Purísima Xiqueta de Benissa Activity · Benissa, La Marina Alta, Alicante The Purísima Xiqueta is the patronal festival of Benissa, in the Marina Alta, celebrated on the fourth Sunday of April and lasting ten days. The programme includes free concerts, bull festivities, and a deeply felt procession in which the image of the Virgin is carried up and down, followed by a large part of the community. cuarto domingo de abril Photo: Joanbanjo (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Benissa