Monuments
Benissa has a surprise at every corner. A landscape full of contrasts, surroundings full of history, endless leisure possibilities and the friendliness of its people, are all an invitation to enjoy everything this town has to offer.
It is a true pleasure to take a stroll through Benissa's perfectly conserved Historical Centre and discover the living museum that is comprised of the buildings of the old town. Cobbled narrow streets, hundred-year-old walls and ancient stately homes that take us back to the medieval era.
Townhall
The Town Hall is located in the Plaza del Portal square. The ancient building started life as the town's hospital constructed in 1790 for the care of the sick, and the poor and needy. In 1981...
Old Church Square
This is one of Benissa's most important and beautiful sites. In the past it was dominated by the fortified San Pedro's church , constructed in the 16th century (between 1550 and 1570), quite...
Satellite University Building
The rich families of Benissa built their homes in the area close to the Iglesia-Fortaleza de San Pedro old church and along the calle Puríssima street, particularly during the 18th ...
Old Council Rooms
This hall was built at the end of the 16th century in the centre of the Old Town in what was then the High Street or "Calle Mayor". Its main function was commercial since it was here that the...
House-museum Abargues
This is a 18th-19th century stately home. Over the front door is an exact replica of the family coat of arms in which we see the two "abarcas" (traditional espadrille sandals) that give this...
Riberer Monument
The "Riberer" is a character of deep routed tradition in Benissa. During centuries many of Benissa's men migrated on foot to the Júcar riverside (Ribera del Júcar), in the province of Valencia, t...
Cultural Centre / Library
Ancient Torres-Orduña Palace. This building dates back to the 16th century but was renovated in the 18th century as was customary at this time. Today it houses the Public Library , the ...
House of Juan Vives
According to a local anecdote the owners of this house took in two pilgrims that, on leaving, gave their hosts a miraculous painting of the Virgin Mary or Puríssima Xiqueta. The family began to ...
Youth Centre
This facility occupies the old Town Hall. This is a building that in all probability dates back to the second half of the 16th century but has undergone numerous renovations. In its beginnings...
Franciscan Monastery
In 1611 a group of Franciscan monks settled in Benissa where they founded the Convento de la Inmaculada Concepción (Convent of the Immaculate Conception), monastery that opened on the 23rd ...
Franciscan Seminary
In 1915 the new Seraphic School (Minor Seminary) was built at the back of the Monastery and joined to the main building by means of a tunnel. Today the Seminary houses various civic facilities...
Purissima Xiqueta Parish church
During the first decade of the 20th century (1902) work began on the construction of the new parish church dedicated to the Puríssima Xiqueta that celebrated the centenary of the laying of its ...
New opening of the House-museum Abargues
Underwater routes
