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Benidorm
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No city in the world has as many skyscrapers per inhabitant as Benidorm. Behind every tower lies a story: bankruptcies and records, developers with vision and developers without money, court rulings and a lift that had supposedly been forgotten.

Benidorm skyline drawn from building data: heights to scale, west to east Poniente Levante TM Tower · 230 m Intempo · 187.1 m Gran Hotel Bali · 186 m Gran Delfín · 158 m Torre Lúgano · 158 m Sunset Sailors Tower 1 · 151 m Neguri Gane · 148 m Edificio Kronos · 140 m Benidorm Beach · 126 m Edificio Don Jorge · 124 m El Mirador del Mediterráneo · 123 m Torre Levante · 120 m Costa Blanca I · 116 m Miragolf Playa 2 · 115 m Gemelos 26 Torre I · 114 m Gemelos 26 Torre II · 114 m Torre d'Oboe I · 114 m Torre d'Oboe II · 114 m Sunset Sailors Tower 2 · 113 m Sol de Poniente 2 · 112 m Beni Beach · 110 m Sunset Cliffs Torre 2 · 106.2 m Miragolf Playa I · 105 m Playa Azul · 105 m Torre Pinar · 105 m Residencial Islamar 2 · 104 m Residencial Islamar 3 · 104 m Torre Poseidón · 103 m Sunset Waves I · 101.5 m Sunset Waves II · 101.5 m Hotel Port Benidorm · 101 m Las Terrazas de Benidorm 1 · 101 m Las Terrazas de Benidorm 2 · 101 m Torre Doscalas · 100.4 m Gemelos 22 Torre 1 · 100.2 m Gemelos 22 Torre 2 · 100.2 m Coblanca 41 · 97 m Delfín Tower · 95 m Hotel Flamingo Oasis · 95 m Gemelos 20 Torre 1 · 94 m Gemelos 20 Torre 2 · 94 m Torre Coblanca · 94 m Sol de Poniente 1 · 92.7 m Tropic-Mar · 92.6 m Edificio Ónice · 92 m Sunset Drive East · 92 m Sunset Drive West · 92 m Londres II · 91 m Torre Sakura · 91 m Costa Blanca II · 90 m Coblanca 40 Torre 1 · 89.3 m Coblanca 40 Torre 2 · 89.3 m Hotel Meliá Benidorm · 89.3 m Principado Marina · 89.3 m Edificio Circo · 89.2 m Torre Benidorm · 89 m Cibeles 1 · 88 m Cibeles 2 · 88 m Sunset Cliffs Torre 1 · 86.7 m Balcón de Poniente 1 · 86 m Balcón de Poniente 2 · 86 m Edificio El Olivar 1 · 86 m Edificio El Olivar 2 · 86 m Sierra de Bernia 1 · 85.9 m Sierra de Bernia 2 · 85.9 m Torre Capri · 85.9 m Torre San Remo · 85.9 m Gemelos 12 Torre 1 · 85 m Gemelos 12 Torre 2 · 85 m Las Damas · 85 m Sandos Benidorm Suites · 83 m Residencial Miranda 1 · 82.6 m Residencial Miranda 2 · 82.6 m Hotel RH Victoria · 82 m Parque Europa 1 · 82 m Parque Europa 2 · 82 m Old town Intempo Gran Hotel Bali TM Tower Torre Lúgano Neguri Gane

The skyline above is drawn from real data: 76 buildings of 80 m or more, to scale, from west to east. Tap a tower to see its story or its data.

A city that grew upwards

In 1950 Benidorm had around 2,800 inhabitants, most of them living from fishing. Today it has more than 77,000, and in summer the town is several times as full. Benidorm made room for its visitors not by spreading out but by building up: a development plan from 1956 and its amendment in 1963 allowed slim, very tall towers on small plots, surrounded by open space.

According to Wikipedia, the city now has 33 buildings over 100 metres, more than Madrid. Four of them are taller than 150 metres. Measured by area, according to Spanish Wikipedia, only New York has more skyscrapers. And the next record is already rising: at 230 metres, the TM Tower is set to become Europe’s tallest residential building in 2028.

The Poniente skyline with Intempo, seen from the water
Photo: Axel Voigts

The Top 20

Not just the tallest, but the ones with the best stories. Sorted by height.

  1. 1
    TM TowerThe record-breaker to come: 230 metres, Europe’s tallest residential building. 230 mplanned for 2028
  2. 2
    Intempo14 years in the making, one bankruptcy and a golden diamond on top. 187.1 m2021
  3. 3
    Gran Hotel BaliFourteen years in the building, without a bank loan. 186 m2002
  4. 4
    Gran DelfínWhere Perón and Julio Iglesias once stayed, a 158-metre tower is rising. 158 munder construction
  5. 5
    Torre LúganoThe highest point of the skyline – and a long dispute over building defects. 158 m2007
  6. 6
    Sunset SailorsTwo concrete sailing ships, 50 metres from the beach. 151 m2026
  7. 7
    Neguri GaneBenidorm’s brutalist icon – round, raw and briefly number one. 148 m2002
  8. 8
    Edificio KronosA luxury tower that found hardly any buyers for almost ten years. 140 m2008
  9. 9
    Benidorm BeachA tower from the Covid era – with a pool on the 26th floor. 126 m2024
  10. 10
    Edificio Don JorgeThe tower with the wave on its roof. 124 m2008
  11. 11
    Mirador del MediterráneoTwins joined by bridges – yet each one sways on its own. 123 m2006
  12. 12
    Torre LevanteThe first over 100 metres – and the tallest for 17 years. 120 m1985
  13. 13
    Costa Blanca IA tower from the front, a slab from the side. 116 m1993
  14. 14
    Miragolf PlayaThree towers by the pine forest – and a barbecue with consequences. 115 m2005
  15. 15
    Gemelos 26According to Wikipedia, Spain’s second-tallest twin towers. 114 m2009
  16. 16
    Sol de PonienteA sea view from every living room. 112 m2005
  17. 17
    Sunset CliffsConcrete rocks that seem to float on the sea. 106.2 m2022
  18. 18
    Torre CoblancaThe pioneer: where the vertical city began. 94 m1966
  19. 19
    Torre BenidormA 1970s classic on Avenida de Europa. 89 m1971
  20. 20
    Gemelos 28Lived in, sold – and condemned to demolition by the courts. 21 Floorsunknown

Every tower in its place

On the map you’ll find 76 of the 79 skyscrapers of 80 metres or more – from Poniente in the west to Rincón de Loix in the east.

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700 years of Benidorm

From tuna-fishing village to vertical city: the bikini anecdote, the song festival, Sticky Vicky and the British party strip.

More about Benidorm

79 buildings of 80 m or more: 76 completed, 3 under construction. All skyscrapers