AN INTRODUCTION TO EL ALBIR

Albir is a small and a “new” town, with a very nice and clean pebbles stone beach, and you have a wide range of hotels, restaurants, shops, beauty & health centres.

Albir is a part of the community Alfaz del Pi, which means “Alfas from the pine”. This is an old town with a long history with inhabitants and visitors from many cultures. An archaeological find at Albir beach, has proven that the Romans occupied this area. The town centre was originally up in Alfaz, to avoid attacks by barbaric coast pirates. In Arabic Alfaz means “fertile earth”, and here they grow grapes, olives, oranges, lemons, almonds, potatoes, figs and more, at the markets you can buy these products from the local farmers.

Today, the area around Alfas Del Pi, which occupies an area of about 19 km2, has about 20.000 inhabitants, and more than half of them, with over a hundred different nationalities, the rest are Spanish.

The highest represented foreigners here are Scandinavians, Dutch and British, and you can find typical and authentic products and services from many countries. Such as schools, restaurants, food, shops, social clubs, churches etc.

The seafront promenade in Albir, has its own “walk of fame” or “El paseo de las estrellas” in Spanish, because of the annual film festival, where famous actors come every summer. There are many other culture arrangements as well, such as cinema on the beach, activities for children, handcraft market etc.