Tourist Attractions in Marbella

Above the town of Marbella are the well preserved remains of a Moorish stronghold, the Castillo (walls, courtyard, keep).

The Marbella Mosque was the first mosque built since the re-conquest in the fifteenth century. It was built by Prince Salman of Saudi Arabia and is an example of modern Andalusian architecture which is based on past eras.

The mosque contains a library which houses a collection of 30,000 volumes, focusing on Koranic studies.

The old part of Marbella, with its whitewashed houses has preserved some remains of its medieval walls, with two battlemented towers.

West of Marbella, at the Nueva Andalucía holiday village, is an the ultra-modern marina of Puerto Banús, with more than 900 moorings.

Marbella has several exclusive restaurants, night clubs, and other places of entertainment, where the prices are in direct proportion to the number of Rolls-Royces, Jaguars and Ferraris parked outside them. The long beaches offer facilities for all kinds of water sports. In addition there are seven golf courses, numerous tennis courts, riding stables, three boating harbors and sailing clubs.

A few kilometers inland from Málaga, northeast of Marbella, lies Tivoli, a large amusement park.

The park contains all the usual thrill rides and games.