Benidorm - "Spanish Manhattan"

Benidorm is a city located on the Mediterranean coast of Spain in the Costa Blanca region, 140 km from Valencia. It is considered one of the most popular places for summer holidays, not only in Spain, but also has the title of "tourist phenomenon of Europe." Among European cities, only Paris and London have more hotel places than Benidorm.

Benidorm is located on the shore of two sandy beaches. Levante Beach (length - 2 km, average width - 75 m) ...

... and Poniente beach (length - 3 km, average width - 105 m). The beach has repeatedly received the international Blue Flag quality mark.

In the 1950s, the population of Benidorm was just over 2.5 thousand people, but with the advent of tourism in the 1970s, the situation in the city changed dramatically. Now Benidorm is actively building up, and its population already exceeds 70 thousand people. Despite the fact that the number of tourists visiting the city is 600 thousand people a year!

View of the city from the tallest building in Spain - "Grand Hotel Bali" (186 meters).

Benidorm is the highest city in Europe. The city has more than 150 buildings above 20 floors.

The average temperature in the city in summer is + 26 ° C, in winter it drops to + 15 ° C.

La Cala de Finestrat Bay.

More than 3,000 hours a year in Benidorm sunny weather!

Malpas Beach.

In Benidorm, there are more than a hundred hotels, most of which border the city's beach strip. Evening Benidorm is the entertainment center of the entire Costa Blanca.

A 52-story Residencial In Tempo residential building is currently under construction in Benidorm.

Watch the video: Benidorm Series 1 (April 2024).