Spain > Valencian Community > Benidorm
Benidorm
N 38°32.062', W 0°7.849'
2014-09-24
http://turismo.benidorm.org/turismo/en
Our rating: 8.60
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Benidorm is a Spanish touristic phenomenon, very unusual city for Spain. Its main feature is a huge number of skyscrapers. According to a study of Urban Age project Benidorm has the largest number of skyscrapers per capita, so it is also called "Spanish Manhattan" or "Beniyork." By the way, the prefix "Beni" is used here with many words. For example, throughout the city you can see elder people on electric beniskuters. 60 years ago at this place was only a small village, but with the advent of mass tourism, the city has developed tremendously. At the same time major of Benidorm at that time felt tourism potential and decided to concentrate city on the small territory. This decision began the story of skyscrapers. Nowadays Benidorm has more than 40 thousand hotel beds. Most high-rise apartment houses have their own underground parkings and swimming pools. At 2014 8 of 20 tallest buildings in Spain are in Benidorm. The most unusual of them is the Intempo , with a height of 200 meters. Waterfront is the best place in the city.
Benidorm ©Yuriy Buriak
Benidorm ©Yuriy Buriak
Benidorm ©Yuriy Buriak
In late September the water was still warm and the beaches were completely empty. So, if you want to avoid the crowds, come in September.
Benidorm ©Yuriy Buriak
Basic holidaymakers in Benidorm is British. Also a lot of Dutch. English language is everywhere, most of the restaurants and pubs are English, on the streets playing mostly English music.
Benidorm ©Yuriy Buriak
In the morning we flew a little with a copter over the Levante beach. Although the beaches of the Costa Blanca are famous, next photo clearly shows that the sea in Benidorm near the shore is rocky in some places. So, it's not easy to swim without rubber shoes.
Spanish "Manhattan" Benidorm ©Yuriy Buriak
Spanish "Manhattan" Benidorm ©Yuriy Buriak
Benidorm has several view points. If you look at a map of the city, you see that the long beach is divided in the middle. Therefore, the best viewing points are on the left side, right side and in the middle. Take the bikes and drive along the waterfront which has the length of 5 kilometers. Also, there is an observation deck on the roof of the Grand Hotel Bali (booking.com ), the highest hotel in Europe.
Download this map here . In the evening we went up to the viewpoint over the Levante beach (N 38 31.919 W 0 05.784 ). You can walk there in 30 minutes or drive with a car or bike. Viewpoint is marked by large cross which is visible from everywhere.
Benidorm ©Yuriy Buriak
We were lucky and made such photos.
Benidorm ©Yuriy Buriak
Benidorm ©Yuriy Buriak
In general, Benidorm left purely positive impression. It has everything for a good rest: water parks, attractions, museums, music halls, bullring and so on. Getting to Benidorm The closest airport is in Alicante (60 km). Use shuttle buses (10 euro) to reach the Benidorm. Also you can go on the TRAM, which runs from Alicante along the coast (map of lines ). And here find routes of city buses (in Spanish).
Tags, Spain: beach , city , height , observation deck , sea , unusual buildings Tags, all countries: beach , city , height , observation deck , sea , unusual buildings
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.60
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help