I AM staying in Cala de Finestrat, which officially is "three kilometres from Benidorm," but "also borders the town of Villajoyosa" to the southwest.
Now I am pretty sure if you asked most visitors, they would regard Cala de Finestrat as a part of Benidorm, if admittedly on the western fringe.
This month I have twice walked from Cala de Finestrat to Villajoyosa, and back again, which is a great and relatively easy cliffside trek, but there is no way the former is even close to the habitations of the latter, although the official borders may be another matter.
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| However, that is by-the-by - more interesting from a historical perspective is that on a hill overlooking Cala de Finestrat is a stone watchtower, which you might just be able to make out in this photo |
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| Approaching Torre de l'Aguiló, built in the 1500s to act as an early-warning system against raids by Muslim slavers |
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| The metal staircase is a modern addition - entrance would originally have been by rope-ladder, or a similar device |
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| Looking from the watchtower at today's Benidorm |
