Discover Altea: Old Town, Concerts and Serra Gelada
Accommodation in Altea
Altea combines a historic old town designated as a historic ensemble with the church of Nuestra Señora del Consuelo, distinguished by its blue-and-white tiled domes. From the viewpoints at the church, you can enjoy views of the sea and the mountains of Serra Gelada. For planning your own trip, fixed dates, cultural venues, routes and destinations in the surrounding area can be considered side by side as themes with different priorities.
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Culture and Festivals
The Ruta de las Ermitas is a concert series that has been established in Altea for more than a decade. It visits seven sites with chapels throughout the municipality. The concerts take place every year from the Saturday before Holy Week until the following weekend, with one concert per day.
Festivals in Altea include the Castell de L’Olla fireworks in August and the Moros y Cristianos celebrations at the end of September. The fixed concert period and the two separate festival dates in August and at the end of September can each be considered separately when planning your trip. Those interested in culture can therefore consider the concert period and the two festival dates separately, without reducing them to the same travel rhythm. The time-specific concerts and festivals thus differ from the aforementioned destinations and the circular route. When planning your trip, these fixed-date and location-based elements can be given separate priorities without prescribing a specific itinerary for your journey.
Getting Around
Bus route 010 connects Altea with Altea Port, Playa Albir, Albir and the centre of Benidorm.
PR-CV 7 BÈRNIA is an 18.10-kilometre circular hiking route with sections shared by the outward and return journeys. The specific route length and circular structure provide a clear basis for comparison when planning a day. Those wishing to weigh up different activities can treat cultural events and the hike as separate priorities.
Landscape and Surroundings
The immediate surroundings of Altea include the El Mirador Blanco viewpoint, the Museo al Aire Libre Villa Romana de l'Albir museum and Platja de l'Albir beach.
The surroundings of Altea include the Mirador Monte Toix viewpoint, Mundomar zoo, the Sala de Exposiciones Ajuntament Vell museum, the Museo Municipal de la Boca del Calvari museum and Terra Natura zoo. When planning locations, you can distinguish between destinations in the immediate surroundings and those in the wider area, without equating the two spatial references.
When choosing a holiday apartment in Altea, travel dates, accommodation type and cancellation policies can represent different considerations. Cultural events, routes, viewpoints, beaches, museums and the geological feature each stand as separate topics. This allows you to establish your personal travel rhythm without mixing accommodation features with the location facts described.
For more destination pages, you can visit Altea La Vella and La Galera.
Nature
A volcanic occurrence of ophite rock containing garnet crystals is associated with an underwater volcanic eruption during the breakup of Pangaea.
For the overall travel overview: Alicante.
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