Even if you never set foot outside Altea during your holiday you won't run short of sights to see, places to visit and things to do. And if you're keen to venture further afield, the Costa Blanca and its hinterland offers a wealth of major attractions - both natural and man made - within easy reach. To know the historical antecedents of Altea it would be necessary to look for them in the Iberian culture, in the findings that rest in the territory and have been discovered, just as some from the Roman time, of which today are left small tracks like the remains of an aqueduct that is known with the name of "Els Arcs". Altea has six kilometres of pebble beaches interspersed with coves and cliffs (including a popular naturist beach). At the foot of the old town on the hill you'll find the main shopping street of Avenida del Rey Jaime I which runs parallel to the attractive palm fringed seafront esplanade, the Passeig Maritimo. We can offer you property in Altea and the rest of the Costa Blanca. In the Marina Baixa region at Costa Blanca, the city of Altea opens up to the sea from one of the most beautiful bays on the Mediterranean coast. On the top of a hill, protected from cold winds by the mountains behind, this place has all the charm of a Mediterranean coast village. Altea is located 10 km from Benidorm, 50 km from Alicante and 120 km from Valencia. By road: The connections by road with Altea is the Mediterranean motorway A-7, exit (salida) 65. The main road N-332 connects Altea with Alicante and Valencia.