Loose_Grip/Pete's photos with the keyword: Mediterranean

The view back to Penyal d'Ifac from the clifftop path to Puerto Blanco and our lunchtime destination. HWW to everyone. Enjoy the day.

You're never alone with a strand.

Another view of Penyal d'Ifac! This time an afternoon shot from across the bay on the Mirador Morro de Toix. It's at a similar elevation as the rock (300m vs 332m) but much less strenuous to reach because there is a road to within about half a kilometre of the top... The headland in the far distance is the Cap d'Or overlooking Moraira 20 km away. HFF to everyone. Have a great weekend.

An afternoon shot from the Mirador Morro de Toix looking westwards towards Benidorm and the 433m/1420ft high Alt del Governador on the Serra Gelada on the horizon. HFF to everyone. Enjoy the weekend.

It was a beautiful day when I climbed Penyal d'Ifac - the Phoenician's Northern Rock to Gibraltar's Southern Rock. This is looking north towards Cap d'Or & Moraira in the right distance. The track winds around the mountainside from the notch - a third of the way down the slope - partially built up with drystone walling. Just visible are the chains fastened to the rock to hold onto in those areas without the support underfoot. It's not a really difficult climb but you have to watch your step in these areas. It's well worth the effort when you reach the 332m summit - or as my iPhone has it: 67 "flights of stairs"!

I have photographed sunrises & sunsets over Penyal d'Ifac - the Phoenicians' Northern Rock (Gibraltar is the Southern Rock) - many times but I finally made the effort to climb it last Friday. An early start meant that I got to see the Rock silhouetted against the pre-dawn sky from the beach front. HBM to everyone. Enjoy the start to the new week.

What a sky! The Penyal d'Ifac bathed in the sunset light. It was known as the Northern Rock to the Phoenicians, the Southern Rock was Gibraltar.

The last gasp of the sunset over the headland. The fist sight of the moon.

No, not the pyramids! A view from Eivissa castle of the setting sun.

One last sunrise over the beach at Calpe as we waited for the Benibus to take us to Alicante airport & home.

Sunset light illuminating the mass of Peñón de Ifach.

The Costa Blanca in summer is a tourist hotspot but by November things have calmed down, the crowds have gone, the temperature has dropped and the beauty of the Mediterranean coastline can be better appreciated. HFF everyone and have a great weekend

Sun worshippers watch the dawn come up over Cap d'Antibes from Plage Gazagnaire Cannes.