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Altea:
Altea is a Valencian town and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain, on the section of Mediterranean coast called the Costa Blanca. It has an area of 34.4 km2 and, according to the 2002 census, a total population of 17,608 inhabitants.
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 beauty of its labyrinthine streets with whitewashed house-fronts properties. Altea is protected on the north by the bluffs of the Serra Bernia, creating an especially mild microclimate. Its seafront esplanade is planted with palms.
History of Altea:
The Iberian coastal settlements at the mouth of the Algar River in the wide Bay of Altea were joined by a Greek marketplace, named Althaia. During the Moorish domination the land around Altea belonged to the Taifa de Denia until it was recaptured by Christian Spaniards in 1244 under James I of Aragon. The town was quickly fortified, and walls were erected to enclose what is now known as the "old town" from outsiders. This maze of cobbled narrow and crooked streets with glimpses of the bay is one of the better features of the town. One of its places of tourist interest is the church of La Mare de Deu del Consol ("Our Lady of Solace"), easily identifiable by its picturesque blue and white domes, tiled with glazed ceramics.
Properties:
The most properties in Altea exist out apartments, town houses and old plots.
Properties on the Altea Hills exist out villas, chalets and bungalows.
There are not much new properties for sale in Altea comparing with other closely encircling towns like Villajoyosa, Albir, Finestrat, La Nucia, Polop and Benidorm.
We strongly recommend Altea in case you like to buy a villa or other kind of real estate property at the Costa Blanca, Spain.