HTFULLY KNOWN AS 'THE JEWEL OF THE VALENCIA REGION', THE PICTURESQUE TOWN OF ALTEA LOOKS TO THE
SEA FROM ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BAYS ON THE MEDITERRANEAN. STEEPED IN HISTORY, OVER THE CENTURIES IT HAS WELCOMED (OR BEEN CONQUERED BY) IBERIANS, ROMANS, MOORS AND CHRISTIANS - ALL OF WHOM HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO
THE SPECIAL CULTURE OF THESE COASTAL LANDS. WITH THE ARRIVAL OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM PROMOTED BY GENERAL FRANCO AFTER WORLD WAR II, THE TOWN HAS EXPANDED ALONG THE COAST, BUT UNLIKE OTHER RESORTS ON THE SPANISH
COSTAS, ALTEA HAS MANAGED TO MAINTAIN ITS HISTORICAL CHARM, WHILST PROVIDING AN ABUNDANCE OF SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND ATTRACTIONS TO SUIT ALL OF ITS MANY VISITORS.