Benidorm Spain's Costa Blanca lies on the East side of the country, with mountainous landscapes and fabulous beaches stretching over 200 km along the sea. Benidorm is its most popular destination, offering sparkling waters, fine sands beaches, historical sites, watersports and nightlife. There are many other lovely towns to stay in or visit on the Costa Blanca as well. To get a taste of Medieval Spain, head into the ruggedly beautiful interior and visit some of the Costa Blanca's smaller towns. Alicante is the region's capital, located on a bay overlooking the sea. It has many shops, cafes, historical places of interest, a yacht harbour and the airport for the Costa Blanca region. |
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Holiday Reviews:
4 See it to believe it!
Jodie
Having visited Benidorm as a child, my dad was keen to return. And so, we booked an all-inclusive h...read more10 Benidorm something for everyon
Ronnie
What do you want from a holiday? Do you want great beaches,good nightlife,theme parks,a sunny clima...read more7 Worth a visit
judith
the spanish old town in benidorm is well worth a visit for the tradiniol and not touristy side of ...read more
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Latest Benidorm, Spain Holiday Reviews
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Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain Holiday Review - See it to believe it!
Submitted by: Jodie
Date of travel: 20-April-2010
Having visited Benidorm as a child, my dad was keen to return. And so, we booked an all-inclusive holiday for Easter half-term. On arrival, we found it was easy to adjust to the temperature, a mere 15 degrees. Whilst we were hoping for a little more sun, we made the most of the mild climate by walking down to the Old Town. I've honestly never seen a less Spanish resort, it's easy to forget that you've even left England. Whilst the beach looked lovely and clean, it was much too cold for a dip in the sea so we spent the majority of the holiday either in the hotel complex or in the town centre. Benidorm is great for those with small children, or those who don't mind missing out on Spanish culture. Personally, I like to see some of the country I'm paying to go to. Sorry Benidorm regulars, but it's just not for some people.
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Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain Holiday Review - Benidorm something for everyon
Submitted by: Ronnie
Date of travel: 27-March-2009
What do you want from a holiday? Do you want great beaches,good nightlife,theme parks,a sunny climate, Benidorm has it all. It is only 3 hours flying time from the UK. Beni is one of the largest resort cities in Spain, and has approx 1 million vistors each year most of them British.There are four areas in Benidorm,Ricon,Levente,Old Town,and Poniente, each with it's own flavour. They are like four mini towns in one large city.
The Ricon and Lavente districts are catering for the British mass tourism market, the Old Town is were the Spainish live and the Poniente area is mostly Spainish holidaymakers.
The Recon and Lavente have most of the hotels all of which are high rise with up to 20 floors, in the travel brouchers.They have also the largest entertainment area devoted to the British holiday maker, with most bars being run by ex pats from the Uk, from night clubs,cabaret bars, karaoke,themed bars, lap dancing clubs all can be found in this district. For drinks ect it is one of the cheapest in Spain, a pint can still be had for 1 euro in the daytime.
The Old Town district seems to have a large number of ice cream palours empty during the day but packed at night with the Spanish.It is quaint with a large number of good shops and for a real flavour of Spain go to Tapas Alley which is a small area of tapas bars and well worth a visit.The Old Town also has a very large gay scene at night with a fair number of gay bars and clubs. The Poniente area is quiet end of this brash city with Spainish tourists being in the majority.
It has something to suit everyone. The infamous Square, for the clubers, The Old town for the gays,The Calle Gerona, for the families and golden oldies, and blue flag beaches for the sun worshipers.Benidorm is a place you will either love or hate. It is big and brash with very little Spainish culture.If you want a flavour of Spain then it is not for you. If you want 24 hour entertainment, good beaches,British food,then you will love it. Either way try it and see.
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Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain Holiday Review - Worth a visit
Submitted by: judith
Date of travel: 22-September-2007
the spanish old town in benidorm is well worth a visit for the tradiniol and not touristy side of it all
therer are lots of bars pubs and clubs serving english and spanish cuisine
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