Parking in Altea

1. First, a warning

The number of spaces is not given: there are no official figures, and estimates from reviews contradict one another. Whether a car park stays free is for the municipality to decide.

2. Free, close to the centre

• Aparcamiento Basseta — Carrer Basseta 2, open all day
• Aparcament Altea — Camí de l’Algar 3, with public toilets and a charging point. Market day on Tuesdays; no access then
• Carrer Benidorm car park — Carrer Benidorm 37
• Parking Foietes — Camí Vell d’Alacant 3
• Foieta car park — Carrer Foieta 2S
• Station car park — by the railway station
• Menut car park — Carrer Menut 56
• West of the old town — west of the old town

3. Paid

• Parking Filharmònica — Carrer de la Filharmònica 17A. Buy the ticket first at the machine and display it. Paying on the way out risks a penalty
• Parking Plaza del Ayuntamiento — underground car park at the town hall, Plaça José María Planelles 1. Mon–Thu 8:15–1:00, Fri and Sat until 3:00, Sun from 11:00
• Parking Ferrocarril — underground, Carrer Ferrocarril 11
• Parking Plaza de la Pau — underground at Plaza de la Pau, Avinguda Comunidad Valenciana 9, with charging sockets

Charges are set out in the municipal bylaws or by the operator.

4. Beach and north

• North of the centre — north of the centre, free
• Beside the promenade — beside the promenade, free
• Pedretes car park — Partida Cap 134, at Les Pedretes beach, free
• Cap Negret car park — Cap Negret 135, a hotel’s customer car park

5. Harbours

• Marina car park — Avinguda del Port 13, at the marina
• Campomanes I — Club Náutico Campomanes
• Campomanes III — Club Náutico Campomanes

6. Charging points for electric cars

Eleven public charging points in the municipality, accessible around the clock unless noted otherwise.

• Iberdrola Algár — Camí de l’Algar 93, by the large car park
• Iberdrola la Tella — Carrer la Tella 1
• Iberdrola Nassos — Costera dels Nassos 51
• Iberdrola Carbonera — Caserío Carbonera 2S
• Iberdrola la Olla — Partida la Olla 146. Mon–Fri 9:00–21:30, closed at weekends
• Iberdrola Callosa — Carretera de Callosa 76, towards Altea la Vella
• Iberdrola Bernia — Avinguda Bernia 4, by the golf course
• Iberdrola Currica — Carrer Currica 83, at Campomanes
• Endesa X Consum — Carrer San Francesc 2, at the Consum supermarket
• Galp — Carretera General Alacant–Valencia 39, at the petrol station
• Tesla Destination Charger — Partida Villa Gadea, for that manufacturer’s vehicles

There are also sockets in the Plaza de la Pau underground car park, listed above.

Charging power, price and availability are in the operators’ apps — live there, and out of date here by tomorrow. Power also depends on your car and on how many points are in use.

• Iberdrola — eight of the eleven points: iberdrola.es
• Endesa X — at the Consum: endesax.com
• Galp — at the petrol station: galp.com
• Tesla — Villa Gadea: tesla.com

Several points limit how long you may stay and charge a supplement beyond that.

7. Worth knowing

• Tuesday is market day on the Camí de l’Algar site.
• Free means free. On some open car parks people approach arriving drivers and ask for money to guide them in. That is not a charge.
• Blue zone. Parts of the town are metered; what counts is the time on the ticket.
• Resident permit through the town hall, for those registered here.
• Motorhomes — what is allowed and what counts as camping is for the municipality to define.