Altea: white lanes, blue domes and the Mediterranean as far as the eye can see
Altea’s hilltop old town, its blue ceramic domes, its viewpoints and its artistic soul: our guide to visiting Altea, parking, wandering and enjoying the bay.
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Altea’s hilltop old town, its blue ceramic domes, its viewpoints and its artistic soul: our guide to visiting Altea, parking, wandering and enjoying the bay.
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Punto Caliente restaurant in Benejúzar: Spanish and Mediterranean food, menú del día, a terrace and the municipal pool right next door. Our verdict, family-tested.
Restaurante Luka in Guardamar del Segura, tried several times: a terrace you can’t miss, a complimentary pumpkin velouté, stunning confit duck croquetas… and an honest caveat about my steak.
Wave pool, slides and a kids’ zone: Aqua Natura, the water park next to Terra Natura in Benidorm, in practice — tickets, zoo combos and tips.
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Torrevieja’s water park in practice: official online and gate prices, free entry under 1 metre, the summer season, and ideas for extending the day by the pink salt lakes.
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