SPEND the New Year with a bang here in Benidorm. Or better yet, live here. This article is intended for people who have already been living on pension. There are actually lots of them and many are still young to enjoy life in a retirement home. Benidorm is the premier destination in Spain for those who are already living on their pension yet are still too young to enjoy getting old in isolation. You may even stroll along with your wife here. Because there are actually many people who are still in their 40s yet have retired already from the corporate world. Most of these folks are working previously in Fortune 500 companies in a middle supervisory position and getting retired early is what the company has given them for upping its increase in the market.
So there are many people who are like them and they scout for places in the world where they can possibly go and live forever. Some do have kids in tow as young as in the elementary level. Benidorm offers the best of both the urbane and the rural worlds. Located at the heart of the Mediterranean coastline of Spain, Benidorm boasts of the freshest seafood from the sea. This seafood is directly cooked in the kitchen of the restaurants where they are not stored at a very long time. Spaniards after all hate to cook their food refrigerated. So you will really be very lucky when you come here in Benidorm because you will really be consuming nutritious food. After all, they do use olive oil in their cooking here. No wonder they’re one of the healthiest people in the planet. That’s because olive oil is said to be the healthiest cooking oil in the world.
When you come here in Benidorm to spend the New Year, it’s just like you were born again. That’s not an exaggeration. First of all, the sunrise of the New Year will wake you up because Benidorm faces the east towards the Mediterranean. Better yet, try to stake out for properties here so you can live for a very long time here. Even in the middle of winter, sunshine is warm here with temperatures that may be as cold as -3 degrees Celsius yet if you want to maximize the tanning of your skin and bask in the sunlight, you can enjoy the naked beaches of Benidorm. It is good and ideal for swimming all year round although it is highly suggested not to stray a bit from the beaches since there will be no lifeguards or Coast Guards roaming there.
When you are here in Benidorm on a vacation, it is recommended that you hire a Spanish real estate agent with you to scout for the hottest properties around. There are a lot available and prices are really reasonable. After all, the housing industry here is partnered with the tourism industry and they all make sure that you live here in relative comfort. Crime is definitely not a problem here as it is not throughout Spain. There are exotic islands nearby such as Palma del Mallorca and Ibiza where you can scout on a daily basis. They are also tempting to live in but here in Benidorm, you can enjoy the urban life too. If you have businesses to attend to back at home, there are several telecommunications facilities here where you can avail of such as wireless Internet and other related network connections.
A Mediterranean winter can indeed be a wonderful experience. You don’t get to experience the snowfall in the Pyrenees yet you are rewarded with a relatively warmer temperature than anywhere else in Spain – at about -3 degrees Celsius which is already the lowest. Yet through it all, you still need layers and layers of clothing to protect your body from the cold here in Benidorm. But you don’t need to carry these tons and tons of clothes. Just shop here. And what better place to shop in Spain except here in Benidorm of course. Benidorm has the highest number of skyscrapers in Spain, even encompassing Madrid thanks to the vision of Pedro Zaragoza Orts.
And of course synonymous to the skyscrapers are the presence here of several high end shops such as Fendi, Salvatore Ferragamo and Lacoste. There are also malls here with numerous duty-free shops which are found only in airports elsewhere. Benidorm is actually a shopping mecca. Also, another advantage here in Benidorm during winter is the presence of skyscrapers protects you from the cold. Inside, you can easily dash off and savor the warmth of the heaters. Even the structures themselves can already protect you from the heat.
To get to Benidorm, you need to disembark from the nearest international airport in Malaga which can be 12 kilometers away. You need to fill out some reservation forms here though since the holiday season is a pitiless line of queues here if you haven’t booked your flights earlier. Sure, Benidorm may not be as popular and as busy as Madrid but it certainly is what you can call as urban. And this may perhaps be the only urban city in the Mediterranean. This is actually a coast of contradiction. In the sea, you can enjoy yourself in some sailing yacht frolicking under the sun but a few meters away lay the skyscrapers.
Of course, the skyscrapers lining along the coasts mirror those that are located in Valencia. These are all beach hotels and beach resorts. Some beach resorts have their own golf courses and these are likewise located seaside. After all, it’s nice playing a game of golf along the Mediterranean during winter, right? I love being here in Benidorm. I have stayed two winters here already. The place is filled and mixed with the conservatives and the liberated folks.
The conservative ones are mostly the religious natives who go out to pray mass every day during Christmas season. Catholic celebrations during Christmas can be elaborate and long. They start during Advent and end on the first Sunday of January during the Feast of the Epiphany. However, the liberated ones here are mostly tourists or are foreigners who have come to embrace Benidorm as their home. They are mostly of Scandinavian descent who wants to stay in nudist beach resorts. They admittedly cannot construct a nudist beach resort in their home countries because of the extreme coldness there. But here along the Mediterranean coast, it is relatively warm during summer. However, during winter, these are all deserted and nudists flock to bars to enjoy Christmas music remixes and dance the night away.
Looking for a great weather for your summer vacation? Your better opt Benidorm then. Situated about 45 km northeast of Alicante, at the south of Altea is another one main attraction of Costa Blanca; Benidorm. Though the place has been growth of skyscrapers, you can still feel the beach that surrounds the area which caters nightlife and more nightlife. Since Benidorm is protected with high peaks of mountains, the cold north winds could never touch the place which makes it having a friendly perfect weather for a long year round, and during winter season the temperature in Benidorm stays calm and friendly. It is a great choice of you when choosing the place for your summer vacation because it is in here that you can witness and experience a big party from your whole life. You will surely meet different folks coming from the different places and you will be experiencing exciting events you have not yet experience from your previous summer vacation.
You will be enjoying your vacation in Benidorm since there will be about 1000 restaurants opened and 30 disco pubs inviting for you. Therefore, it is expected that there would be a healthy nightlife happened in Benidorm during this time. The city of Benidorm is very much famous of having a community of British and Irish community. While you are in Benidorm, don’t waste time and visit its city center; the Benidorm’s casco antigou. Or else drop by in the old cities of Benidorm which is the San Lorenzo, Santa Fez, and Santa Vicente Streets. There are two different famous beaches in Benidorm; these are the playa de poniente and the playa de levante. In the playa de poniente you can meet the heavy traffics in its nearby streets so if you want to meet more relaxing and serene beach then opt to lie in the playe de levante beach.
Though there are speculations arouse that Benidorm is not the perfect place for visiting their monuments and tourist attractions because most of the reasons why Benidorm has been rushed with tourists because of the thrills, the sun and fun it features. The emergence of Benidorm long been started with through the hands of the businessman. He realized and sees the beauty that surrounds Benidorm and decided to enhance it more by venturing a business within the city. Before, Benidorm is recognized just a mere fishing village, thanks to the arrival of that businessman because through him the presence of Benidorm exists and became as one of the most popular vacation sites worldwide.
However, when you are already landing within the city and want to see more their tourists’ attractions aside from what everybody’s said about fun, sun and thrills. You can easily access what you are looking for. There are parks that laid down in Benidorm and you can visit even one park for a look. Try to have an experience of some activities in Mundomar Park; it is in here that you will see for yourself the alluring marine animals in the presence of dolphins, seals and more. A vacation trip to Benidorm is full of adventure and memories, your time and money would never be wasted.
