Blog - Benidorm Old Town

The church of Sant Jaume i Santa Anna with its blue-tiled domes, on the headland at the top of Benidorm Old Town

What’s On in Benidorm Old Town: November 2026

The Festes Majors Patronals, the Festa de la Carxofa, the Benidorm Half and the Christmas square: November 2026 in Benidorm Old Town, from the council’s own calendar.

Emily Suites reception in Benidorm Old Town, yellow armchair and lit sign

Accommodation Guides & Tips

Emily Suites, Benidorm Old Town: The Apartment That Does Your Towels

I have a confession about apartments. I do not like washing towels on holiday. I am not lazy, but I do like about three showers a day when it is warm, and in most self-catering places that means a damp pile in the bathroom by Tuesday and a chore you did not come to Spain …

Los Mancheguitos offers board: bottle of wine and six tapas for 12 euros

Food Guides & Tips

Los Mancheguitos, Benidorm Old Town: The One We Found by Getting Lost

We were walking to La Mina. We never got there. That is not a complaint about La Mina, which we often go to and have written about at length. It is simply what happens on Rincón de Ruzafa. The square has several tapas bars within a few yards of each other, and on this trip …

Almitas de torrezno, crispy fried pork belly strips, at La Juana, Benidorm

Food Guides & Tips

La Juana, Benidorm Old Town: Soria in Every Mouthful

I had found La Juana before this trip and wanted to try it, and I was fairly sure my wife would like it. I was right. We went once, and then we went back, which on a nine-night trip with an Old Town full of bars to choose from is about the highest praise I …

View from the H10 Porto Poniente roof over Poniente beach towards the Old Town

Guides & Tips

Nine Nights in Benidorm: The Bit Nobody Puts in the Brochure

Manchester Terminal 3 late on a Friday night is not where a holiday begins. It is where a holiday waits to be allowed to begin. We got there early, which was a mistake, because T3 rewards nobody for punctuality. There are a couple of small WH Smiths, a KFC, a bar or two, and then …