Spanish vacation spot that won the hearts of the Russian elite: from the inside

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Altea Hills offers golf, golden visas and a seven-day detox treatment. Putin is even said to be a fan.

President Putin booked €100,000 worth of treatments in a single day at the exclusive Altea Hills clinic, a former employee has revealed.

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Friday, March 31, 2023, 11:15 a.m., The Times

Midst the bleached-white villas in the hills above the Costa Blanca in Spain is a gated community with plenty of cameras, fences and security guards. Altea Hills is almost entirely populated by wealthy Russians.

"It's a millionaire's haven," said Julia Kaptug, sales manager at Spain Estate, a local real estate agency.

It's probably not just a millionaire's hideout. Last year, residents told Spanish newspaper ABC that President Putin visited the place twice each summer before the invasion of Ukraine.

According to sources cited by El Mundo in October, Putin has visited Altea Hills since 2002, including trips with his daughters and