Looking Down on Benidorm

(Is it Really That Bad?)

von Matthew Clapham

144 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

What links Sylvia Plath, El Cid, Judit Polgar, General Franco, and Javier Bardem doing karaoke in his undies? A conundrum that could only be answered by a city as unique and unexpected as Benidorm. But what is Benidorm? How did its present form come about, with its distinctive architecture and economy, and its larger - and lairier - than life reputation?Rising from its tranquil bay like a misplaced Manhattan, it has been challenging preconceived notions ever since Mayor Pedro Zaragoza Orts drew up plans to revive his poverty-stricken fishing village back in the 1950s. So is the Mediterranean's most successful holiday resort a vision of heaven or hell?Think you know Benidorm? Think again.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Biografien und Sachliteratur Essays
• ISBN: 9791399106671
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.06.2026
• Größe: 230 x 147 mm
• Verlag: Ybernia