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The Bay of Altea recognised as a Blue Trail

 

Altea Bay has been recognised as a Blue Trail; a distinction awarded annually by the Environmental and Consumer Education Association, Adeac, to paths and itineraries that have been transformed into valuable resources for interpretation and environmental education, close to beaches with blue flags or in territories of the interior The award ceremony took place in Las Rozas, Madrid, and it is the second year in a row that Altea has received this distinction. A recognition that has been collected by the mayor of Environment, Jose Orozco.

 

"This is an important recognition that only has a hundred trails in Spain and is another example of the importance of valuing our trails and their care with the incorporation of signage and explanatory and interpretive panels that make it a important didactic resource and tourist attraction", commented Orozco.

 

The distinguished path hugs the bay of Altea, from Plaça d'Europa, located in the town centre, to the Mascarat viewpoint; a coastal itinerary of high natural, cultural and landscape interest that allows you to visit several elements of protected cultural and ethnological interest, in addition to passing through a wetland listed as the mouth of the Algar River and the natural monument of the volcanic outcrop of the fossil beach of Cala del Soio, next to the marine environment of the Serra Gelada Natural Park.

 

"The trail is very accessible, which is why it will give more visibility to the important natural spaces through which it passes and is another action for the promotion of our natural heritage, contributing to the deseasonalisation of tourism and also to improving the condition of the people who walk for the same"; concluded the municipal manager of Environment and Urban Planning, Jose Orozco.