Visiting BENIDORM, Spain, 60 years ago in 1962 

Thanks very much. Even in my days forty years ago Benidorm was too crowded for me. I preferred the Playa de San Juan. This clip is also favorite amongst nostalgic Englishmen in Britain.

MichaelRogge ń

Sadly now infested with too many Sun seeking, bargain loving Immigrants from

@@steelydanlover1972 Absolutely

Y desde lo que usted ha escrito hasta ahora han pasado cinco años. Ahora es una pesadilla. Un saludo si aún sigue usted entre nosotros, lo espero, de corazón Carlos.

Before they ruined it.

Glad to hear that my clip awakened dear reminiscenses with you!

David Linch Thanks. See my other clips of Benidorm and Alicante by searching with 'michael rogge alicante'

If you wish to see even older pictures of Benidorm, see my clip: Old Alicante 1910 - 1955. Benidorm

+DaddyMcSwing ...and thank you for sharing yours !

'Spain has ruined almost all it's coastline.'' a bit of a generalisation.

Maybe you should try costa de luz which is from the point of gibraltar all the way to the portuguese border that part is been left unspoilt no mass tourism only a few choice hotels there plus the Donana wild bird park which strenches a wide area so it prohibits large construction like the do in the med and other costas where spanish fiestas in ayamonte and the annual beach horse race in sanlucar de barremeda but of course if you compare the valencian attitude to andulusian then that is where you are mistaken valencian may have sold themselves out beacuse there land compared to andalucia is not as rich where andulucia likes to mantain traditions and be more provincial valencians as wellas the catalans like to sell them selves out to the highest bidder andulusian on the other hand would prefer to convert you to there way of thinking if not then bye bye. benidorm on the other hand is just simply a tourist factory as well as other smaller places in malaga such torremolinos etc

ilargitxo2 I live on the coast in Spain, there are still beautiful unspoilt areas of coastline. Yes, there is some ugly architecture in places but along the Valencian coast there is still beauty.

OK and thanks.

Or electric scooters, vape sticks, lesbian/live sex shows, stag/hen parties, Romanian beggars, potato game scammers and pickpockets - I still love Benidorm, I just steer away from all that ruins Benidorm

So am I ! I have 1100 clips yet receive very little response of people who recognize themselves in one of them. But then, who are 87 years old like me !

time is an illusion. we are young forever. yet such a sweet tease...

The package holiday didn’t ruin Benidorm. One needs to be of a certain ‘fun’ mindset to enjoy all that it offers! There are many hidden gems!

I agree some of this should have been preserved. The problem is without tourism Spain would be down the toilet now. Sad to say but true.