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July 27, 2010

Hotel Kaktus Albir Costa Blanca

Filed under: Costa Blanca,hotels,Spain — Tags: , , , — needahand @ 1:14 pm
Hotel Kaktus Albir

Hotel Kaktus Albir Alfaz del Pi

You can enjoy a sun filled holiday in the Costa Blanca coastal resort of Albir by booking a stay at the comfortable Hotel Kaktus Albir. Benefitting from its seafront location this fine establishment offers 203 stylish bedrooms in tranquil pleasant surroundings, while still being handy for Albir town centre and for the massive resort of Benidorm which is just 5 miles away from the hotel. In the Hotel Kaktus Albir you will find rooms with air-con, private bathrooms and TV, with hotel amenities including swimming pool, night club, conference centre, cafeteria, bar and buffet restaurant, and outside the hotel, you will of course find the excellent facilities of Albir Playa and seafront, the liveliest part of the resort. One of Albir’s more popular hotels, the Kaktus offers rooms from just 72 euros per night. Albir is about sixty kilometres from the airport at Alicante a trip which should take you about forty five minutes.

Find out about the resort of Albir here: http://www.albir.my-costa-blanca.co.uk/

July 26, 2010

Albir Garden Apartments

Filed under: Costa Blanca,hotels,Spain,Travel — Tags: , , , — needahand @ 3:46 pm
Albir Garden Apartments

Albir Garden Apartments

Located just 1,300 metres from the main Albir beach, the Albir Garden Apartments are in a large complex of some 426 apartments, spread over 11 blocks, in the area known as Alfaz del Pi, the complex has a wide range of facilities including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, gym, sauna, tennis courts, sun terrace, loungers, safety deposit boxes, restaurant, bar, pool bar, washing machines, landscaped gardens etc. Rooms have lounge with sofa bed, kitchenette, balcony, TV, air-conditioning etc. Albir (Alfaz del Pi) is a popular beach resort to the north of Benidorm, it has fine sandy Blue Flag beaches, water sports, golf and plenty of shops, bars and restaurants, it enjoys splendid weather conditions and is perfect for holiday right through the year although of course summer time (May to September) is the most popular. Albir is about 6 kilometres from Benidorm and about 40 minutes drive from Alicante airport.

May 17, 2010

Altea Costa Blanca

Filed under: Costa Blanca,Holidays,Spain — Tags: , , , , , , , — needahand @ 10:19 am

A coastal town and municipality situated in the Alicante province of the Costa Blanca, Spain, Altea is a popular holiday destination which is more attractive and peaceful than the neighbouring resorts of Benidorm and Calpe. Altea has a resident population of around 18,000, though this of course rises considerably during the hectic summer season. The area of the municipality of Altea is 34.4 square kilometres, taking in several small villages such as Altea la Vella a charming little place. The history of Altea stretches back into the mists of time when ancient Greeks traded along this coast, with later Phoenicians, Romans and then Moors all trading in the Bay of Altea. After the Christian reconquest, the town was fortified to protect it from further incursions, the enclosed area now forming the old town of Altea. The town is renowned for its picturesque blue domed church, the Nuestra Señora del Consuelo, much photographed and definitely one of the symbols of the Costa Blanca region. Altea of course like the entire Costa Blanca region, enjoys wonderful weather conditions for most of the year, with long hours of sunshine and low rainfall, making it ideal for beach style holidays. Apart from Benidorm and Calpe, there are a number of small coastal resorts surrounding Altea, amongst these are Albir, Finestrat, Benissa and Moraira. Altea can easily be accessed from the N-332 coast road, it is about 32 miles north of Alicante.

Altea Map.

March 25, 2010

Costa Blanca Beaches Albir

Filed under: Costa Blanca,Holidays,Spain — Tags: , , — needahand @ 1:28 pm

A superb Blue Flag beach serving the resort of Albir on the northern Costa Blanca, Playa Raco de L’Abir is mostly composed of small pebbles though not to the point of being a discomfort, being mostly smooth and easy on the feet. An extremely popular beach especially during the busy summer months, Albir beach has some fine facilities, much as you would expect from a busy tourist resort. For those who forget to bring, or don’t have sun loungers and umbrellas, there are a good selection available for hire on the beach at reasonable rates, and these are well worth investing in. For the kids there are pedalos for hire, and for the more energetic there are also water sports facilties, including water skiing, para-sailing and windsurfing, you can also have a go on the banana boat or the doughnut. Most visitors will prefer to simply bask in the sunny weather and top up their tans. For the safety of swimmers there is generally a lifeguard on duty during the busiest hours and swimmers should watch out for the flags which inform of the latest conditions, do not swim if a red flag is flying. All in all a great beach, in a lovely resort which is located just off the N-332 only six kilometres from the busy resort of Benidorm and three kilometres from Altea. Albir Map.

August 13, 2009

Costa Blanca Resorts – Albir

Filed under: Costa Blanca,Holidays,Spain,Travel — Tags: , , , — needahand @ 5:01 pm

One of the popular coastal resorts in the region of Benidorm on the Costa Blanca, Spain, Albir was in ancient times a small fortified village known as L’Alfas de Polop, the name being taken from the Arabic ‘sown land’. It grew as an agricultural town, productive in olives, almonds and grapes, irrigation methods developed by the Moors made it a productive area, it also had a small mining industry. Refortified after the Christian reconquest, in order to defend it from attacks by Berber pirates, Albir (also known as Alfaz del Pi) continued as an agricultural town right into the 20th century, when a developing tourist industry changed the complexion of the town. Albir has a number of attractions including its fine beach Albir Playa, which has blue flag status for cleanliness, every July Albir holds a film festival which attracts thousands of visitors to the town. The town has also become a popular area for relocation and many holiday homes have been purchased in the area by non-spanish residents, some settling in the area, of the 17,000 inhabitants some 9,000 are of foreign nationality, the largest percentage being Norwegian. Sheltered by the Sierra Helada the town, beach and promenade enjoy a wonderful climate, perfect for holidays all year round. Albir Map.

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