Glyn, Author at Benidorm Old Town

Food

Cafe Leroy, Benidorm Old Town — Does It Pass the Sausage Test?

If you’ve spent any time hunting down a decent full English in Benidorm, you’ll know the struggle. Plenty of places promise the goods but deliver something lukewarm, rubbery, and distinctly un-British. So when a little spot in the Old Town starts getting serious word-of-mouth buzz, it’s worth investigating — sausage first. Cafe Leroy sits in the …

Back in Benidorm: 16–26 March — Old Haunts, New Memories

It felt like coming home. Ten days in Benidorm across the 16th to the 26th of March, and not a single regret — well, almost. More on that later. The Weather (Yes, We Got Lucky) You might have seen the headlines — Benidorm has had a rough ride with the weather this spring. Flooding, storms, …

To Do

La Cala and Finestrat: The Two Sides of Benidorm Nobody Tells You About

There’s a version of the Costa Blanca that has nothing to do with karaoke bars and All-Day Breakfasts. It starts about three kilometres south of Levante beach and keeps going until you’re sitting in a 700-year-old mountain village staring at a notch in a mountain that, according to local legend, was cut by a medieval …