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Benimantell

Benimantell is a small municipality of about 550 people in the Marina Baja comarca of the province of Alicante, in the Guadalest Valley. It stands at 547 metres in the foothills of the Sierra de Aitana, which makes it a base for good walks. The tourist village of Guadalest is only a kilometre away. From Alicante it is reached by the AP-7 or the N-332, then the CV-70 from Benidorm. It began as a Muslim farmstead that came under Guadalest after the Christian conquest in the mid-13th century. After the expulsion of the Moriscos in 1609 it was resettled by Christians, largely from Aragon. The picturesque old core looks over the valley and the Guadalest reservoir, with narrow, winding lanes such as the steep Trencacames. Dry farming of almonds and olives is the traditional activity, joined now by tourism, with restaurants of local cooking and rural houses. The Fiestas de la Juventud honour Saint Lawrence from 8 to 12 August. It suits walkers and travellers who want mountain views and quiet, close to Benidorm.