The Costa Blanca offers virtually year-round sunshine making it one of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe. Despite this, the Northern Costa Blanca remains one of the most scenic areas of Spain, where unspoilt fishing villages and historic towns lie between miles of beautiful rock coves and white sandy beaches, most of which have received the prestigious European “Blue Flag” award for safety and cleanliness.

The nearest beaches to Villa Catalina are about 5 minutes drive into Calpe with its fishing port, fish restaurants, marina and long promenades. There are long white sandy beaches with lots of restaurants, bars and children's play areas. Here you can find the famous spectacular Calpe Rock rising 332m high which dramatically divides the two beaches.

There are many other bars and restaurants in Calpe and nearby offering varied top quality local and international cuisine that cater for every taste (Greek, Dutch, German, Belgian, Chinese, Japanese, French etc). Calpe old town has narrow streets and is very picturesque with its museums, colourful paintings on the walls, traditional tapas bars and quaint park areas.

There are well preserved Roman & Moorish remains which are evidence of Calpe’s rich history.

The salt lake on the edge of the town is home to flamingos and numerous other aquatic birds.  In Calpe you can enjoy all the hustle and bustle and variety of activities that it has to offer whilst retaining the feel of a small Spanish town.