Benidorm is a city and municipality in the province of Alicante (Valencian Community), on Spain's Mediterranean coast. Benidorm has been a tourist destination within Spain since 1925, when its port was extended and the first hotels were built. However, the real "boom" of Benidorm as a coastal resort did not happen until the 1950s, when it became a famous summer destination for people coming from inland Spain, especially Madrid. Today it is known for its hotel industry, beaches and skyscrapers and receives as many or even slightly more foreign tourists as Spanish ones.
Between the two beaches in Benidorm, Poniente and Levante, there is a large rock where the fortress used to defend against incursions by Algerian and Berber pirates, from the 14th to the 16th centuries. The castle was later abandoned, and currently only a few remains have been found.
Those vestiges rest on the rocks of the viewpoint, under the new construction, and have been enough to give it the name of "Benidorm castle", although the place is also known as the Balcony of the Mediterranean , with spectacular views that have become one of Benidorm's major tourist attractions, along with its beaches.
The name of "the castle" has been vindicated on several occasions, since it has been wanted to rescue that name that honors its fortress origin and not keep the simple "viewpoint".
Also in the "Plaça del Castell" we have four cannons that recall that in other times that balcony overlooking the sea, at the strategic point of Canfali, starred in pirate sightings and witnessed battles
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