Three Views From El Castell

Benidorm Castle was built in the early 1300s, mainly as a forward defence for the region against African slave-raids.

These became so frequent that for a time Benidorm was deserted, but was later repopulated, with the castle receiving a major upgrade in the 1600s.

It was abandoned after the Napoleonic Wars and, according to the Costa Blanca tourism board, collapsed in the 1830s, being subsequently built over, with nothing remaining above ground.