Hotels in Benissa

Benissa

Benissa is a town of about 12,500 people in the north-east of the province of Alicante, in the Marina Alta comarca, 72 km from the provincial capital. Its municipal area of 69.7 km² runs down to a coast of coves, among them Cala Fustera, Cala Advocat and Cala Pinets. The neo-Gothic Basilica of the Purísima Concepción, finished in 1929, is known as the Cathedral of the Marina for its size. La Lonja, from the 16th century, is the oldest monument in town and now hosts travelling exhibitions. The Plaza de la Iglesia Vieja marks the site of the 14th-century fortress church of San Pedro. The Franciscan convent stands close to the old quarter. Grapes and the culture of the riu rau shape the local table, with moscatel and mistela to taste. The patron saint festivities for the Purísima Xiqueta begin on the fourth Sunday of April and last ten days. The Fair and Porrat of Saint Anthony fills three weekends in January, the last with a medieval market. It suits travellers who want an old town with quiet coves nearby, between Calpe and Moraira.