Sale in Benicassim circa 1824 by Edward Hawke LockerTerrers Beach (Benicasim/Benicàssim)
Benicasim (Spanish:[benikaˈsin]); or Benicàssim (Valencian:[beniˈkasim]); officially Benicasim/Benicàssim[2]Arabic: بنو قاسم, romanized: banū qāsim, or بني قاسم, banī qāsim, according to numismatic findings)[3] is a municipality and beach resort located in the province of Castellón, on the Costa del Azahar in Spain. The Desert de les Palmes mountain range further inland shelters the town from the north wind. The name is derived from the Banu Qasim tribe, a segment of the Kutama Berbers that settled the area during the 8th century Moorish conquest of Spain.
Benicasim/Benicàssim has 6 kilometers of sandy beaches linked by a promenade. The five beaches in this stretch of coast are named
Voramar Beach (Playa Voramar): This beach is famous for its villas along a beach front promenade.[4]
Heliópolis Beach (Playa Heliópolis)
Almadraba Beach (Benicasim-Benicàssim)Torreón
Almadraba Beach (Playa Almadraba)
Els Terrers Beach
Desert of the Palms
Just inland from Benicàssim lies the Desert of the Palms (Valencian: Desert de les Palmes; Spanish: Desierto de las Palmas). The area is not a literal desert, but a protected natural area and a small mountain range with a maximum elevation of 729 meters (at the peak of Mount Bartolo). The Columbretes Islands are visible from the top of the range on clear days.
The ”Vía Verde” (green way) is a 5.5 km long cycle and walking path along the rugged coast between the resort towns of Benicassim and Oropesa del Mar.
Notes
^Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^"Patrimoni Cultural - Patrimonio Cultural - Generalitat Valenciana".
^"benicassim.org/es/Historia.htm". Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
^Caro (2017-10-11). "The Villas of Benicassim Castellon Spain". Taste of Savoie. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
^INVATTUR Archived September 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Instituto Valenciano de Tecnologías Turísticas.
External links
Benicàssim town council
Benicassim Costa Azahar
Benicassim Description
Muestra de Arte de Benicàssim MABE
Benicassim culture
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