Altea is one of the most picturesque golf courses on the Costa Blanca set in the shadows of the Sierra Bernia mountain range and opened in 1974 its also one of the oldest. Although its a 9 hole course and now owned by the members visitors are welcome, recently they have redesigned the tee positions creating two different nines which make the course much more interesting and long at 6,671 yards. One of the toughest holes on the course is the 5th a 630 yard par 5 it used to be the longest par 5 in Europe, for me its a driver then a 3 wood to the corner and if i am lucky a 5 iron to a bunker guarded green.