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Marbella

Due to its privileged location, Marbella has become the benchmark for global tourism without losing its typical Andalusian flavor or essence of history. Sea and mountains, tradition and modernity come together in this Mediterranean city to give the visitor an environment rich in nuances, multicultural, cosmopolitan, open to progress and a way of life based on coexistence and in the charming character of its people.

In the municipality of Marbella, we find two major population clusters: Marbella and San Pedro Alcántara.

The rest of the population is scattered in many neighborhoods, including New Andalucia and Las Chapas as two large residential areas

Marbella can be located adjacent Estepona, Benahavís, Istán, Ojén and Mijas. And is 57Km west from Malaga city and 52Km west from Malaga airport.

Transfer Malaga airport to Marbella

When going from Malaga airport to Marbella, an easy, fast and comfortable transportation method is the airport transfer:

They are waiting for you even when your flight is delayed.
You know what you have to pay. No hidden charges.
The price is excelent, sometimes even cheaper than a taxi!
Friendly and bilingual chauffer always willing to help with your luggage.
Child seat available if needed.

Click on the link below for further information:
Top recommended Malaga airport transfer to Marbella companies.

Beware of unlicensed drivers!

There are many things to do in Marbella and many shopping malls for those tourist who want to spend time shopping. We would like to recommend you some of the places to visit in Marbella:

Old Town
Santo Cristo de la Vera Cruz Church
Ermita del Calvario
Bonsái Museum
Ralli Museum
Villa romana de Río Verde
Termas romanas de Guadalmina
Basílica paleocristiana de Vega del Mar
Yacimiento fenicio de Río Real
Pecho Redondo Caves
Nagüeles Caves
Bajadilla Beach
Fuerte Beach
Fontanilla Beach
Puerto Banús

Marbella Map

Marbella is located between Fuengirola and Estepona, 52 km. west from Malaga Airport, aproximately 35 minutes driving. We hope this Marbella map will be useful planning your trip to Southern Spain.

Use the controls to move around this map of Marbella and the Zoom tool to enlarge the map. You can also change the type of view to Map, Satellite or Terrain.

View larger map of Marbella

Marbella Weather

Marbella is protected by the mountains of Sierra Blanca, where the microclimate caused an annual average temperature of 18 º C. and a sunny weather for almost the 365 days from the year.

Get live, local Marbella Weather conditions in the next site:

http://www.marbellainfo.com/marbella-weather.cfm

Marbella nightlife

The nightlife in Marbella is impressive, more than anything in Summer.

Marbella has several discos and areas of environment on the outskirts of the city center and in the marinas as: Marina of Marbella. Located in the heart of the city and also Puerto Cabopino, 15 kilometers east from the urban center .. Also within the city are typical locations such as bars, bodegas, pub.

Marbella Beaches

The beaches of Marbella are 26, featuring Pinillo beach and Fontanilla beach. Below you can find two of the most importants Marbella beaches.

Fontanilla beach, next to Puerto Banus, is 1 Km. long with an average width of 30 m. It presents a high grade of occupation and owns a promenade. It has surveillance equipment, Local Police, as the Red Cross and rescue team and signaling danger. The accesses may be on foot, by car (with parking) or bus. It has a tourist office, showers, litter bins, telephone, cleaning service, access gateways, rental umbrellas, hammocks and water sports.

Pinillo beaches are beaches of fine sand and dune formations. It has 1,650 m. in length and an average width of 15 meters. Presents an average occupancy and moderate swell. Among its services with surveillance equipment, showers, litter bins, cleaning service, access gateways, rental umbrellas, hammocks and water sports.

Marbella accomodation: Hotels and apartments

Marbella is located in the south east of the Spanish territory almost halfway between Malaga and Gibraltar. It is one of the most important beach resorts not only on the Costa del Sol but Spain and you could even say almost the entire Mediterranean.

The infrastructure of hotels and accommodation has followed a very high rate of growth lately and it's hierarchy and luxury are entirely in agreement with the tajert of tourists which owns the city. Therefore we can say that many of the best hotels in Spain can be found here.

These are some of the properties in Marbella we recommend you:

Marbella Villas

Marbella offers you some of the Best Properties in Costa del Sol. From Luxury and Eclusive residences, to Ultra-modern Intelligent Homes, to Charming Andalusian rustic villas.

Find out more about Villas in Marbella.

Marbella Holidays

Its stable population is very small so it does not reach the 150,000 permanent inhabitants but has a large influx of tourism that annually increases that amount to several hundreds of thousands especially during the summer. Marbella has been positioned properly for the tourism with a really high purchasing power which means it is not uncommon to find some of the most luxurious yachts and cars of the planet.

There is a wide range of activities for making your holidays in Marbella the best ever of your life. In this luxury resort you will see the most expensives yachts, richness and famous people, doing what they do the best, spending their money. But it doesn't mean you have to be loaded to have fun in your vacations to Marbella.

Restaurants in Marbella

Eating out properly in Marbella can be really expensive. But not everything in the environment of Marbella are restaurants and luxury hotels. You can also use the luxury refreshment stall. Marbella beach bars are looking to eat out to sea on an informal basis and without too much of the heavy label of the big luxury (though some of the beach bars belong to these hotels and they even count on indoor pool). In these more informal restaurants you can see famous and beautiful people who also want to participate in a more relaxed atmosphere based snacks and meals more popular and typical of the area. The prices? ... There is everything. There are good views, crowded bar and sometimes lying on the seashore. Other are only beach bars at noon and when night comes they're transformed into restaurants.

More information about restaurants in Marbella.

Marbella Jobs

If you are interested in jobs in Marbella, you should know this holiday resort offers you a wide range of possibilities for working.

While the summer season might be the busiest time for the tourist sector with its corresponding wave of vacances as waiter / waitress, bar work, house keeping, tours guide, and in general anything related to the Hotel Industry,but don't even think it won't be easy if you want a job for the winter season.

You cand find out more about working in Marbella using this link of Marbella Job Centre.

Malaga airport to Marbella

Marbella is the choice of the rich and famous, mixture of old and new with long beaches and historical places to visit. Maybe those are some of the reasons many tourist make their choice to Marbella, which center is located 54 km west from Malaga airport.

Taking a bus from Malaga airport to Marbella may not be the most convenient method of transportation if you have a lot of luggage;the bus has a main stop at the bus station in Marbella, and can take much longer to arrive that going by car.
You can take a Taxi at Malaga airport to Marbell, with an aproximate cost of 50 Euro which is expensive if you think you can rent a car a whole week for a little more..
Currently there is no link by train to Marbella.
Rent a car at Malaga airport may be a nice and cheap option if you also plan to visit Malaga and Marbella surroundings.
Transfers from Malaga airport to Marbella is a fast and confortable way if you don´t need to hire a car.

Continue reading in how to get to Marbella ,it could be of help if you are looking for the road route, and if you still have questions don´t hesitate in contacting us in the Malaga transportation forum.

Marbella pictures

Pictures below are some of the images you can find in our Marbella Photo Gallery.

More information:

Goverment	María Ángeles Muñoz Uriol
Area	114.3 km² (44.1 sq mi)
Population	124,443
Time Zone	(UTC+1)
Web Site	www.marbella.es

Ayuntamiento de Marbella
Plaza de los Naranjos s/n, Marbella 29601
Tel: (+34) 952.761.100
www.marbella.es

tourist tips

Marbella is the most cosmopolitan of the Costa del Sol's resorts, with many establishments having staff or menus in several languages. When using a credit card you will be asked for photo identification. Driving license with photo, national identification card or a passport are all acceptable.