Bargain destination mentioned as one of the best seaside resorts in Spain with return flights for the weather of less than £ 50 and 22 degrees

A beautiful Spanish coastal town is one of this year Best destinations for bargain hunt British.

Although it is just 15 km from Benidorm, Altea is a quiet and charming town that was recently mentioned as one of SpainThe best seaside resorts by the sea by which one? Travel.

Which one? Travel responded to more than 1,000 holidaymakers to find the best coastal destinations in Spain.

Tourists have awarded Altea four out of five stars for attractiveness, four out of five for safety and four out of five for kindness.

Which one? claims that ‘snobs that mock the Costa Blanca do not know about Pretty Altea.

The travel guide describes Altea as a ‘historic, village’ destination ‘where Blauwvogelde Kerkkoepels sparkle above a hill of sugar cube houses’.

It adds: ‘The one whose romantic setting – a wall of mountains on the one hand, the Mediterranean Sea on the other – pulled artists and tourism along this coast of kick starting in the late 1950s.

“They are still there too. Ateliers and galleries are spread over the old city, a cat-cradle of paved streets under the church, perfumed by Bougainvillea, buttons in small squares.

Although it is just 15 km from Benidorm, Altea is a quiet and charming town that was recently mentioned as one of the best seaside resorts in Spain

Tourists have awarded Altea four out of five stars for attractiveness, four out of five for safety and four out of five for friendliness

The travel guide describes Altea as a ‘historic, village’ destination ‘where Blauwveerkerkomdels sparkle above a hill of sugar cube houses’

“When day trippers leave in the afternoon, a lucky few can get out to enjoy a PipsVeak beach resort.”

Altea has defined 6 km/3.7 miles long coastline by beautiful pebble beaches and exchange tube.

Tourists looking for something else can also go inland to explore the mountain range of Sierra de Bernia.

British can get recurring flights to Alicante, the nearest airport to Altea, for less than £ 50 from Bristol, Birmingham, London Luton, Newquay, Nowich, Exeter and Leeds in May.

Prices correct at the time of writing.