Benidorm and the Costa Blanca Spain. Information and Guide to hotels, nightlife, holiday packages from UK

Welcome to benidorm-info.com. I hope you enjoy this information and guide site about Benidorm and the Costa Blanca. You will find all the information you need to have an enjoyable holiday in Europe's Number 1 holiday resort. We have also put together a selection of links so that you can book your holiday, hotel, flights, car hire, travel goods, and travel insurance, for both Spain and the United Kingdom.

Costa blanca

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Benidorm

Panoramic view of Benidorm
Benidorm Old Town is located on the right of the photograph under the left third of the hill, taken from the headland at La Cala.

Benidorm's fabulous sandy Levante beach, playa de Levant taken from near to Benidorm Balcon on the Old Town headland

Hotels

On our hotel pages we give a short description, a photograph of the hotel, it's location and distances to such points of interest such as town centres, airports, bars etc.

       Benidorm Hotel Map
       Benidorm Hotels
       Alicante Hotels
       Costa Blanca Hotels
       Spanish Hotels

Apartments

Photograph location of some of the Apartments in Benidorm and the opportunity to book online and save money.
More on Apartments in Benidorm

Package Holidays

Information about package holidays from the United Kingdom. Save money by booking online with many of our listed top UK tour operators

Flights

Visit our flights page for information on flights to Alicante or to book your flight to the Costa Blanca

Explore from Benidorm

With beautiful beaches, spectacular cliffs and headlands, along the coast. All backed by hills and mountains inland to give magnificent scenery. If you want more than a pool side lounger get out there and explore.
                 Explore Costa Blanca

Expedia

Expedia the leading online travel agent in the UK, for Hotels Flights and Car hire in Benidorm, Costa Blanca and Spain Click Expedia for more information.

Balcon de Benidorm

The balcony area on the headland in front of the old town. Climbing down some steps, on to the promontory, you will arrive at the Balcón de Benidorm with the best area for a magnificent view of both beaches, there are plenty of telescopes for a close-up but make sure you have your camera with you.

Benidorm Aquarium

Situated in Benidorm old quarter behind the Town Hall which is located at the southern end of the Levante Beach where you will find a large selection of sea inhabitants of the Mediterranean together with tropical fish.

information and guide

Benidorm is Spain's most popular resort, it was first settled by the Moors and was a fishing village until the 1960's. It is now the largest Mediterranean tourist and holiday resort that has been carefully planned for this purpose. The old town is more peaceful, and has a charm that must be seen.

The variety of entertainment, warmth and hospitality, fantastic nightlife and efficiency of the tourist industry Benidorm extremely popular.

A more traditional Spain surrounds the town if you care to venture a few kilometres.

Benidorm is situated in the
Costa Blanca, the 'White Coast', an area of spectacular beaches, rocky headlands
  More information and Benidorm Map

Beaches

The 5 km of the 2 main golden beaches, Playa de Levante and  Playa de Poniente are clean top ranking blue flag beaches. They are cleaned every night. Gently shelving making them ideal for swimming and paddling for the kiddies.
More about the beaches

Eating

From roast beef to fish and chips for the Brit's to a variety of continental cuisine for the more adventurous, and of course paella, washed down with beer, larger, sangria or pina colada.

Transport

Rail

RENFE Spain's National rail network

More information on our transport page

FGV Tram Origanally a diesel train on a smaller gauge railway on the Costa Blanca north from Alicante to Denia via all the coastal resorts. Now a modern electric tram

Eurostar Train travel via the channel Tunnel

Eurostar - Tickets, Schedules and Routes

Costa Blanca Buses

The main public transport bus company on the Costa Blanca is Alsa
More information on Alsa Buses

UK National express coaches for transport to Uk airports

Airport Transfers

Visit our selected airport/ hotel transfer company for airports in Mainland Spain
Shuttle Direct

Car Hire

Visit our Car Hire page where you will find our selected Car Hire Companies

Eurostar

The biggest park in Benidorm was built to transform a stretch of the old riverbed running down from the railway embankment, past the bullring to the town centre. Within the park is a bust of the singer, Julio Iglesias.            Map ref B4

Nightlife in Benidorm

There are no shortages of cabaret bars, clubs, karaoke catering for lively fun loving Brit's. Party un till you drop.

Winter is quieter than the busy summer, but still plenty of nightlife

Costa Blanca

Benidorm is one of the holiday resorts on the Costa Blanca
        More about Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca Books

The following are 2 of the top travel guides For the Costa Blanca


Berlitz Costa Blanca Pocket Guide
(Berlitz Pocket Guides)




Essential Costa Blanca
(AA Essential Travel Guides)

Climate and Weather

Information about
    Benidorm Climate and Weather

Alicante

A popular resort city and the regional capital for the Costa Blanca. Alicante airport is the airport for the Costa Blanca.
Flights to Alicante ref B4

Aiguera Park

The biggest park in Benidorm was built to transform a stretch of the old riverbed running down from the railway embankment, past the bullring to the town centre. Within the park is a bust of the singer, Julio Iglesias.            Map ref B4

Benidorm's Old Town

Benidorm's Old Town is located on and around the higher ground of the headland between the 2 main beaches  Playa de Levante and  Playa de Poniente.           Map ref B4