Fiestas Galore at Benidorm

Benidorm has throughout the years become a coastalevery 5th of January, the Calvalcade of the Three
town like no other. Intrinsically Spanish, this little town ofKings is a parade of the three biblical kings on
sorts has been touted by many travellers throughouthorseback. This royal procession of sorts is closely
the years for its bacchanalian fiestas that also drawfollowed by a bunch of decorated floats where the
some inspiration from certain religious aspects thatoccupants dole out different coloured sweets to
have been adhered to since the days of antiquity.children lining the streets.
Whilst many a visitor to Spain or any of its neighboringAs one would expect there are quite a few fiestas
islands would enthusiastically uphold the party lifestylethat take place between the months of January and
that is common to such a destination, any visitor whoDecember. Each fiesta is a celebration like no other. It
chooses to visit Benidorm would readily tout thewould be an injustice at this juncture to avoid
numerous fiestas that are at hand during anytime ofmentioning the most famous fiesta of all which takes
the year. Indeed, there are as many as twenty suchplace during the time of Christmas. A worthy
fiestas and events taking place annually. They doprecursor to the latter fiesta would be the festival
create a delightful and welcome time of partying andcelebrating and giving due respect to the Patron Saint
relaxing for both locals and tourists.of the Town. As any information desk of any hotel in
From a geographical standpoint, Benidorm is situatedBenidorm would recommend - this is a festival that is a
near to the comarca of the Marina Baixa within themust for tourists!
municipality of Alicante in Spain. Visited by hundreds ofThe above mentioned festival which takes place in late
thousands of tourists every single year, it comes as noNovember provides a colored parade of carnival
surprise that the hotels in Benidorm are of afloats. There are also a heady mixture of street
superlative standard. What is even more noteworthy isparties, fireworks and revelry-inducing fireworks during
that many of the attractions and places of visit are inthe night. Christmas means that the entire town gets
close proximity to many of these hotels. Hence thedressed up for celebrations and to partake in absolute
issue of convenience becomes in effect a "non-issue".revelry. Christmas does mean that there are
Another snippet of information would be that there arecelebrations throughout and everyone is duly invited to
close to 12 national public holidays celebrated inenjoy the universal celebrations. New Year's Eve is
Benidorm. Yes, according to some accounts it trulyalso cause for celebration as well. One would find that
does seem as if this wee little Spanish location is allBenidorm's Triangle Square is bedecked in various
about the holidays and rejuvenation! Tourists woulddecorations and baubles. The usual street party,
also happily affirm that the Benidorm hotels provide thefireworks display and sweet treats are to be
best in amenities and facilities. Many also do provide aexpected.
plethora of information concerning some of the mostTruly a place to relax and rejuvenate, Benidorm Hotels
attractive fiestas to partake in.are hotels like no others. Catering specifically to tourists
For the sake of chronology, it would be prudent tofrom all over the globe, this is one Spanish town that
start with one of the most famous fiestas that takesshould be enjoyed for its hospitality, cuisine,
place at the start of every year. It duly symbolizes theaccommodation and cornucopia of fiestas and
end of an old year and the start of a new andfestivals.
hopefully more vibrant and blessed year. Celebrated