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Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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.
West Beach Promenade is the promenade located in Playa de Poniente, one of three beaches in Benidorm, Spain.
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Playa de Mal Pas / Mal Pas Beach
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.
Iglesia de San Jaime y Santa Ana / Church of St James and St Ana
Built between 1740 and 1780, the church houses the effigy of Mare de Déu del Sofratge (Virgen del Sufragio – 'Virgin of the Suffrage'), the patron saint of Benidorm.
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.
Parque de la Aigüera / Aigüera Park
This elongated park was established in 1990. The Plaça de Bous (Plaza de Toros) is in the northern part.