Altea
Sign in to saveAltea (, ) is a city and municipality located in the Valencian Community, Spain, on the section of Mediterranean coast called the Costa Blanca.
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Altea is a city and municipality located on Spain's Costa Blanca, a popular Mediterranean coastal region in the Valencian Community. It matters as a notable coastal destination in this famous Spanish vacation area.
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- History
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- Education
- Festivals
- Castell de l'Olla
- Moros y cristianos
- Pascua
- Sant Antoni del Porquet
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- Twin towns - sister cities
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Altea (, ) is a city and municipality located in the Valencian Community, Spain, on the section of Mediterranean coast called the Costa Blanca.
At present, the economy of Altea is based on tourism, which started to grow in the 1950s because of its good weather, beaches and the labyrinthine streets with whitewashed house-fronts that characterize the town. Altea is protected on the north by the bluffs of the Serra de Bèrnia, creating an especially mild microclimate. Its seafront esplanade is planted with palms.