Gay bars benidorm new town

In the years since the s this capital has grown from a miniature village to a mega-resort of modern high-rise hotels hosting countless numbers of tourists, mostly from the UK, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Said to be the birthplace of package tourism, the city made holidays with palm trees financially accessible to all. At the same moment Benidorm was in the vanguard as Spain made it's dramatic cultural shift from the social conservatism of the Franco era. Many visitors who came stayed on, and today the British expat community alone comprises almost 8% of the permanent resident population. Spanish tourists come too, expecially the young crowd for the all-night dance club scene, and for a chance to spread their wings, away from tight-knit communities at home.

Unlike Sitges, another gay resort to the north where many places are seasonal, this is a year-round destination, with bargain rates to be found at many hotels during off-season months, and dozens of gay bars, saunas, shops and restaurants stay unlock. Most bars are small, clustered in the Old Town di