ALTEA
From the tip of Mascarat and located in a bay, Altea is hollow, between the sea
and the mountains, giving an almost symbolic image of the
Costa Blanca. With the
dome blue and white of his parish church, the town stretches across a Tosal just
in the same Mediterranean.
Small and beautiful bays and beaches there are plagued by a coastline of the same
charm that keeps her white town.
ALTEA ACCESS
On the road, the A-7 motorway, exit 64, arrives at Altea and the N-332 (Alicante-Valencia)
crosses the population. It has railway station in the FGV, Alicante-Denia line.
There are bus services that connect the town with the rest of the province. The
airport of the Altet (Alicante) is located 61 km.
ALTEA BEACHS
From the tip of Mascarat, Altea opens into a wide cove in which small bays and beaches
there are up to the jetty of the port that puts its border with Manapouri Pi, which
closes the beach cove at the foot of Punta Bombarda and the beacon of Altea. The
first beach, bowling and clean water, is located next to the Marina Greenwich, which
has an attractive sports center for diving, sailing school and hire cruise. This
offer can also be found in the harbor and the yacht club.
Then, a gravel beach and a natural creek give way to the more crowded beaches of
the sand-Olla, bowling and rock-and-gravel Cap Negret, with both services. Finally
the south, near the port, there are two gravel beaches and transparent waters. Along
with its huge offer boating, Altea has a golf club located in the middle Bernia saw that, in its 9 holes, added a splendid view.
ALTEA GASTRONOMY
The products of the sea and the garden alteana star cuisine, with a rich and wide
variety of dishes. Among the typical, highlights the snails with onions, "Cruet
of peix", hedgehogs and, of course, rice or a band "empedrat." Among the specialties
of workshop to emphasizes the coca and coca llum FARC.