Events, local discoveries and useful stories for your time here.
Benidorm is the Costa Blanca's high-rise holiday capital: two long sweeps of sand, Levante and Poniente, under a skyline of towers it's entirely unapologetic about. Behind the front, the old town keeps a more Spanish feel — tapas bars, the Balcón del Mediterráneo lookout, a working church on the hill. It's easy, lively and very English-friendly, but there's real local life under the resort sheen.
The calendar stays busy: the Verbena de San Jaime and the Virgen del Carmen sea procession in summer, the big patron-saint Moros i Cristians parades, and festival nights like Low Festival and Benidorm Pride in between. Here's what's actually on while you're in town.
25Jun
A three-evening open-air contemporary dance festival staged in Benidorm's old-town squares, with performances by Spanish
29Jun
Five consecutive nights of free classical music concerts at the Rafael Doménech auditorium, closing on July 3 with a cla
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