Benidorm is a seaside resort on the Costa Blanca in the province of Alicante, Valencia, Spain. Offering value holidays to over 5 million visitors every year since the 1970's. Benidorm is compact thanks to the foresight of the towns mayor who in the 1960´s saw a vision of a resort which grew upwards. Today Benidorm is famous for tall hotels and holiday apartment blocks many of which are over 25 floors high. Since 2006 Benidorm has also seen a huge increase in the quality of accommodation offered and now attracts not just package holiday visitors but a more discerning and demanding tourist who look for the new 5 star hotel and spa complexes which have been completed recently.
Tree lined wide avenues give a feeling of space where there are over 1,000 places to eat and drink and watch the town in full swing. The streets offer a very vibrant atmosphere day and night with something to offer visitors of any age group. There are over 41,000 hotel beds and modern tourist apartments. The biggest assets are the 4kms of Blue Flag safe sandy beaches which draw people from all over Spain in Summer months and from all over Europe 365 days of the year. Benidorm is an ideal sun destination both in Summer and Winter due to the mild climate where day time temperatures rarely fall below 18c.
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