Marbella

Marbella is the most important tourist and urban centre on the Costa del Sol.

Marbella has some 85 000 rightful inhabitants which reach 200 000 in the summer and various important urban nuclei in addition to Marbella with highlights such as San Pedro de Alcantara, Las Chapas and El Angel.

Situated about 50 kilometres from Malaga, its municipal boundary of almost 25 kilometres of coast are extended to the feet of the Sierra Blanca which serves to protect against the northern winds, creating a privileged subtropical microclimate. Its natural environment stands out due to its great contrast. Above all on the coast, where the natural landscape is profoundly transformed by the abundance of luxury developments with well kept ornamental vegetation, by the ten golf courses that have been created in the last few decades and by its three marinas.

The beaches are, above all, widespread, sandy and well maintained, with highlight such as Calahonda, the Marbella cove and the Lachones and the Banos points

Puerto Banus (with the great marina that bears with more than 900 docking points and the Nueva Andalucia development; both destined for a high acquisition tourist level) and the prince Alfonso de Hohenlohe (who built his hotel; the Marbella Club, an obligatory place for the famous.

In any case, along with the tourist Marbella, a visitor can also find himself in the heart of a noble city, cared for and peaceful: Lobatos street, Santo Cristo square, the Ronda bridge or the typical Mayor square or square de Los Naranjos. Also found here is a group of important monuments formed by the Casa del Corregidor (the Mayor's Estate) and the old City Hall, today the Museo Municipal (Municipal Museum), with mudejar coffered 'ceiling and fresco paintings, both from the XVI century, and the Santiago chapel. Very close by is the Bazan hospital, in renaissance style, which houses the Museo del Grabado Espanol