In safe hands

BENIDORM is the only town in Alicante Province with its own laboratory dedicated exclusively to checking the quality of the water and the sand on the town’s beaches.

Samples are taken at nine different points along the port, Levante beach, Serra Gelada, Mal Pas and Poniente beach every fortnight in the low season and every week in the high season, sometimes increasing to every day during particularly busy periods.

The sea water, sand and foot showers are tested for possible pathogens, bacteria and fungi in order to take urgent action if needed, as well as checking the pH and temperature all year round.

More than 50,000 people visit Benidorm’s beaches every day during the summer high season, and unlike at other coastal tourist hotspots during the winter, the services on offer ­ including lifeguard duty, cleaning, rental of loungers and parasols, accessibility and beach librarynever stop.