L’Albir is the most inhabited population center in the municipality of Alfaz del Pi, situated between Benidorm and Altea. It is located in the province of Alicante. The beautiful Playa del Albir, awarded with a blue flag, is a beach made of stones and the sea water has a beautiful emerald colour. In the Sierra Helada, the cliffs predominate and some of them exceed 300 m in height.
Since 1995, Albir has grown into a village of about 5,000 inhabitants, into a municipality with over 20,000 inhabitants; the majority of whom are originally from Northern Europe.
L'Alfàs del Pi has a high amount of foreign-born residents, having a higher percentage of foreign residents than Spanish residents.The largest foreign population are Norwegians, who have two public Norwegian schools, paid by the Norwegian government, two elder care centres for Norwegians and the only volunteering centre opened by the Norwegian government outside of Norway.
The beautiful Playa del Albir, awarded with a blue flag, is a beach made of stones and the sea water has a beautiful emerald colour. In the Sierra Helada, the cliffs predominate and some of them exceed 300 m in height.
