From fishing port to tourist hotspot: how skyscrapers came to dominate Benidorm

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From fishing port to tourist hotspot: how skyscrapers came to dominate Benidorm – in pictures

theguardian.com/news/gallery/2025/may/07/from-fishing-port-to-tourist-hotspot-how-skyscrapers-came-to-dominate-benidorm-in-pictures

Photographer Didier Bizet takes a look at Benidorm, one of the most visited tourist destinations in Europe and a favourite of Britons. Construction in ‘Beni York’ has led to the rise of 370 towers above 12 storeys tall, making it the second most densely packed urban area with skyscrapers…

This story appeared on theguardian.com, 2025-05-07 07:00:08.