Altea Overview
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 (...)
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