Benisa

Years of Iberian, Roman, Arab and Christian history have shaped the character of this town called Benisa (en valenciano, Benissa). If we go back millennia, different discoveries suggest the development of certain prehistoric activity of Benissa: the discovery of small cave paintings as well as coins, amphoras, etc., also indicates the passage of the Romans for our lands. However, the origin of the place name that gives its name to our population, Benissa (Banu-Issa), is considered Arab. Also today, most of the rural parties of the term retain their Arabic name. This confirms the historical thesis that indicates the existence of an important nucleus of Arab population when Jaume I the Conqueror arrives in 1.248 to Benissa. After the expulsion of the Moors (1609), our geography was repopulated by people from the Pyrenees, Catalonia and Aragon. From this period date the walls that surrounded the town, whose remains are still small vestiges. To visit Benissa is also to know it through its flavors and smells. The gastronomy of the Valencian cuisine is offered here reinforced through original and tasty dishes, of species, products of sea and countryside, and a special mime that makes the dish at the table a delicacy.