The sea of those who know how to live and enjoy

The sea of those who know how to live and enjoy
Golden sandy beaches looked after like jewels
With facilities and
services adapted to the
needs of the visitor:
beachranging brigades, the
most modern surveillance and
first aid means, sanitary
stands, children's
playgrounds... Benidorm , - ' ..
beaches are ideal for
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swimming, sailing,
windsurfing, motor nautics,
skiing...
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The house of the world
With the experience of the pioneers
For a century, the fishing
village of Benidorm has
become a leading tourist resort
worldwide. It welcomes per
year four million visitors from
all over the planet: Spaniards,
Germans, Swedes, Britishers,
Norwegians, Belgians... All
languages can be heard around
the streets. This international
atmosphere produces a
pleasant family dimension, a
harmony between grownups
and young people.

·d Costa Blanca
Benl arm .
"The sun spends the winter in Benidorm,
and the breeze the summer"
ight at the heart of the
RCosta Blanca, Benidorm
ocuppies a unique position.
surrounded by landscape
wher e, next to the mountains
and the blue sea, shine the
green M editerranean pinetrees.
Nature has so will ed
that Benidorm enjoys
exceptionally good weather,
with more that 3.000 hours
of sun per year and mild
temperatures, stable all year
round, reaching 16.5 degrees
centigrade in winter and 29.2
in summer.

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The latest fashion
Benidorm shops
Open to novelties, the
leading brands and firms,
in Benidorm jewellers ',
boutiques and leather shop are
in contrast with the shops selling
souvenirs. For the local people
tradin g is an ancient art that
ranges from the most exigent
products to the economical
offers and the colorful and
surprising open-air markets .
Lovers of good food can
taste the most exotic and
exclusive dishes, with foods
faithful to the original
cuisines. Benidorm offers the
best of the French, English,
Italian, Indonesian, Chinese,
Vasca, Gallega, Castellana,
Asturiana or Manchega
cuisines. All of them have to
compete with the local
dishes: rice dishes and the
traditional Mediterranean
cuisine.
Gastronomy
without frontiers
All the cooking varieties
The modern motor- and
airways infraestructure
provide Benidorm with
It is so easy to reach us
A very ample communications network
numerou s regular coach routes,
planes from the nearby Altet
Airport and trains from Alicante .
Right on the Mediterranean
corridor, access by car is very
easy and comfortable using the
A-7 (a highway) and the
national road 332 . Large
pleasure boats can also stop
here at the nearby ports of
Alte a and Villajoyosa.

Entertainment all year round
From water parks to nights
Ideal for congresses
A specialized offer
Aft er a hard day 's debate it
is time to relax and rest in
between sessions. The climate
and facililes make Benidorrn the
perfect place. It has built up
great experience In the
organization of congresses and
conventions It boasts
conference rooms and large
precirrts and here are more
hotels than anywhere else In
Europe: 130 hotels of different
categories alternative
appartments amounting to
200 ,000 vacancies and ten
campsites.

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PATRONATO PROVINCIAL DE TURISMO
DE LA COSTA BLANCA®
EXCM. AJUNTAMENT DE BENIDORM
SERVEI MUNICIPAL DE TURISME®
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Translation
JOSE LUISSANCHEZ FEBRERO
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NARCfs PUIG y FELIX SANCHEZ
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