Benicàssim
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Benicàssim (; ) is a municipality and beach resort located in the province of Castellón, on the Costa del Azahar in Spain. The Desert de les Palmes mountain range further inland shelters the town from the north wind.
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- Benicàssim
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- Municipality
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- Spain Valencia #Spain
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- Autonomous community
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- Castellón
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- Comarca
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- Plana Alta
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- Judicial district
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- Castellón de la Plana
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Placename
- Geography
- Beaches
- Desert of the Palms
- Festivals
- Green Way
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
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Benicàssim (; ) is a municipality and beach resort located in the province of Castellón, on the Costa del Azahar in Spain. The Desert de les Palmes mountain range further inland shelters the town from the north wind.
Benicàssim is located 13 km north of the town of Castellón de la Plana, at the north end of the Valencian Community. The town has a population of 18,991 (2021). Its economy is largely based on tourism; the town is well known for its beaches and its music festivals such as Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (FIB) and the Rototom Sunsplash.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Benicàssim” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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