BENICARLO
Living in and around Benicarlo
The second "real" Spanish seaside town in this area has a different feel if you compare it to Vinaros further north. Although there is a small beach in the centre of the town, the main focus of the seaside is the harbour. The area around it has been developed and you have a nice marina with bars and restaurants.
Just a few steps (literally) to the north you can find a long stretch of pebbly beach where hardly any development has taken place yet. A bit further north of the centre of Benicarlo are a few urbanisations, i.e. Surrach and Mar Chica.
Going to the south you soon get to the long sandy beach which carries on all the way to Peniscola.
Again, Benicarlo offers all the necessary amenities like shops and supermarkets, restaurants, bars, daily market with fish, meat, vegetables etc.
Benicarlo is very proud of the "Benicarlo artichoke" -which actually is very tasty- and once a year they hold an artichoke festival. The local restaurants then serve menus with dishes that all include artichokes, including desert.
Another popular festival in Benicarlo is the Fallas, where large sculptures out of papier mache are being displayed in the main squares. They are then burnt on the night of the 19th of March.
Property in and around Benicarlo varies from town apartments to beach bungalows and villas.