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Sunshine In The Soul Of Benidorm Spain



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ith its steady                 sandy beaches and entertainment   
temperatures, Benidorm on     galore at night. If we stretch    
the Costa Blanca, has         our imagination and little        
more than half the battle won to      knowledge of Spanish, we could    
being one of the hottest tourist      understand the name of Benidorm   
places in Alicante on the             as meaning " sleeping well" (     
Mediterranean Sea. I would            beni=bien=well and                
probably call it the Spanish          dorm=dormir=sleep) but most of    
melting pot because other than        the people hardly sleep at night  
mixing with so many people from       there!                            
all over the world, you can try       "                                 
excellent food from all over the      Smoothing Sailing in           
world and actively be a part of       Benidorm
                      
many of these countries'              "                                 
traditions all in one city.           After a 20 minute drive in your   
                                      car hire from the Alicante        
Benidorm, with its Arab name, has     airport, you arrive at one of the 
just about the same history as        many hotels right on the beach    
all other neighbouring areas          front, but the one that is most   
around it: first the Phoenicians,     outstanding is the Bali, four     
Romans, Arabs and the Catholic        star and the highest hotel in all 
Kings. And there are still            of Europe. It was inaugurated     
remains of some of each one of        about two years ago and its       
these civilizations and               vanguard style, airy atmosphere,  
architectural treasures, but          luxury rooms and panoramic        
believe me, Benidorm is not to be     lateral lifts would make anyone's 
visited for these features, but       stay here more pleasurable.       
rather to ‘ take a walk on the      "                                 
wild side'. Relaxation during the     But you have also come to have a  
day on its long stretched out         pleasurable stay on the 3 mile    



wide beach in the bay of              privacy.                          
Benidorm. The beach there is          "                                 
divided by what was a huge rocky      Everyone has a little bit of      
protrusion, now made into the         adventurer like Robinson Crusoe   
"Balcony of the Costa Blanca" and     in their veins and would probably 
next to the Nautical Club. So         like to have an island for        
when you look at the map, the         themselves for a short time.      
beach to the right is called          Well, the island in front of      
Levante and the one to the left       Benidorm called L'Illa can be     
Poniente. The Levante beach is in     visited in one of the three boats 
front of the newer part with          which leaves from the Benidorm    
lively restaurants offering all       Port starting at 10:00 a.m. and   
day dance music and good food. At     the lasting one coming back at    
the most northern end of this         5:00 p.m. It takes about 20       
beach you will find all kinds of      minutes to get there, a nice way  
watersports: The long banana for      to spend the day and have a       
kids ( and adults), waterskiing       leisurely lunch or snack .        
and surfboard sailing. On the         "                                 
other side of the balcony you         But not too far away, taking the  
will find the quieter beach of        highway N-332 up north, you can   
Poniente because it is a little       open your eyes to more typical    
further away from the city            towns such as Altea, with its     
centre. Another great advantage       quaint white-washed houses        
is that you can sunbathe up to        leading up to the church square   
around 8:30 in the evening            filled with bohemian craftsmen    
because the building are set in a     booths and a beautiful view of    
way that even while the sun is        the sea. Or to Calpe to visit the 
setting, you can baste it. And        Penon de Ifach, to Denia or Javea 
there a few coves to be explored      with their typical local          
for those looking for more            traditions brought out into the   



street for everyone to enjoy. It      spirits, especially if you have   
does not matter where you are         you tummy well attended with a    
staying, there is always              good plate of Paella and some     
something to keep you in high         wine to accompany you.            






About the Author:

Peter Wilson publishes for http://www.alicante-spain.com/benidorm.html. Peter covers information on Alicante and the Costa Blanca http://www.alicante-spain.com/costa-blanca.html .

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