Guidebook for Altea
Food Scene
The apartment is handy to several well patronised local bakeries within easy walking distance.
Panificadora Cere
32 Carrer PintorsThe apartment is handy to several well patronised local bakeries within easy walking distance.
One of two cafes - the other is the Eucalypt, named for a huge gum tree - at which to sit and savour the bustling atmosphere every Tuesday morning when the street is closed for the fruit and vegetable market. Altea is littered with tiny bars and cafes while the main commercial street, Avenue de L'Alt Rei En Jaume 1, hosts half-a-dozen cafes, especially popular around mid-morning, then winding down as the 2pm siesta nears. Tourists favour the hilltop plaza, which has outdoor cafes and splendid views, or the curving Mediterranean promenade, which stretches several miles between Cap Negret and Albir.
La Picaeta De Lola
2 Av. de la NucíaOne of two cafes - the other is the Eucalypt, named for a huge gum tree - at which to sit and savour the bustling atmosphere every Tuesday morning when the street is closed for the fruit and vegetable market. Altea is littered with tiny bars and cafes while the main commercial street, Avenue de L'Alt Rei En Jaume 1, hosts half-a-dozen cafes, especially popular around mid-morning, then winding down as the 2pm siesta nears. Tourists favour the hilltop plaza, which has outdoor cafes and splendid views, or the curving Mediterranean promenade, which stretches several miles between Cap Negret and Albir.
Possibly the best view in Altea, a few minutes walk away in the old town. Close by is Qvu Helado, which serves Altea's best ice cream. Also close by, in the church plaza at the top of the town, is La Mascarada.
Restaurante Casa Vital
11 Carrer SalamancaPossibly the best view in Altea, a few minutes walk away in the old town. Close by is Qvu Helado, which serves Altea's best ice cream. Also close by, in the church plaza at the top of the town, is La Mascarada.
Arts & Culture
Altea's main theatre, dance, music hall six minutes walk from the apartment.
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Palau de Altea
18 Carrer d'AlcoiAltea's main theatre, dance, music hall six minutes walk from the apartment.
Shopping
Librería Europa
2 Carrer Oscar EsplaRegion's best foreign language bookshop.
Carrefour Finestrat Benidorm
Getting Around
One of two tram stops in Altea town. The other is close to the N332 and Number 10 bus route opposite the Guardia Civil HQ. The tram links Benidorm to Denia.
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Garganes station
One of two tram stops in Altea town. The other is close to the N332 and Number 10 bus route opposite the Guardia Civil HQ. The tram links Benidorm to Denia.
One of several streets where you can catch the Number 10 bus that travels between Altea, L'Alfas Dei Pi and Benidorm.
N-332
N-332One of several streets where you can catch the Number 10 bus that travels between Altea, L'Alfas Dei Pi and Benidorm.
Car rental companies include Europcar, Sixt and Centauro. Altea doesn't have a rental agency.
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Benidorm
Car rental companies include Europcar, Sixt and Centauro. Altea doesn't have a rental agency.
Possibly the easiest and cheapest method of journeying to and from Alicante airport if you don't want to use a taxi or rental car. The shuttle stops a few minutes away on Carrer Benidorm.
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Beniconnect Travel Agency
15 Camí del Salt de l'AiguaPossibly the easiest and cheapest method of journeying to and from Alicante airport if you don't want to use a taxi or rental car. The shuttle stops a few minutes away on Carrer Benidorm.
Parks & Nature
One of several places where kayaks can be hired and used to explore the dramatic coastline. The local tourist office provides maps of local walks along the coast, into the campo - full of smallholdings, growing olives, almonds, figs, citrus, pomegranates and loquats - and up to the sierra. Be careful to wear a hat and take water in the summer months. Best to set out early, although the walk to Cap Negret passes several small harbours that offer lunch, Cafe-Sant being my favourite.
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Playa L'Olla
31 Cap-negretOne of several places where kayaks can be hired and used to explore the dramatic coastline. The local tourist office provides maps of local walks along the coast, into the campo - full of smallholdings, growing olives, almonds, figs, citrus, pomegranates and loquats - and up to the sierra. Be careful to wear a hat and take water in the summer months. Best to set out early, although the walk to Cap Negret passes several small harbours that offer lunch, Cafe-Sant being my favourite.
Essentials
The nearest organic ["bio"] store to the apartment. Altea's other organic store is on Ave. de L'Alt Rei En Jaume 1. The best place for meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, bread, cheese, flowers and wine is the large covered municipal market, also on Jaume 1. The market features a small cafe and bar. A convenience store, A Totes H'Ores, is found nearby on the Placa de la Creu. Hiperber, the local supermarket, is on Camino El Ponet. Altea's weekly outdoor food market is held on Tuesday morning on Avenue de la Nucia, a few streets down hill from the apartment.
Supersano
9 Calle Pont de MontcauThe nearest organic ["bio"] store to the apartment. Altea's other organic store is on Ave. de L'Alt Rei En Jaume 1. The best place for meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, bread, cheese, flowers and wine is the large covered municipal market, also on Jaume 1. The market features a small cafe and bar. A convenience store, A Totes H'Ores, is found nearby on the Placa de la Creu. Hiperber, the local supermarket, is on Camino El Ponet. Altea's weekly outdoor food market is held on Tuesday morning on Avenue de la Nucia, a few streets down hill from the apartment.
Hiperber
1 Carrer PonentOur nearest supermarket at Carrer Ponent, 1. Within walking distance.
Our local convenience store. Within walking distance at Placa de la Creu.
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A Totes Hores
3 Pl. de la CreuOur local convenience store. Within walking distance at Placa de la Creu.
Drinks & Nightlife
Take the tram to the L'Alfas Del Pi station and step out onto the platform and into the Bar La Estacion, a.k.a. The Station Bar, used on Sunday nights as a music venue for [mostly] expatriate UK musos. You never know who might be there.
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L'Alfàs del Pi
Take the tram to the L'Alfas Del Pi station and step out onto the platform and into the Bar La Estacion, a.k.a. The Station Bar, used on Sunday nights as a music venue for [mostly] expatriate UK musos. You never know who might be there.
Altea's best bar - within easy walking distance from the apartment. Plenty of art, plus literary evenings.
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Altearte
4 Calle ConcepciónAltea's best bar - within easy walking distance from the apartment. Plenty of art, plus literary evenings.