As every summer, festivals are the stars in Altea. This week in the district of Partida Barranquet the festivities in honor of Sant Lluis (brochure link) Discover Altea with our Free guided tours. Thursday 25 th we will discover Altea la Vella and Friday 26 th the old town of Altea. All the information is published in the following link On Tuesday 23rd, you have a chance to learn about artisan fishing with The Fishermen’s Route, guided boat trip and visit to the fishing port. More information on this link On Thursday 25th at 21:00 hours, we can enjoy the music with the program Música a Boqueta Nit, that will bring this week the performance of A Boqueta Nit Big Band (more information in the link). On Friday 26th perfomance of the National Ballet of Ucrania at 20 h. in Palau Altea (more information here). On Saturday 27 th at 10 h. Sailing Regatta “Crist Esports 2016” gamba mode at the bay of Altea. You can see all the programme of the previous acts to the fiestas of Altea in this link. On Saturday 27 th concert of the Societat Recreativa Musical d’Altea la Vella at 21’30 h. in the Plaza de la Iglesia of Altea la Vella. There is also a time for sports this week, on Wednesday 24th and Friday 26th of August Snorkel guided tours will take place. Wednesday they will visit the coast from the beach of La Olla, while Friday they will start at the beach of El Mascarat. In both cases the output will be at 09:45 hours. Limited places. More information and reservations Greenwichdiving – Diving Centre, telephone 966 881 457 (required for control and safety issue). More information on this link. Moreover, we can enjoy all week with the Mostra d'Artesania (Handicrafts fair), located in Church Square from 19:30 to 00:30 h., also of the Balconades d'Altea, an exhibition of paintings by artists of the area which are hung on the balconies of the houses, in the Church Square, and adjacent streets (more information here). In the street Portal Vell, you can enjoy the Fira of the Xicotet Format, where various artists from Altea show their small pieces from 20:00 to 01:00 h. (further information here). Another of the samples that we can enjoy from Monday to Sunday is the Art Mirant la Mar, located on Passeig Mediterrani, from 18:30 to 00:30 hours from Monday to Thursday and until 01:30 from Friday to Sunday. The cultural offer in Altea completes with the exhibition Casal Fester Museum, where Moors and Christians show their finery in the Casa de Cultura at the 14 Pont de Montcau Street (open Monday to Friday from 10 to 14 h and from 17 to 20 h – admission free) and with the Museo Parroquial de la Iglesia de Ntra. Sra. del Consuelo, where you can admire liturgical objects such as chalices, chasubles and parish books of great historical value that come to date from the year 1640 (the exhibition will be open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30 to 13:30 and 16:30 to 18:30 hours – more on this link).
