{"id":13307,"date":"2021-10-22T09:46:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T09:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vellomonfortarquitectes.com\/altea-orthodox-church\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T11:23:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:23:54","slug":"altea-orthodox-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vellomonfortarquitectes.com\/en\/altea-orthodox-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Altea Orthodox Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”]After the end of the Cold War, the coastal resort towns north of Alicante became popular with Russians, both expatriates and holiday home owners. <\/span><\/p>\n

But until 2007, many of the Russians in the area did not have a proper place to worship. A Russian businessman decided to change that by financing the construction of the first purpose-built Russian Orthodox church in Spain. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The country had a few other Russian Orthodox churches, but they had all been opened in Reformed buildings. The magnificent structure of <\/span>architecture in Altea<\/span><\/a> is largely constructed of wood and was designed to be a copy of a 17th century church in Russia. Its materials were imported from the Ural Mountains and assembled by a number of skilled Russian craftsmen. <\/span><\/p>\n

The interior of the church is adorned with the iconography you would expect to find inside a Russian church. Its exterior features excellent works of art in addition to the golden onion-shaped domes common in Orthodox architecture. <\/span><\/p>\n

The church is open from Monday to Friday, from 10:00 to 20:00. Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 to 18:00h. It is located halfway between the towns of Altea and Calpe within a luxury urbanisation called Altea Hills, just off the coast road N332. <\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}” locked=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

\"Jos\u00e9 <\/p>\n

About the author: Jos\u00e9 Antonio Vell\u00f3<\/h3>\n

Architect registered with the COACV <\/strong>and co-founder of Vell\u00f3 Monfort Arquitectes<\/strong>. He has over 20 years of experience in the design, renovation and technical management of residential and public projects in the Valencian Community<\/strong>. <\/pee> Specialist in urban planning regulations, energy efficiency, and comprehensive construction management for individuals, developers, and public entities. <\/pee> Learn more about the study<\/a> | LinkedIn profile<\/a> <\/pee><\/div>\n

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