Benidorm Information

The biggest holiday resort o­n the Costa Blanca. Nowadays the 6km of beach area along Benidorm' s frontage attracts an average 180,000 people. It hasn't always been like that though. It was o­nce a sleepy fishing village - before the holiday boom of the 70's. 

The area is now a mass of high rise hotels and apartments and a major centre of the package holiday industry.

Local officials are in the process of cleaning up the image of Benidorm and trying to rid it of the lager-lout reputation it o­nce had. The council now provide such things as free jazz and classical concerts. Families from all over Europe flock to Benidorm in the summer and in the winter, the hotels and apartments fill with pensioners, enjoying the climate for the winter months. The shopping areas are typical touristy shops offering all manners of goods.

Benidorm has a youthful and pulsating nightlife with many discos and nightclubs, endless bars and fine restaurants. Here you can party till dawn.
Benidorm has two crescent shaped beaches with golden sand that is always well cared for and clean.

This makes it an ideal family holiday resort. Whether you love it or hate it, Benidorm has become a holiday phenomenon and most of the restaurants serve everything from bacon and eggs to fish and chips and 'tea like mum makes'.