Photograph: Views of the Peñón de Ifach from the hotel’s swimming pool.

Transparent waters ...

From the Mascarat gorge, Altea opens out into a wide bay, with small coves and beaches followingone after theother.  They all share one thing in common: virtually transparent waters.  

Beaches

• Cap Blanch

- Almost one kilometre long

- Windsurf hire in the summer

• Cap Negret

- A 2-km long open beach

- Semi-urban

- A gravel beach with clear waters

- Deckchair hire in season

• Playas de l'Olla

- Situated between the small port of Mar y Montaña and el Portet de L´Olla

- Over one kilometre long

- Half sandy and half pebbled and rocky beach

• Playa La Roda

- One of the liveliest beaches in Altea

- Bordered by a seafront esplanade with shops, ice cream parlours and restaurants

- Disabled and reduced mobility access