Postcard from Benidorm: ‘It takes all sorts, and that’s okay’

Over 12 months, I explored Ben­idorm with an open mind, aware that it hosts more Span­ish than Eng­lish vis­it­ors. I was curi­ous about what remained of the ‘Pan-European Hol­i­day Uto­pia’ envi­sioned at its incep­tion.  Ben­idorm’s repu­ta­tion often pre­cedes it, sym­bol­ising (and draw­ing cri­ti­cism for) mass tour­ism. Yet, nestled between the Puig Cam­pana moun­tain and the […]