Benicasim (Spanish)
Benicàssim (Valencian)
Municipality
Benicasim/Benicàssim
Aerial view of Benicàssim
Aerial view of Benicàssim
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Location of Benicàssim
Benicasim (Spanish)Benicàssim (Valencian) is located in Valencian Community
Benicasim (Spanish)Benicàssim (Valencian)
Benicasim (Spanish)
Benicàssim (Valencian)
Benicasim (Spanish)Benicàssim (Valencian) is located in Spain
Benicasim (Spanish)Benicàssim (Valencian)
Benicasim (Spanish)
Benicàssim (Valencian)
Coordinates: 40°03′19″N 0°03′51″E / 40.05528°N 0.06417°E / 40.05528; 0.06417
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceCastellón
ComarcaPlana Alta
Judicial districtCastellón de la Plana
Government
 • AlcaldeFrancesc Colomer Sánchez (2007) (PSOE)
Area
 • Total36.1 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total18,055
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Benicense
Benicassut/da
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
12560
Official language(s)Spanish and Valencian
WebsiteOfficial website
Sale in Benicassim circa 1824 by Edward Hawke Locker
Terrers 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.

Benicassim is located 13 km north of the town of Castellón de la Plana, at the north end of the Valencian Community. The town has a population of 18,991 (2021). Its economy is largely based on tourism; the town is well known for its beaches and its music festivals such as Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (FIB) and the Rototom Sunsplash.

Beaches

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.

Festivals

Benicassim
  • MABE Benicàssim Art Show.[5]

Vía Verde

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

  1. ↑ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ↑ https://ceice.gva.es/DGPAGVFOTOSCGI/BASIS/TDGPA/WWWFOTOS/CAT/EDW?W%3DM650_fotografia%3D%22BIEN+DE+INTERES+LOCAL%22%26M%3D109%26R%3DY
  3. ↑ "benicassim.org/es/Historia.htm". Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2006-06-12.
  4. ↑ Caro (2017-10-11). "The Villas of Benicassim Castellon Spain". Taste of Savoie. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  5. ↑ INVATTUR Archived September 20, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, Instituto Valenciano de Tecnologías Turísticas.
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