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Marbella Guide

Marbella is located within in Andalucia, Spain, situated in the province of Málaga, beneath the breath taking mountain "La Concha".

Marbella and the nearby Puerto Banús are important beach resorts of the Costa del Sol. The town is famous for being a playground for the rich and famous and is famed as an exclusive destination for wealthy tourists from Northern Europe. Park Plaza Suites are often used by the rich and famous when visiting Puerto Banus.

The area is served by the A7 autovia, and the closest airport is at Málaga, just 30 minutes drive away.
The area around Marbella is particularly popular with those who like golf and tennis. Marbella hosts many top golf tournaments on pga championship course and the famous valderrama golf club, which has hosted the Ryder cup over the years is just 20 mins drive from marbella. marbella is also host to a WTA tennis tournament on red clay, the Andalucia Tennis Experience.

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During Islamic rule the Moors built a castle in this city. The name Marbella, which is derived from Marbil-la, dates from this Islamic era. The traveller Ibn Battuta characterised the town as "a pretty little town in a fertile district. In 1485 the city fell to Christian forces. In the 1940s, Marbella was a small jasmine-lined village with only 900 inhabitants. This soon changed when Prince Max Egon zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his heir Alfonso de Hohenlohe experienced a problem with their Rolls-Royce in the vicinity. This first encounter with Marbella so impressed Alfonso that he decided to buy land commercially, marketing the area as a tourist destination and In 1954 he opened the Marbella Club Hotel.

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Marbella boasts a plethora of quality indoor & outdoor and leisure facilities including Cinemas, Shopping malls, bars and restaurants, fishing, climbing, trekking, horse riding, tennis clubs, water skiing, wake-boarding and of course International competition standard golf courses. These Golf Clubs welcome non-members, tuition is available and equipment is available for hire.

Dining out in Marbella Restaurants ranges from simple to high class expensive gourmet. We will be adding virtual tours and reviews of these over the following months.