From proper hiking trails to narrow cliffside paths
where you could easily fall off,
we survived this crazy shortcut!
And after around 10km walk,
we realized we were actually not that far away
from another tourist attraction that I had seen on Google Maps,
which was this Torre d'Aguiló...
This time it was really nearby,
like another extra 10-minute walking!
From there,
we could see amazing views of La Vila Joiosa!
There was information board that explained about the view,
i.e., La Vila Joiosa sits in a mountain‑framed coastal region
where tough inland routes made the sea essential.
The Aguiló tower and the 1562 Bernia fortress guarded the area,
and famous bandits later lent their names to local passes and canyons.
After some minutes of visiting and resting,
we left Torre d'Aguiló....
again,
using a creative shortcut!
From Torre d'Aguiló,
we returned to Platja de La Cala de Finestrat...
and Arne was so interested
in taking a close-up picture of this unique skyscraper!
We strolled through local residential neighborhoods
with beautiful gardens
and along the promenade at Playa de Poniente,
where we admired interesting statues.
That was the closest we were to this golden building,
*Intempo*
the twin‑tower, gold‑clad residential skyscraper.
It’s about 198 m tall with 47 floors.
On our way back,
we had our dinner at this Mian Jee restaurant,
ordered lamb karachi (12 EUR) and
chicken korma (10 EUR).
They were served with rice and/or Naan bread.
The food was OK, portion was OK...
nothing super special about it....
The next day,
we went around for more shopping,
since it was our second last day in Benidorm....
We also explored other parts of Benidorm
nothing touristy
but it was interesting to see how the locals live.
On the very other end of Parc de l'Aigüera,
there was this Plaça de Bous de Benidorm
(a circular arena that traditionally hosted bullfights),
and according to Google Map,
it was permanently closed now.
From residential area to hiking areas,
then "farms",
and also bus station....
we have seen everything from beautiful flowers
to abandoned area in the bus station,
which looked kinda strange.
On our way home,
we needed to have a break....
The very last dinner of this trip?
Ready-made food from Mercadona!!!!
**We always wanna try different stuffs!**
The next day,
before sunrise,
we left our apartment to catch the bus to the airport.
The bus only took cash, and we didn’t have any,
so we panicked for a moment.
Luckily, there was an ATM across the street, and we managed to catch the bus.
It was so great to see sun rise
along the way to the airport....
like a nice way to end this trip for us.
That's all for our Dec 2025 to Jan 2026's Benidorm trip.
XOXO
-Bong-
