Playa Levante
by Carmela71
Benidorm has two main beaches:
Playa de levante and Playa de Poniente (the first one is always busy, the other not as much).
As I ma used to have sometimes empty beaches for me all along the year I really felt I little strange being surround for so many people.. jejeje
Benidorm and Costa Blanca seen by Boka
by Boka
Benidorm is a popular tourist resort in Costa Blanca (40km north east from Alicante). High-rise buildings, good beaches and night life are the typical for Benidorm. This place was a silent fishing village until 60' when it started to become a city with mass tourism. Party animals vill have a great holiday here. "Little New York" as the locals call it, has very impressive skyline for a city of 60,000 habitants. But during the peak season the population will rise to 350,000 with 145 hotels and a lot of apartments. Actually, in 2002 there will be more hotel beds that in the Capital, Madrid. Only London and Paris have more in Europe, it's really a booming tourist capital!