Marbella Tourist Attractions

Marbella, lying between Málaga and Algeciras, was originally a Phoenician foundation. It is now the most fashionable resort on the Costa del Sol and one of the principal tourist centers on the Spanish Mediterranean coast, with beautiful long beaches and every facility for shopping and entertainment.

Old Town

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

Castillo

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

Mosque

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.

Sport and Recreation

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.