. Thanks, Martin! Cheers!!🍻

[@bruceketcheson4877]

i think Benidorm is one of those places where you can pass it by and not really miss it, the other towns are more inviting

[@valentinarubio2991]

How do you get from Valencia to Alicante? Is their a train? How many days do you recommend to stay in each city😟

[@BrianandCarrie]

Hi Valentina. Yes, there is a fast train from Valencia to Alicante. The Renfe train only takes an hour in a half and each train station is in the city center. depending on how much time you have you will need about three days in Valencia and probably 3 days in Alicante. We would use one of those Alicante days to take the tram up the Coast to Altea and Calpe. Safe travels!! Cheers!!!🍻

[@celtibero9742]

You would like an historical city like Salamanca !

[@BrianandCarrie]

Looks like a beautiful place. We would love to go someday. Thank you for your support! Cheers 🍻

[@celtibero9742]

@@BrianandCarrie Disfrutad de la belleza y la calidad de vida. Un abrazo !

[@bountyblue1]

Did you stop in calpe

[@BrianandCarrie]

Hi, Darren! We did, it's in the video. 😀 Cheers 🍻

[@MichaelGroenendijk]

I want to buy a villa on Altea Hills. Only need a few good restaurants from different cultures. Supermarket delivery at home. And an airport.

[@BrianandCarrie]

Would be a wonderful area to live 😊

[@rrtrasser]

Thanks guys for the great content! Do you find it difficult to get around without speaking Spanish? I know that Costa Blanca is famous by the number of British retirees and there’s some English around but is it enough?

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thank you!! We are not finding it difficult at all. People our very friendly and willing to help if we do run into any problems. The ATM and Tram machines are multilingual and Google Translate App is always a good resource. We are doing our best to speak as much Spanish as we can however. Cheers!

[@rrtrasser]

@@BrianandCarrie Thank you again and good luck!! 😀

[@jmgf6006]

If you are going to come to watch places and talk with people from other countries, then is ok. If you want to understand the spanish (not spaniard) way of life, the culture, and so on, then try to speak spanish.

[@BrianandCarrie]

We agree. It's respectful to know some key phrases of the language in whatever country you are in. The locals will appreciate the effort and will most likely help you out. Cheers 🍻

[@rrtrasser]

@@jmgf6006 I totally agree. If you are going to live in the country you must speak the native language but if you travel, like Brian and Carrie, living a month in one country, next month in another country it’s impossible to learn all languages.

[@SheltonDCruz]

vanity, all is vanity

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thanks for watching! Cheers 🍻

[@tjguide6560]

Nice guitar music...what is it called?

[@BrianandCarrie]

Hi TJ, I can't remember what it is called. We try to find different music for each video. Thank you for watching!!! Cheers!!🍻

[@VLADGOM]

CALPE -- Just must pronounce the E as in Spanish at the end, after the P . It is not CALP is CALPE -- Great and Nice video ... I go often to all that area. I have family in that part of Spain ... Also is not Altia --- Is ALTEA, must pronounce the E as well 😎😎😎

[@magallanessenallagam9049]

4:55 In fact, Calpe is the name the Romans gave to that rock because of the resemblance with Gibraltar. The name of the rock is "Peñón d'Ifach", and you can climb to the top

[@christopherralphbianco4623]

About 45 minutes from our apartment.

[@beltxabeltxa]

Calpe is pronunced with the E at the end Calp e

[@BrianandCarrie]

Good to Know!! I'm sure we missed pronounced a few more places along the way!!😆Hopefully not too many!!! Cheers!!!🍻

[@beltxabeltxa]

@@BrianandCarrie You are doing fine, dont worry

[@raindances3310]

Are you allowed to take pets on the Tram?

[@BrianandCarrie]

Yes, I believe so. Thank you for watching!! Cheers!!🍻

[@javierarmada4819]

Guys you have to blend with the locals. Look 4 tapas bars rather than beach bars. Then look markets and buy cheese or ham, chorizo... Benidorm is very diferent as there are lots of skyscrapers beside the beach. Look also 4 inner towns like Biar or Villena (nice well preserved castle XIII C.). C U

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thanks Javier! Great advice. We do avoid the beach bars (too expensive) and get our food from the local market. We need to do better at eating out at the "ma and pa" restaurants and hope to get more comfortable doing so soon. Our next stop is inland and we are going to be exploring smaller towns in hopes to "blend in" better then we have been. We didn't make it into Benidorm to explore but the view from the tram was impressive! Thanks again for the advice... CHEERS!!

[@trevorhedges]

To be honest Calpe is getting more and more like Benidorm as the years goes by,, And to me that is so sad. 2014

[@BrianandCarrie]

We really enjoyed the area from Alicante all the way north. We haven't been back for almost three years but it is still one of our top destinations.

[@Bev-Anne]

You’re pronouncing it wrong, it’s Calpe (e) with an emphasis on the e.

[@BrianandCarrie]

Thank you ☺️

[@jillowen7237]

If you went right from the station, then you have walked along Albir sea front not Altea..Altea is a magical place in summer

[@BrianandCarrie]

Yeah, we missed that unfortunately. Figured it out after the fact. We really enjoyed old town though! 😁 Cheers 🍻

[@maryanderton]

So many beautiful parts of Calpe missed by this programme , floral streets….art decorated balconies …..wonderful Cultural Centre. Why do people produce such a programme without investigating the old town , the new town and the seafront.?!?!😮😢.

[@BrianandCarrie]

So sorry Mary, we loved Calpe we just had so little time. It was also one of our first few videos. 🙄 We wish we could have represented Calpe in a way that would satisfy. Thank you for your input. Cheers!!!🍻

[@steinarbrevikknudsen1546]

It's been freezing for a long time now ... and remember that the pandemic is doing its thing. It's been freezing for a long time now ... and remember that the pandemic is doing its thing. Why did you not make the trip to the top of Penyal d'Ifach? It is a nice trip when it is not so hot. I thrive best in the area between the beach and the old part ... in Altea

[@BrianandCarrie]

We really wish we had Steiner, we just weren't prepared. We love to hike and that would have been perfect for us. Can't wait to come back someday and make the trek! Cheers!

[@manulafuente7020]

Its not calp.... Its calpeeeeeee

[@susanaclaraviera]

En castellano