Benidorm the largest holiday resort in the Mediterranean is situated in the middle of the Costa Blanca (White Coast) Spain.
Benidorm Island
(La Isla de Benidorm)
Take a boat trip to Benidorm Island, ideal for a picnic swimming,snorkel diving and scuba diving. Benidorm Island situated in the middle of the bay and is a bird and marine sanctuary. Some of the boats going to the island are glass bottomed and leave from the harbour.
Boat trip to Benidorm Island
Old Quarter
Benidorms Old Quarter is situated on the promontory that seperates the 2 main beaches. This origianly was the old fishing village that developed into the tourist mecca that Benidorm has become. The old town has many quaint narrow lanes and alleyways, some unsuitable for tourist coaches.
Typical Old Town street
Climate
See our Climate page for Benidorm and the Costa Blanca
The promenade
The promenade, the length of both the main beaches. Sit at one of many restaurants, cafes or bars. Sip your favourite drink, have a snack or meal and watch the world go by.
St. James Church (Iglesia de San Jaime)
St. James, Benidorm's parish church is located in the Old quarter. Profitable tuna fishing helped to pay for the church when building started in 1740. The church is typical of coastal churches with it's white walls and blue tiled roof.
Benidorm Markets
Old Town
Wednesday market with its lively multicultural nature. Here you will find everything from fresh fruit to woolly socks, African wooden carvings to Indian beads and everything in between.
New Town
Sunday market
- An antiques & Flea market in El Cisnea a permanent centre, buy, sell and exchange a wide range of articles in it's 3,000 square metres of space.
International distance to Benidorm
Amsterdam 2064
Berlin 2305
Brussels 1885
Calais 1882
Copenhagen 2563
Frankfurt 1750
Lisban 1101
Milan 1584
Moscow 4161
Munich 1867
Oslo 3157
Paris 1580
Prague 2153
Vienna 2313
Tourist Information Office
The Tourist Information Office is located on Av Martinez Alejos
See Benidorm Map for location
Explore from Benidorm
For tourists who do not like lying in the sun on the golden sands, or sitting around the hotel pool bar drinking a few beers or sipping a sangria all day then Benidorm is an ideal centre to visit the inland villages or coastal towns.
Explore Costa Blanca
Ways of exploring
Check whats on offer by Tripadvisor
Includes:
- Day Trip to Algar Waterfalls and Guadalest from Benidorm.
- Sea Cave Kayak and Snorkel Tour in Javea. Starts in Javea.
- Half-Day Guided Historic Tour of Alicante with Tapas Tasting. Starts at Central Market Alicante.
- 2–4 hours Guided mountain bike route - "Pata Negra" Tour. Starts in Denia
- 6+ hours Benidorm Bike Tour from the top of Mount Aitan. transported uphill by mini bus and then ride downhill all the way. Pick up from accomodation n or near to Benidorm around 9.30 am.
- 8 hour Costa Blanca Full-day Off Road Tour. Hotel pickup is offered
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Some tour operators offer walking tour packages.
Most tour operators operate coach trips. These can be booked on line or through your travel agent. Alternatively go to your reps welcome meeting where the rep will tell you about the resort, trips and excursions that they organise.
Some hotels hire bicycles.
Use public transport bus and / or costa brava tram network
Hire a car
Taxis
Festivals
January 5th is Twelfth Night and the celebration of the Three Kings.
February 11th to 17th is carnival time and election of the Carnival Queen.
March 15th to 19th is the procession of the Fallas and decorated floats through the streets.May 11th to 14th is the Foietes Fiesta with floral offerings
June 15th to 18th is the religious Corpus-Christi pilgrimage to the Church of the Almudena. 21st to 24th is the religious San Juan Bonfire Festival.
July 13th to 16th is the Local Festival in honour of the patron saint of the sea, the Virgen del Carmen, including an offering to the sea, which takes place in the bay.
September 7th and 8th is the religious pilgrimage to Asturias, fiesta and pilgrimage of the Virgen of Covadonga
October is the month of celebration. This is the festival of the Moors and Christians.
November. A major celebration held in honour of the Virgen del Sufragio and St. James the Apostle, during the second weekend of the month.December 8th. Religious celebration of the Immaculate Conception.
Aiguera Park
Aiguera Park is the largest park in Benidorm, built in central Benidorm, behind the old town. The park transformed a stretch of old riverbed. Enjoy the shade of the trees as you wander through this classic park.
Events are held at the theatre or open air amphitheatre in the warmer months.
Adventure
For the aventourous you can:
Hire Motorbikes from Biker's Escape, Avda de Europa, 22.
Do a 4X4 Jeep Safari with or without a driver included.
Shopping
There is large selection of shops to delight shopoholics in Benidorm
Benidorm Beaches
- All 3 Beaches are Blue Flag.
- The 2 main beaches are on either side of the Old Town headland. Playa De Levante to the North East and Playa De Poniente to the South West. Both have beautiful golden sand.
- See the Sand artists construct fabulous displays in the sand.
- The beaches are facing South bathed in sun all day long whilst it shines.
- Dogs are not allowed on the beaches.
Playa De Levante
- 2km long, 70m wide Blue Flag Beach
- Playa De Levante is in the top ten beaches of the World, so it gets busy (crowded in July August) day and night, its clean white sand attracting the tourists from the high rise hotels that are behind the beach.
- A beach bar is centrally located near to where Av. de Europa meet the sea front Esplanade road
- There ate plenty of Cafe bars & restaurants along the other side of the Esplanade road.
Water Sports Facilities
- Banana boat rides.
- Boat rentals.
- Jet-skis.
- Parascending rides.
- Water skiing.
- pedaloes.
- Windsurfing.
- Scuba-diving.
Playa De Poniente
- 3km long, 80m 21m wide Blue Flag Beach.
- Playa De Poniente is not as central, on the other side of the old town. Another great beach.
Because it is quieter it's more popular with older people and families with younger children. - There ate plenty of Cafe bars & restaurants along the other side of the Esplanade road
Playa Mal Pas
- 70m long, 80m wide Blue Flag Beach.
- Playa Mal Pas is a smallish cove situated between the 2 main beaches immediatly to the West of the Old Town headland.
- The cove can be reached from the harbour or from the Castilla area via a long flight of steps, these are to the West of the Sant Jaume I Santa Anna church near the tip of the Benidorm's Old Town headland
- A restaurant, cafeteria & toilets are available at the Marina 50m from the beach.
- A Bar is located at the top of the steps to the headland old town
Quiet Coves
Just outside Benidorm are a selection of quieter coves and beaches some popular with nudists and gays.
Aquarium
On the sea front
Wax museum
Wide range of well known personalities created in life-size wax.
Av. Mediterraneo, 8
Hospitals
Centro de Especialidades de Benidorm C/ Venezuela, Tel. 96 680 88 40
Benidorm Buses
Benidorm has a large number of bus routes, the main ones are shown as a red line on our benidorm map.
Costa Blanca Buses
The main company for inter town buses is Alsa. more information on alsa buses
Ticket Office and Bus stops
Centro Comercial La Noria,
Avda Europa 8, Benidorm
Ticket Office and Bus stops
Valencia Apartments,
Avda Jame I. Benidorm
Ticket Office and Bus Station
Avda. Comunidad Europea, Benidorm
Restaurants and Bars
There is no shortage of Bars and Restaurants in Benidorm.
More information Bars & Restaurants
Benidorm Circus
- The Circus is located behind the famous Benidorm Palace Show
Camping in Benidorm
- There are several Camping Sites in Benidorm
- More Information or Book Camping in Benidorm
