I Visited the Most Hated City in Europe
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Why does this City have one of the worst reputations in Europe?
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Jesus don't overdo it
You Promise 💯 All Jokes aside???
More of Sticky Vicky? lol
No one like it and see what happens... will he just never post again? Let's call his bluff
Night out in Liverpool
As a Spaniard who has been to Benidorm multiple times, the city is beautiful from its beaches to stunning views to its traditionally Spanish 'old town'. It's a shame that these particular tourists have created such a negative reputation for what is really such an amazing destination.
I 100% agree with you. And it improved a lot after Brexit. It is lovely to be there, especially outside the high season in the summer.
Live in Spain for a few years now. Been all over the coast and visually beni is one of the most stunning places on the whole coast. Shame is when you get down to the strip.
Pontiente, La Cala, Villajoyosa are all excellent places free of most of the annoying people. Mi encanta comi la tostada con queso cada dia
Yes, I'm Spanish too. I used to spent my holidays there when I was a kid and it was great fun. Some years ago I was there with my kids who were 1 and 3 years old. They found a little bag with cocaine hidden in the safe in the apartment we rented. We were lucky that they didn't put it in their mouth or something. When I complained to the staff they told me that the previous customers were, of course, brits and that they had caused a lot of problems to other customers. The police tried to locate them but once they go back to UK is almost impossible to make them responsible of their actions. It's a pitty, but this kind of things make me want to go to other locations instead of Benidorm.
@@manephewlenny6401 "Me encanta comer tostada con queso cada día".....At least you tried 👏👏👏
I personally would change the title of this because Benidorm itself isn’t the problem, it’s “those” Brits who ruin it.
Exactly 👏👏👏👏
But it's not ruined@@susanaescriba977
True. A typical case of back to front accusation.
the title is true tho, it is a hated city because of the tourist
@@sophieltms I know the area well, because I am not a tourist. I was born here and over time I have seen how unpleasant a group of British people can be, whether male or female, drunk. Years ago there were only a few, now it is vomit to have to see the behaviour of the supposedly polite English
So, in the end the problem isn't the city, but the brits.
Brits made Benidorm
@@jacobsalter8653
what an ignorant way of thinking 💭
Like everywhere
@@jacobsalter8653Yeah they made it crap
@@jacobsalter8653Yes, they made it the kip it is today
We literally have Europe in our borders:
Benidorm - Britain
Mallorca - Germany
North Catalonia - France
Barcelona's Coast - Italy
Fuengirola - Finland
Sounds like you really have it rough..... but I went to Madrid not long ago....there is a large park there, have you visited it? Not many Europeans...lovely place.
Torreviejas - Sweden
@haga2519 the ugliest place in all of Spain. Cheap, drunk Swedes in their 70s, plastic chairs, horrible architecture, fast food, dirty. No wounder the house prices are a fraction to the rest of Costa Blanca.
@@jollyscholar888 A large park in Madrid the city or (Comunidad de) Madrid the region of Spain?
Must be El Retiro.
So I guess Benidorm is to Britain what Bali is to Australia. Popular holiday hotspot for people who love to drink too much and behave badly, but there are still places of natural beauty.
Balinese are predominantly hindu despite being in indonesia
True, Bali is a shithole unfortunately. Aussie tourists ruin the place.
Yeah, and it's basically like what Cancun is to Americans and Canadians
Big bogan weekend😂
Actually Australians you are 'better' behaved in Bali than Brits in Benidorm. The Brits are much much worse. And their numbers are far more concentrated in Benidorm.
Actually, Benidorm is a very popular destination for elders in spain, so its a really strange mix
Maybe that's part of the reason why it's so hated. If you want to retire in Spain, check first which towns are/aren't popular vacation destinations (especially with young singles).
Mostly in winter time
The entire alicante province (where benidorm is) is basicaly a weird mix of 50% old retired rich people from all over the world
And the other 50% are usualy 18-29 yo european/north american looking for sun beach vacation in spain. And the spoiled children of those old retired people 😆
You also have lot of ex soviet, british, french, maghreb, italian people
You will hear lot of russian french maghreb arabic and italian in the streets. Sometimes more then spanish 😂😂😂
@@mathewvanostin7118 I am portuguese and I moved to Alicante 3 years ago. I have never been happier. Alicante is a little paradise on earth.
@@mathewvanostin7118 So zero actually Spaniards live in Alicante province? Interesting.... I somehow find that incredibly hard to believe
You should do a "Taking the cheapest Flixbus everyday"
I guess there will just be a lot of busses with the same price?
Guess it will just take you to the next stop each time haha
What’s a flixbus?
I think London to Bristol is the cheapest. Takes about 3 hours and it's like £2.99 one way
maybe they would, if that sentence made sense
I live in Altea. Benidorm is a real nightmare to normal, natural people. A beautiful vilage ruined by greedy people.
I always find it amusing how Brits keep going back to the same places in Europe, like in Spain and Turkey. And then get there and want English pubs and food haha
Totally!! I had the weirdest experience in a plastic surgeon's office in Istanbul (I was accompanying someone). Istanbul is NOT the beach and nobody dresses in beach-ware when they are out and about. This lady barely had any clothes on, and was complaining about being unable to find cigarettes without a filter. I mean, there's tons of other stuff in Istanbul... But that's what she wanted.
@@emip3008That confirms her ignorance.
Brits are not at all unique in this. In Greece you have resorts that Germans mainly go to. In Turkey you have resorts that are exclusively Russian etc.. The list goes on.
To be fair British pubs are the best. Well maybe Irish (if it's real and not fake), but close.
Aside from the food depending. 2 kinds of Brits when it comes to food, either like really good food and a wide range of it, or only the same bland stuff repeatedly.
@@Bozebo Yep pubs are great, but when I'm overseas I want to try the local cuisine!
I’m Finnish and am happy we’re so few. The people of Tallinn definitely hate our booze tourists, but even with half our retiree population fleeing to Fuengirola we don’t have the numbers to completely ruin the place.
It was much worse in the 90s and 00s, now it's civil, I'd say.
Weird, cuz statistically Estonians drink much more.
You just unlocked a golden childhood memory. I actually had a incredible family trip to altea when I was a child, I still have a cartoon that a man on the street drew of me. Good to see it's still lovely and hasnt been destroyed by disrespectful tourists
Worst City in Europe is located in the UK and it's Grimsby... thats a dump!
GRIM by name and GRIM by nature, the absolutely Pits of the world
Its name is your guarantee.
You have not been to Clacton or jaywick
Some people might nitpick and not count the UK as "European continent"
Funny, all the Brits in Benidorm is a bit like all the immigrants in cities in the UK. I wonder what the Spanish locals THINK of this?
11:33 "The Birds"
I didn't see one young woman in Benidorm throughout this whole video
Mate, was the same with Magaluf. Nicknamed "Shagaluff", supposed to be teaming with slags everywhere. When I went, it was a sausage fest, barely any birds in sight.
Jay from the Inbetweeners reborn.
@@dotheyfloat9961facts 😂 the term shagaluff shouldn’t be used no more it hasn’t been that for over 5 years at least now
Milfs my friend
There was a girl with a white lacy top!
I went to school in Spain for a couple of years in a town not too far away from here. My teacher told me if you look at the mountain that lines Benidorm there is a huge chunk out of it and that's from when "giants" walked the earth they had a fight and one kicked the bit of rock off the mountain and it landed in the sea ! You can see the island I mean @4:10 ! A fun little story even if its not true its fun how the gap in the mountain lines up perfectly with the island in the sea !
Como español, odio este tipo de turismo en mi país. Destruye, ensucia y no deja a penas dinero además de dejar una mala reputación. Me hace gracia como los ingleses son capaces de perder la cabeza fuera de su país y en su país ser incapaces de hacer lo mismo. Hay que acabar con este turismo de masas que da mala imagen al país.
Its interesting because in the Netherlands Benidorm is mostly known for old people spending their winters there, youth picks different destinations in the Mediterreanen (Ibiza, Albufeira, Lloret de Mar, Rimini, Chersonisos, etc)
also true lol
Albufeira is not Mediterranean
Albufeira? Seriously? I went there once for a few hours. Its a cheap tourist S hole with tacky establishments and cold af water. I'm in Chania Crete rn to live. Way classier but still party vibes around
I live in Florida(USA) and I didn’t know other people across the world had snowbirds to. We also have old people from cold places who spend their winter here.
@@skygge1006 For lower class retired people in the UK, its cheaper to stay for 8-12 weeks in Benidorm often with all meals included at hotels than it is to pay for gas/electricity/food back in England. Benidorm hotels make their money "in season" during the summer, and then stay open during the winter at low rates and focus on older people. I can see prices from £1000 ($1200) for a couple staying in a hotel room for the WHOLE of December that includes breakfast and dinner. The hotels are mid level and look fairly nice. They will often provide bingo, or singers etc doing music from the 60/70! Most people from Northern England will know someone (an uncle, neighbour etc) who does this.
I always knew that i will never go to benidorm but that video just assured me 😂😂
Same😂😂
“First time abroad” I’m so happy for him
I never understood the drunk method of having a good time and humiliate myself like these clowns do.
I quite agree with you. It’s also dependent on your age and level of maturity. It seems to infect the college aged demographic the most.
what do you expect from the Brits?
You missed the coolest place, why I visit "Benidorm" every year. From the Cross, look north, you see a hill. Climb to the hill and you have the coolest 400m straight drop and view to the sea. I do avoid the city though.
I was planning to go up to the cross but got recommended to go the other way!! Beautiful in the national park
@@benmorris that's cool too but if you ever go again gotta check the cross and the hill.
Loving these documentary style vids, always informative and balanced
It’s like a Brit council estate on the Spanish coast. Couldn’t pay me to ever go there again, had the misfortune of having to travel through it once.
Ah yes the most hated City in Europe, usually by people who've never been there
Benidorm, la Costa Blanca, Mallorca, Salou, anywhere you Brits invade is hell for the people that live there.
I went to Ibiza and Magaluf in my younger years, fun at the time but would never go back to these kind of locations, would much rather a chilled holiday with the misus exploring the culture, architecture and history of a city. Each to their own I guess
Yhea, the sad part is that Spain is known for that kind of tourism (drunk people, parties and beaches), but we also have beautiful architecture, history, gastronomy... Just like Italy of France. I am from Galicia, here we have the Camino de Santiago, beautiful coast villages, green landscapes, different architecture from the south... We even have our regional language. So Spain os really diverse, from North to South, and from East to West (Galicia and Cataluña are quite different even if both are in the north).
😂😂And Brits going on holiday don't lose one minute: « Shock moment brawl erupts on Ryanair flight from Bristol to Tenerife leaving female passenger with a bloody nose (29 Nov 2023)» « Ryanair in emergency landing after mass brawl breaks out onboard flight from UK to Canary Islands (19 jan 2024)» « Chaos on Ryanair flight from Edinburgh to Tenerife as men and woman brawl in front of passengers (21 feb 2024) »
So Ryanair is basically Europe's Southwest Airlines, is what you're saying.
@@andyjay729 Ryanair has a very poor reputation simply as an airline, never mind some of its passengers!
what a shithole...my idea of hell . i was once offered a free trip here with work and turned it down lol
You don’t have to party with the rough lads . It’s a nice place just keep yourself to yourself
You can just not go to sports bars and clubs and maybe find a hotel or restaurant to dine out
@@WoodyWanderer or you could go literally anywhere else
@@kannyvalley9176 you could but If you want some where nice, fun and cheap . Benidorm is perfect for that . All depends what you want from a holiday if you want something spectacular and no drunks you’re going to be paying thousands tbh .
Everywhere has its pros and cons. If you just look at the negatives you wouldn’t go anywhere
Alicante City where you fly into is really nice and not full of drunk idiots.
What I like about benidorm is how different the levante and pontiente/old town sides are. I don't drink so I avoid the "English square" 😂 although seeing sticky vicky at 16 scarred me for life 😭 Guadalest, Calpe and Altea are so beautiful!
Sticky vicky at 16 is crazy 😭
@@benmorris never recovered 😭
Is the Promenade des Anglais in Nice as defiled as Benidorm's English Square, or does it still live up to its classy reputation?
@@andyjay729I would hope not! I was here last time in summer 2023 and everything seemed fine 🙏🏼
Afternoon Ben moved to Spain 8 yr ago.. we live in hondón valley Alicante
You video on Benidorm was very well balanced there are great places to visit and Altea is one of ours.
Also Santa Pola another lovely marina town.. thanks for the content.
Frank
The problem isn't the city it's the brits. For the past 5 years i've been picking my holiday destinations based on how many brits I should expect there. I usually go to Alicante where there's pretty much no brits and it's perfect.
I'm 60 so not exactly a wild clubber and have been to Benidorm three times in just over a year. Had a brilliant time with great weather even in winter. Plenty of great bars with tribute acts and plenty great restaurants with cheap meals and drinks. Benidorm is a beautiful place with two great beaches and you can have a fast or slow holiday depending on your choice. The strip is a bit mental at night with young people doing most things to extreme but if that's not your thing its easy to avoid. I'll definitely be back with my wife who also loves it.
Old town and local beach shore is cool, the "guiris" beach side is terrible, full of drunk foreigners since 10 am
I would never ever go to Benidorm omfg. My idea of hell 🤯
I'm from Madrid and Benidorm it's a dream city, it has it all! The Brits bring a funny atmosphere to the city's nigths.
I think its just a certain type of Brits that want this drunk cheap British pubs fish and chips type holiday. Most other brits are just ashamed of them and will do anything to avoid them.
I lived in the thick of it for one year back in 98-99 …. It’s grown a lot since then, but all the big bars were there and even the big clubs like Pacha, KM, Space etc… crazy place.
I'm just spending this whole video staring at this mans hair.
Interesting idea. Thanks for the new vlog, Ben! 😁
Same as anywhere with atmosphere there is going to be fights and because Benidorm is pretty cheap you get a lot of rough ones . Nothing different to going out in the UK . Only can’t hack it if you’re a Chelsea boy
I've been in britain at night . It's a kip.
Just looking at the place I don't feel like going. Another Concrete-on-the-Sea.
Once RyanAir begins service to your city , its all over
Altea is beautiful, one of my favorite towns in Valencian area ❤ so happy to see it in the video haha
Such a quaint Spanish town
5:35 the police saying "you can't film me" lol. Yes, you can (and you should) film them, you are in a public place.
Spain is different
Different countries, different rules... never thoaught of that?
The guys nose is collapsed from what I assume would be a chronic cocaine addiction 😂
that was my thought
as an spaniard i didnt expect this to be the most hated city??
ive been in benidorm a lot and im gonna go in two weeks and honestly its so beatiful out there, the problem isnt us, its the brits
I have no idea about Benidorm... will search more of this place. Thanks Ben
I am "European" and I never even heard of that city.
Probably because tourists from my country (Germany) focus more on other cities and parts of Spain, mostly the island of Mallorca and places like Malaga.
It was good to see the more chilled towns in Benidorm as well
1:44 Those people singing "chiquitita" by abba in spanish ... I love them
Yeah, this would be my idea of a nightmare. I don't travel to be among other Brits...well ones who don't savour the local culture *ahem*
I lived in Benidorm for a year, and I loved the Brits. Yeah, it's a bit much to get used to; They frequently talk about fighting and cocaine, but they're also friendly and inclusive. If you meet them in a bar, they're much more likely to take you in than a group of Spanish people.
The locals don't mind tourists but it's the way they behave
THAT NOSE THO 😂
Walking into doors too many times😂
I wonder if his nickname is Beaky or something
We Americans have an equivalent city called Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. There are other such locations on Caribbean Islands, but it depends on where you live in the US. I’ve avoided Puerto Vallarta for the very reasons you discussed here. Of course we have the ultimate world party town called Las Vegas, with visitors from every corner of the globe, because they have nothing equivalent. It’s becoming more and more expensive and not as attractive as it once was for budget travelers.
Thanks for the interesting video.
We also have Florida!!!
@@mrskrabbs7857 true! It’s a foreign country; isn’t it?
Same is happening in Albufeira..
In Spain it's known as the old people tourist place actually, that's what i've heard at least. I didn't know there was so much partying around.
I knew it's also known for british and germans tourist. Valencia, Baleares, Ibiza, Canarias, and all coast and islands areas are for that.
Pero el IMSERSO también jajaja, los señores mayores van ahí
Nothing wrong with Benidorm it’s like going London with chances of getting mugged so it’s like everywhere be careful and safe no where’s perfect
surprised i've never heard of this place- on a purely aesthetic level, it looks lovely!
Where do you get all your research and old videos/photos from? Sick video brooo 🔥
which camera does ben use?
As an American I had never heard of Benidorm. Never been on my radar. Great video.
Me neither.
I'm Aussie and I've heard of it
For sure you can’t wait to be either your brothers 😂😂☠️☠️😜😜
Lots of Americans used to go there but that's when we had more military bases in Spain, there were more Brits though. We had our summer family vacations there, camped on the beach in tents. We did Stiges when we lived in Germany, Benidorm when were were stationed in Spain.
11:29 "birds" , explains why he has a beak on
Interesting video. Also Benidorm Stuff, The Macmaster and Scotsman in Tenerife publish some great content about Benidorm. Worth checking out
There aren’t mixed opinions hahaha I’m from Alicante and lots of people just depend on tourism to make a living. They put up with Brit behaviour but it’s really not nice to walk out in the morning to take the dog out and find your city trashed because Liverpool lost a football match or something
Come to Florianopolis Ben, the best place in Brazil. Give it a search. I can be your guide!
I love Florianópolis but I can’t say that is the best because here : we have many amazing places here and also Rio because here we have the nacional museum, one of the most beautiful library in the world, one of the most beautiful coffee on the world, the Christ for sure and many amazing parques, monasteres in gold and fabulous church’s, also "Pedro Álvares Cabral" is here in the museum In the chrch of Nossa senhora do Carmo…, besides the tourist points that tourist usually go.
Pare de ser vir-lata e ficar querendo aprovação de gringo, aff!
Eu não quero que ele venha aqui se for americanex não, tô cansada desse povo☠️🙄🤡
excited for this one ben!
Hope you enjoy!!
As swede, brought up in Altea in the 70is, we used to take the tram/train to Benidorm to "look at swedes". Like you now go to Benidorm to "look at brits." Same, same.
Am just wondering what’s the new city swedes go nowadays
Gosh, what a gorgeous little town it used to be. Wish I could have visited it back in those days.
Nice weather and views but yeah, still looks pretty shocking lol
Yess another Ben Morris video!!
Lets gooooo happy sunday
At lest the Brits don’t hoard the beach chairs…🤫
It's funny, cuz in Montenegro imo, the Brits are the best tourists!
Never heard of it. Thought Ibiza was the wild place to go. Hello from the USA.
good balanced video, great channel.
It's not a mad place like it was 35 years ago people have got old it's the same with Tenerife people have grown old. If you think it's mad now you haven't a notion of what it was. It was like Magaluf on steroids
Benidorm is like Vegas. It is designed to attract foreign tourists. I am glad you enjoyed it.
Same thing with Germans and Mallorca / Ballermann.
It really looks like a fun place. Thanks a lot, Ben. Cheers.
Wow! the faces on some of those men you interviewed. Benidorm is hell on earth.
like what a bunch of degenerates
Had to stay in Benidorm for one night with my mom when I was still a kid. We went to the attraction park nearby. Needless to say, Benidorm wasn't the best experience.
I was in Benedorm many years ago and had the most amazing time. From the food, people and beautiful Spanish women it was awesome.
Try istanbul too.
It is a pleasant location with lovely dining options, quality accommodations, and stunning sea views. While there is a sizable British population, they are generally well-mannered, particularly the elderly individuals who appreciate relaxing in the sun. The Spanish view it as a destination for their middle class without any negative connotations. Conversely, the Dutch believe it attracts only retirees, while Eastern Europeans visit for the beaches. The British, however, hold a variety of opinions.
Reminds me of everything the people think about us Germans in Arenal, Mallorca...
Now imagine there's a 209.331 km² big island full of them 💀
Well the judgments about the place were misleading, however people make the city, not just buildings and these opinions weren't exactly misleading, were they. There for sure was a vibrant drug scene, however it seems to be a highly single white british lad dominated scenery and with that comes (as well as many implications being made throughout the video) also the sex tourism and sex industry there. So I'd say that at nighttime, it could be a pretty problematic spot for many peaceful families, eldery couples and young solo female travellers. What was interesting ofc was the urban scenery of skyscrapers. It's apparent that the tourisms brings in many resources and with that, jobs and services.
Unchained brits spreading democracy. Godly laughter.
Thanks for identifying this place so I can avoid it like the plague.
I saw the original Vicky and she was very Sticky.
I didn’t realise there was a British equivalent to German Mallorca until now.
Pretty similar to UK town centres on busy nights just all concentrated in one place. A lot of these folk work far too many hours for not much money then they go nuts when they're on holiday or a night out so I can't really blame them.
Maybe you were just respectful with the camera angles but the place looked like a total sausage fest xD
Benidorm has two sides to it each side of the old town. Levante is for the Brits and other idiots, but leave Poniente to the Europeans and the few Englishs that have respect for each other.
It looks like Benidorm would be a great place for those of us who prefer to drink in the daytime!
11:28
1% British
99% Minecraft villager 💀
Bro he’s the britishest
4:58 F1 MENTIONED RAAAAHH 🏎️🏎️🏎️
I'm delighted that for once, there's talk of people who aren't Americans behaving badly! :)
The most hated city in Europe is Brussels
Great one brother!!! High five!!! ✋✋
I love when I travel to other countries and I see English people. It makes me feel better as an American knowing that we aren't the worst 😂.
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