Benidorm: The tourist factory is now green and sustainable

Benidorm: The tourist factory is now green and sustainable

Benidorm, Spain - Beach
U-turn: The EU has already awarded the tourist hotspot Benidorm the title of "European Green Pioneer for Smart Tourism". / © Maksim Ivanov, Unsplash

Benidorm – the epitome of all-inclusive and mass tourism. In the 1960s, the Spanish fishing village was transformed into the ‘Manhattan of the Mediterranean’. Now it suddenly claims to be green and sustainable.

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