
In Benidorm, between the castle and the island, the sea is as blue as the sky, and the sky as deep as the sea. Lapping at the city like an infinite mirror of sun and sky, the Mediterranean blends in with the horizon that acts as a backdrop to the island that rises up out of the blue. Few places have it all, but Benidorm is certainly one of them. Cosmopolitan and open, it is a city whose modern coastline and natural beauty provide the perfect backdrop to the flowering patios of the traditional whitewashed houses that climb the hillside up to the castle.
Benidorm, home to sea-faring adventurers and merchants, has always been a tantalising blend of past, present and future. The verses of Rafael Alberti’s poem Hombres de mar seem to be written for the town and its people, because beyond the worldly hustle and bustle, behind the busy beaches and the dazzling neon lights, lies a different Benidorm, a serene and unblemished world that stretches out to sea through its castle. (más…)
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