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Altea is a Valencian town and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain, north of Benidorm 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. 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. 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 Déu del Consol ("Our Lady of Solace"), easily identifiable by its picturesque blue and white domes, tiled with glazed ceramics. Altea shares a campus of the University Miguel Hernández.
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Just had a major service on my SEAT Altea and it cost £160 - thought I'd be looking at twice that!
2009-06-12

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@byronelliott From Alicante?Just up the road from us Rain must be lovely-it's so hot here at the mo-35 degrees today!!! When do go to Altea?
2009-06-11

went to birthday party yesterday! today business opportunity meeting in Altea, for anyone who would like to save and earn money!
2009-06-11

ALTEA - Volunteer divers from the Club Nautico will undertake the cleaning of the seabed. The initiative has the support of the Town Hall.
2009-06-11

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ALTEA group AMICS organise Labour and Immigration conference to be held 12th June at 6pm at the Social Centre. Discussions on many topics
2009-06-09
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