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Benicàssim

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name	Benicàssim
settlement_type	Municipality
native_name	ca-valencia
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subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	Castellón
subdivision_type3	Comarca
subdivision_name3	Plana Alta
subdivision_type4	Judicial district
subdivision_name4	Castellón de la Plana
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postal_code_type	Postal code
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leader_name	Francesc Colomer Sánchez (2007)
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Benicàssim (; ) 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.

Benicàssim 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.

Placename

The placename has an Arabic origin, consisting of a compound name using the characteristic Arabic base feature beni ('sons of';

Geography

Beaches

Benicàssim has 6 kilometers of sandy beaches linked by a promenade. The five beaches in this stretch of coast are named

Almadrava Beach (Platja de l'Almadrava)
Heliopolis Beach (Platja Heliòpolis)
Els Terrers Beach (Platja dels Terrers)
Tower of Saint Vincent Beach (Platja de la Torre de Sant Vicent)
Voramar Beach (Platja de Voramar): This beach is famous for its villas along a beach front promenade.

Desert of the Palms

Main article: Desert de les Palmes Mountains, Desert de les Palmes Natural Park

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

The town has hosted the prestigious Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition (Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Francisco Tárrega) since 1967, in honour of Spanish composer and guitarist Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909).

Others include Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (FIB), Rototom Sunsplash and MABE Benicàssim Art Show.

Green Way

The Via Verda or Vía Verde (Green Way) is a 5.5 km long cycle and walking path along the rugged coast between the resort towns of Benicàssim and Oropesa del Mar (Orpesa).

Gallery

File:Sale in Benicassim 1824 Edward Hawke Locker (cropped).jpg|Sale in Benicassim circa 1824 by Edward Hawke Locker File:Platja dels Terrers (Benicàssim).JPG|Terrers Beach File:Platja d'Heliòpolis (Benicàssim).JPG|Heliópolis Beach File:Platja de la Torre Sant Vicent (Benicàssim).JPG|Torre San Vicente / Sant Vicent Beach File:Platja dels Terrers (Benicàssim-Benicasim).JPG|Terrers Beach File:Castell de Benicàssim.JPG|Ruins of the medieval castle

Notes

References

García Sánchez, Jairo J.. (27 June 2003). "La Comunidad Valenciana y sus topónimos (II)". [[Centro Virtual Cervantes]].
Caro. (2017-10-11). "The Villas of Benicassim Castellon Spain".
"LVIII Certamen Internacional de guitarra Francisco Tárrega". Ajuntament de Benicàssim.
[http://www.invattur.org/post/2013-09-17-artevalencia-i-muestra-de-arte-contemporneo-benicssim INVATTUR] {{webarchive. link. (September 20, 2013 , Instituto Valenciano de Tecnologías Turísticas.)

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