Visitors Information

Dream beaches, tall buildings and a wonderful weather are just some of the attractions of Benidorm, the first tourist destination in the Mediterranean, which has won a well-deserved international reputation. Located in the province of Alicante, and with an approximate area of 38 square kilometres, it stretches along the gorgeous Costa Blanca in the Mediterranean Sea. Its nearly 70,000 inhabitants welcome every year more than four million visitors from all different nationalities.    As we mentioned before, weather is a decisive factor in making Benidorm a favourite tourist destination. The municipality is located in a bay, so that the coast remains protected from the sea weaves. Inland, Benidorm is surrounded by a mountain range that shields it from the cold and east winds, helping to create its characteristic mild weather, with scanty rainfall, almost all year through. In fact, the average		Benidorm view Levante beach at night
temperature in Winter is approximately 18 ºC.  In Summer, temperatures can reach over 30ºC, freshened by the sea breeze, or by having a good swim at one of its beaches!- don’t forget water temperature can also be quite warm: from 15ºC in Winter, to 26ºC in Summer.    Lets have a look at its past, before it became a tourist, crowded place where skyscrapers seem to reach up into a deep blue sky. The remains of both Iberian and Roman settlements have been found in the municipality, as well  as evidence of an Arabic presence in the area, although it was Bernat de Sarrià, a knight of the Crown of Aragon, who founded it in 1325. Due to its geographical position, it soon became a target to two great pirate attacks, in 1410 and 1448, that left it depopulated. Thanks to fishing and agriculture, Benidorm became again a centre of population, and, after some previous futile attempts, it was after the Spanish Civil War when it started being known as a tourist destination. In 1950, the population of Benidorm was just 3,000, while nowadays it has increased dramatically.    Despite the fact that it has been a favourite tourist destination for many years, it doesn’t seem it’s going to change. Some may think it’s too much of a hectic place, or too crowded; though most people simply  love its liveliness, the wide range of services, the beautiful beaches, its unique weather…all in all, a place where everything is possible

Interesting phone numbers

We have selected the following phone numbers we thought useful for your stay

- Town councils and public bodies:

- Ayuntamiento: 965 855 500
- Oficina de Atención al Ciudadano: 966 802 121
- Centro de Desarrollo Turístico (C.D.T.): 966 870 000
- Centro de Información Juvenil: 965 853 041
- Correos y Telégrafos: 965 853 434
- O. Mun. de Información al Consumidor: 965 851 306
- O. Mun. de Turismo (A. Mrtz. Alejos): 965 851 311
- O. Mun. de Turismo (C/ Gerona) 966 805 914
- O. Mun. de Turismo (A. Europa): 965 860 095

- Consulates:

- Asociación Hispano-Nórdica: 965 853 576
- Finlandia: 965 866 942.
- Islandia: 965 851 667/965 850 863
- Noruega: 965 852 166
- Países Bajos: 965 857 012
- Suecia: 966 805 933

-Emergencies:

- SAMU (ambulancias): 112
- Cruz Roja : 966 808 934
- Policia Local: 966 807 766/092
- Policia Nacional: 966 831 930/091
- Guardia Civil: 965 854 030/965 850 330
- Bomberos: 965 854 080/085
- Ambulancias: 092
- Emergencias: 112 / 085

- Medical care centres & Hospitals:

- Ambulatorio (A. J. Fuster Zaragoza,1): 965 866 046
- Ambulatorio (C/Tomás Ortuño,69): 965 855 804
- C. de Salud de Foyetes (C/ Venezuela): 966 830 061
- H. Comarcal (Ctra. Nac. 332 Benidorm-Villajoyosa): 966 859 800/966 859 854

- Transport

Urban buses
- Llorente Bus: 965 854 322

Line buses
- Grupo Alsa: 902 422 242
- Autocares Jiménez: 965 862 770
- Bilmanbus: 965 861 558

Train
- FGV: 965 851 895/900 720 472
- RENFE: 902 240 202

Taxis
- RadioTaxi: 965 861 818
- Emilio Pozo: 965 855 506
- Prats Prats: 965 855 146
- Salustiano Faraco: 965 856 108

Air lines and airports
- Información Aeropuerto del Altet: 966 919 000
- Iberia: 966 919 188
- Air Europa: 965 682 364/902 401 501
- Spanair: 966 919 403
- S.A.S.: 966 919 530
- Easyjet: 902 299 992
- British Airways: 966 919 472
- LTU: 966 919 450
- Transvia / KLM: 902 222 747/965 681 406
- Lufthansa: 966 919 386
- Monarch Airlines: 966 919 447
- Air Berlin: 965 683 780
- Air Argelie: 965 682 874
- Hapag Fly: 902 480 500
- Braathens: 966 919 314/965 684 713
- Firts Choice Airways: 965 682 610

Car renting
- Rent a car: 966 802 902
- Europcar: 965 854 017
- Primercars: 966 813 081
- Auriga Car: 965 850 500
- Avis: 965 866 642
- Centauro: 966 830 144