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Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
A Blue Flag beach in nearby Finestrat.
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An Iberian settlement dating from the 3rd to 1st centuries BCE, later occupied by the Romans. The site can be accessed from the southern end of Poniente Beach.
Motor Museum
Impressive motor museum on edge of town featuring cars, motorcycles & automotive history arranged mainly in chronological order. Includes several vehicles associated with films/movies. Small cafe.
At 198 m, the tallest building in Benidorm, and the tallest in Spain outside of Madrid, was designed by the Alicante Pérez-Guerras architecture firm. Construction has been riddled with problems, and completed in 2021.
Playa de Poniente / Poniente Beach
A more sedate Blue Flag beach preferred by locals and families. In 2009 a €13 million promenade was opened, which included a boardwalk at beach level and easier access for wheelchair users.
Balcón del Mediterráneo
The rocky outcrop separates the Benidorm coast into beaches, Platja de Peniente and Platja de Levante, each of them 2.5 km long. Once the site of a defensive structure against pirates, today it is a favourite scenic viewpoint.
Playa de Mal Pas / Mal Pas Beach