Local Info & Town Hall (Ayuntamiento) Benigembla

Benigembla is a town in the Valencian Community, located in the Pop Valley within the district of Marina Alta. The town is 314 meters above sea level.

It is only 50 km away from Benidorm, 88 km from Alicante or Alacant, 105 km from Valencia, and 23 km from Denia.

The town is of Moorish origin, like most towns in the Pop Valley. In 1609 more than 10.000 moors of the Pop Valley resisted the decree of expulsion, and they gathered in the mountain of El Cavall Verd or el Pop. At the end, the moors gave up because they were running out of food, water, and basic supplies. After giving up, most of the moors were expelled after suffering high casualties.

The village has approximately 600 inhabitants, according to the latest municipal census of the year 2008. About 34% percent of the population is foreign, mostly British, but there is also a German and North American community in town.

There are two major festivities during the year. In the 3rd week of January, the town celebrates its winter festivities in honor of Sant Honorat and Sant Antoni with its fayre, and the blessing of house pets and other animals, and other activities. During the summer in August, the town celebrates its major festivity from 12 August to17 August. During the summer festivity there are concerts, theatre, fireworks (correfocs), dancing, Valencian hand-ball, running with the bulls, and religious celebrations. In autumn, there is usually a craft fair on the last weekend of October (darrer diumenge d'octubre).

The town is known from around the area for its many trails, and spectacular mountain views. The highest mountain peak of Benigembla is represented by "El Morro d'En Serra" with 1,001 m. The river Xaló-Gorgos passes next to Benigembla, which borders the town from its west side to its east side, and it was declared, as a site of special community interest by the European Commission in 2005. The river Xaló-Gorgos is 55 km long, and it ends finally in the sea in Xabia.

Farming and livestock were the pillars of the economy until the 1970s, but today most of the people work in the services sector, and farming it's considered a complimentary activity that is done basically on weekends and holidays. Still the farmers of Benigembla make wine, olive oil, and they produce almonds, figues, olives, and grapes.

The town has two restaurants and rural houses, a recreational area and a camping area. The camping area is located 1 km from the town on the road that leads to Castell de Castells. There are many facilities like a swimming pool, a tennis court amongst others.

Town Hall (Ayuntamiento)

Pl. de L'Ajuntament, 5  Benigembla 03794

Tel: 965581067 

www.benigembla.es

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