Altea is in the heart of the Costa Blanca, backed by the Bèrnia Mountain and enjoys an excellent microclimate all year long. The old town is really beautiful with its narrow cobbled streets, shining white houses with balconies and wonderful views through the narrow streets to the church square and over the sea.

Altea is a place for relaxing and is the centre for many artists, artisans and nationalities who find here the affability of a typical Mediterranean small town which has also many cultural, shopping and sports facilities that very few small towns can offer.

Altea also enjoys a charming rural landscape, with many pathways that can be followed by bike or on foot and, of course, its white pebble beaches. Altea has a total of 6 Km. of beaches, beginning at the North with the Mascarat beach and the small coves that we can find at the feet of the cliffs such as la Barra and la Solsida, continuing with l’Olla, Cap Negret, la Roda or Cap Blanch.

Altea is a splendid place for tasting not only the typical rices and fresh fish from the bay, according to the customs and traditions of our region, but also the tapas bars, the pizzerias or nouvelle cuisine and international restaurants.

Altea gives the opportunity for its residents and visitors to immerse themselves in a variety of fiestas throughout the year, especially in summertime when fiestas are celebrated almost every weekend. Starting in June with San Antonio, in August the outstanding Castell de l’Olla, internationally famous fireworks, and finally in September with the major fiestas and the traditional Moros i Cristians. Also in summer there is a craft market in the Church Square worth visiting.

The Palau de les Arts has seasonal programmes with a broad repertoire of artistic shows with performances of renowned artists of significant importance such as Rostropovich or Julio Iglesias and theatre performances of  international standard.

The many sports that can be practiced in Altea are so extensive that we only will highlight some of them: all kinds of sea sports, with various sailing and windsurf schools, boat renting to enjoy the Mediterranean sea in the widest sense or for fishing; five diving schools, a tennis club with tennis and paddle courts, squash clubs, swimming pools, etc. A nice nine-hole golf club and another eighteen- hole golf club in project. A sporting port, one of the best in the Mediterranean and the port of Altea with the nautical club, both with over five hundred moorings make up the nautical station Bahía de Altea, which will have a capacity of over one thousand moorings in each port.