La Canuta: Beach and culture tips for your hotel search

Playa Puerto Blanco has a distinct beach profile; the trail network to Mirador de Toix, a diving centre in Port Blanc and Castellet de Calp add other nature, diving and cultural topics. The information describes different points of interest and helps you distinguish between them when planning your own trip. Check the specific hotel location and amenities in each listing.

Playa Puerto Blanco: beach profile and measurements

Playa Puerto Blanco is a small beach of pebbles and sand beside the former Puerto Blanco marina. The water is calm, and there is also Posidonia vegetation. The beach is 100 m long and 10 m wide. Together, these details provide a precise profile: the material and vegetation describe its characteristics, while the length and width indicate its size. If you also want to plan your trip around the character of a beach, you can consider the seabed, water, vegetation and measurements as separate aspects. The two measurements together give a more precise sense of its size than the description “small” alone.

Getting your bearings around Puerto Blanco

For orientation, Calp’s official visitor map lists the names La Canuta, Canuta Baja, Canuta de Ifach, Puerto Blanco, Playa Puerto Blanco and Cala Les Urques. If you are looking for a specific listing, use the full name: Puerto Blanco and Playa Puerto Blanco are different names. The map is intended for orientation and is not an up-to-date directory of services.

The trail network to Mirador de Toix is a separate nature-related point of interest. It can be reached from Puerto Blanco via Maryvilla. The route description thus identifies an access point via two landmarks and a destination. You can consider this route separately from the information about the beach’s characteristics: Mirador de Toix is the destination of the trail network, while Puerto Blanco and Maryvilla provide landmarks along the way.

Diving in Port Blanc

Port Blanc is home to an international diving centre called España bajo el mar. If diving is to be part of your stay, check before booking whether the operator is currently active. This lets you consider the diving centre as a separate activity and base your specific plans on the operator’s current status.

History of Castellet de Calp

Castellet de Calp preserves the remains of a watchtower built in the late 16th century on the site of the former Castell de Calp. The date refers to the watchtower, while the Castell is named as the earlier structure. The surviving remains include the base of the wall and cisterns hewn into the rock.

Cisterns are water-storage structures; the ones hewn into the rock can therefore be considered a different architectural feature from the wall base. Together, these details bring the monument to life beyond its history: you can distinguish the sequence—the former Castell and the watchtower built later on its site—from the specific surviving structures. If you are interested in history as well as beaches and nature, Castellet de Calp offers a distinct cultural point of interest.

For an overview of the wider area: Calpe.