The Salinas de Calpe are located in the same urban nucleus of the town and next to the Natural Park of the Rock of Ifach, are a singular enclave with present cultural and social values, as well as the natural ones. A total of 173 species of birds have been recorded, with populations of common flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) reaching several hundred and Common Stilt (Himantopus himantopus).
It has an area of 41.08 Ha
The first written document that speaks of them goes back to the middle of the thirteenth century. The definitive abandonment of the exploitation takes place in 1988.
The salt flats of Calpe are part of an old bay closed by the formation of a barrier transverse to the waves. You can now see this barrier of fossil dunes between Playa Arenal and Cantal Roig. The other part of the barrier would be in Playa de la Fossa. These barriers united the Rock of Ifach with the continent, forming a piston of what was once an island. Fauna
In the salt flats there is a great variety of birds, of which we can cite the following:
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