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Altea in pictures

Imágenes de Altea

The town in photographs — and a view from above that skips seventy years.

1. Views

Own photographs. Where people were in frame, the crop was chosen so that nobody remains identifiable; capture time and device data have been stripped from the files.

The domes of the Mare de Déu del Consol at night
From the old town: domes and bell tower in evening light
The promenade sign, with the Peñón d’Ifach behind
Late sun over the bay
The seafront promenade at night, looking across the bay
The Centre Cultural Juvenil, with the Serra de Bèrnia behind
Public toilets at L’Olla beach, open 8am to 8pm, step-free

2. From the air: 1956 and today

The one thing that can be shown here on a sound legal footing without taking the pictures oneself: the official aerial surveys. The 1956–57 image comes from the American flight over Spain and is published by the Institut Cartogràfic Valencià under an open licence.

Altea from the air: 1956 and today

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Drag the handle to move between the two dates. Both images are official orthophotos from the Institut Cartogràfic Valencià.

On the left, Altea before tourism; on the right, today. The difference shows most clearly on the slopes — and in how small the old town looks against everything that came afterwards.

3. Contributing your own photographs

If you have good pictures of Altea and would like to see them here, you are welcome to offer them. Contact details are in the legal notice.

  • Your own work only — pictures found online will not do, even without a credit
  • No recognisable people and no number plates; otherwise consent is required
  • Landscape format, long edge at least 1600 pixels
  • With a credit in the caption if you wish

Nothing is published without express permission, and permission can be withdrawn at any time. See the privacy policy.

Aerial imagery: retrieved August 2026 from the Institut Cartogràfic Valencià, licensed Creative Commons Attribution. Photographs: own work.